The EFF recently reported that Last.fm gave the RIAA information about users who illegally downloaded U2's latest as-yet-unreleased bit of caterwauling uh, "music." That sucks and all, but there's a larger issue at question here than deniable, allegedly unintended musical surveillance.

Who the hell still cares about U2?

If the Bear Stearns schmooze-fest, the takeover of Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac, and the proposed $700 billion bailout of financial institutions haven't made you feel all giddy inside, then perhaps this will. Starting today, a number of East Coast states are selling the right to emit carbon.

This post in FatWallet.com's freebie forum made me chuckle out loud:

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I heard a bit on NPR this morning about New York City selling 500 pounds of foreign coins harvested from parking meters throughout the city.

The Department of Transportation, which makes about $90 million from parking meters annually, has collected bids for the foreign coins and plans to announce the best offer Monday.

National Public Radio's Morning Edition aired a story this morning about how more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could mean an increase in the size and proliferation of weeds like dandelions and poison ivy. Ever the optimist, I immediately thought: What companies make weedkiller, and how can I buy into them?