NASA Top Climate Scientist Arrested On White House Protest | FoxNews.com
This is awesome... and begs the question: why would thoughtful, smart, accomplished people do this?
Answer: because we ALL should do this. Notice people. ACT PEOPLE.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
In massive Tahitian waves, the most incredible day of surfing ever?
In massive Tahitian waves, the most incredible day of surfing ever?
The power and majesty of the ocean, this is incredible. And incredibly intense for the surfers.
The power and majesty of the ocean, this is incredible. And incredibly intense for the surfers.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
BBC News - US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade
BBC News - US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade
So ludicrous to epically mismanage these billions of dollars, and then nickel and dime national spending programs and threaten seniors with social security cuts, medicare cuts, national park cuts, etc. But, oh yeah, Halliburton made lots of money, even if they don't know where hundreds of millions went.
History will not treat this era in America fondly.
So ludicrous to epically mismanage these billions of dollars, and then nickel and dime national spending programs and threaten seniors with social security cuts, medicare cuts, national park cuts, etc. But, oh yeah, Halliburton made lots of money, even if they don't know where hundreds of millions went.
History will not treat this era in America fondly.
Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity - NYTimes.com
Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity - NYTimes.com
Awesome. The future - now in Portland. "A new solar-powered charging station in Portland, Ore., can also supply power to the electrical grid...."
Awesome. The future - now in Portland. "A new solar-powered charging station in Portland, Ore., can also supply power to the electrical grid...."
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Anna Hazare Ends Hunger Strike as Indian Parliament Agrees to His Demands - NYTimes.com
Anna Hazare Ends Hunger Strike as Indian Parliament Agrees to His Demands - NYTimes.com
As winds from Hurricane Irene blow into a tropical storm, the winds of change blow forward a country's anti-corruption crusade, buoyed by Anna Hazare's resolve... awesome, wonderful news, from a great country bent by the people on getting better....
As winds from Hurricane Irene blow into a tropical storm, the winds of change blow forward a country's anti-corruption crusade, buoyed by Anna Hazare's resolve... awesome, wonderful news, from a great country bent by the people on getting better....
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Completely Off The Grid
Completely Off The Grid
"...some Senators have expressed an interest in energy initiatives this fall now that the debt-ceiling debate has concluded, he said.
....At his house in the woods of western New Jersey, the civil engineer turned green energy evangelist uses fuel cells to convert the power generated by about 150 solar panels so that it can be stored in 11 hydrogen tanks about 100 yards from the house.
For eight or nine months of the year, the photovoltaic cells mounted on Strizki's workshop roof and scattered around his yard generate more than enough electricity for a full range of domestic appliances including energy-guzzlers like a hot tub and a big-screen TV in his white-sided suburban home.
For the winter months when there isn't enough solar power for domestic needs, the house draws on electricity stored in hydrogen tanks, which he converts back to electricity with fuel cells.
The technology has allowed Strizki to live off the grid since 2006 without emitting an ounce of carbon or paying a penny to the local utility.
With the recent installation of more solar panels, Strizki now generates 21 kilowatts, or about twice as much power as he needs, and sells the extra to the power company, netting him about $25,000 a year....."
"...some Senators have expressed an interest in energy initiatives this fall now that the debt-ceiling debate has concluded, he said.
....At his house in the woods of western New Jersey, the civil engineer turned green energy evangelist uses fuel cells to convert the power generated by about 150 solar panels so that it can be stored in 11 hydrogen tanks about 100 yards from the house.
For eight or nine months of the year, the photovoltaic cells mounted on Strizki's workshop roof and scattered around his yard generate more than enough electricity for a full range of domestic appliances including energy-guzzlers like a hot tub and a big-screen TV in his white-sided suburban home.
For the winter months when there isn't enough solar power for domestic needs, the house draws on electricity stored in hydrogen tanks, which he converts back to electricity with fuel cells.
The technology has allowed Strizki to live off the grid since 2006 without emitting an ounce of carbon or paying a penny to the local utility.
With the recent installation of more solar panels, Strizki now generates 21 kilowatts, or about twice as much power as he needs, and sells the extra to the power company, netting him about $25,000 a year....."
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Obama, Tiger, Golf and Politics - NYTimes.com
Obama, Tiger, Golf and Politics - NYTimes.com
"It’s crazy what’s happening in America today: We’re having an economic crisis and the politicians are having an election — and there is almost no overlap between the two. The president needs to bring them together. But that can only happen if he stops playing not to lose and goes for broke himself. Our problems are not insoluble. We need a Grand Bargain — where each side gives something on spending, taxes and new investments — and we’re on our way out of this...."
"It’s crazy what’s happening in America today: We’re having an economic crisis and the politicians are having an election — and there is almost no overlap between the two. The president needs to bring them together. But that can only happen if he stops playing not to lose and goes for broke himself. Our problems are not insoluble. We need a Grand Bargain — where each side gives something on spending, taxes and new investments — and we’re on our way out of this...."
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
What's next in Libya key to US politics, economy - Yahoo! News
What's next in Libya key to US politics, economy - Yahoo! News
How the GOP is trying to spin this into a bad thing is reprehensible.
This is nothing but great news, and in less than a year. GREAT news, in a situation obviously still developing.
"...The Libyan street was euphoric, Gadhafi was in hiding and the price of oil — a contributor to dangerous economic lethargy — was dipping.
How the GOP is trying to spin this into a bad thing is reprehensible.
This is nothing but great news, and in less than a year. GREAT news, in a situation obviously still developing.
"...The Libyan street was euphoric, Gadhafi was in hiding and the price of oil — a contributor to dangerous economic lethargy — was dipping.
'The Libyan intervention demonstrates what the international community can achieve when we stand together as one,' Obama said at his vacation retreat in Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Obama was careful to emphasize that uncertainty remained and that Gadhafi's regime could still pose a threat....
'The American people will see this as a success because we didn't need to send troops in, didn't lose American lives and it involved others in the world who also had big interests in Libya's stability taking a bigger role,' Gibbs said.
But the administration remains aware that today's successes could turn sour. Obama called on the rebel leadership to work toward a transition that 'is peaceful, inclusive and just.'
'True justice will not come from reprisals and violence,' Obama said. 'It will come from reconciliation and a Libya that allows its citizens to determine their own destiny.'
Rebels Overrun Gadhafi Compound - WSJ.com
Rebels Overrun Gadhafi Compound - WSJ.com
Good start. Gadhafi promised to cut down his citizens in order to protect them. Classic dictator. Obsolete.
Good start. Gadhafi promised to cut down his citizens in order to protect them. Classic dictator. Obsolete.
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Take: Who Holds Back the Electric Motorcycle? | Txchnologist
The Take: Who Holds Back the Electric Motorcycle? | Txchnologist
These are cool! Wish they had these when I was in college...
These are cool! Wish they had these when I was in college...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Perry's extremist course toward presidency - San Antonio Express-News
Perry's extremist course toward presidency - San Antonio Express-News
Or, not so fast... ?
"... The good news is that it has taken less than a week for Perry's extreme views on a range of subjects to take hold in the public consciousness, even with Republican voters — helped in no small part by Perry himself.
Or, not so fast... ?
"... The good news is that it has taken less than a week for Perry's extreme views on a range of subjects to take hold in the public consciousness, even with Republican voters — helped in no small part by Perry himself.
His campaign strategy, as best I understand it, is to open up roughly one can of crazy per day....
...Among other gems, the governor has suggested that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, a Bush appointee, would be committing treason if he attempted to jump-start the economy again by infusing it with more paper money. He also breezily dimissed the science behind global warming. And he told a little kid in New Hampshire that we teach creationism in Texas public schools, even though it's unconstitutional to do so.
The fear now is that Perry may soon run out of topics on which to sound crazy....
...If he keeps going at the current pace, Perry will save reporters at the national level the trouble of reading his book, “Fed Up!” which contains more outlandish ideas. But there remains enough infatuation with Perry's superficial charms to make reading the book necessary.
If Republican voters are smart, that'll be enough to abort Perry's presidential ambitions. When elderly voters turn to page 62 and realize that he thinks Social Security has been a failure “by any measure,” they might become a good deal less infatuated with how he looks in cowboy boots and jeans...."
Sounds fuckin' ridiculous.
Christie: Climate change is real - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com
Christie: Climate change is real - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com
Here's the inevitable shift in the GOP from their flat-earth stance???
Or are they determined to become obsolete as we progress into modern reality??
Here's the inevitable shift in the GOP from their flat-earth stance???
Or are they determined to become obsolete as we progress into modern reality??
Music, Activism and the Peruvian Cabinet
Susana Baca, Peruvian Musician and Culture Minister - NYTimes.com
The beautiful vision of the artist. Will politicians evolve? Can they match this vision and integrity?
Susana Baca - more like this please!
A lot of music, a lot of food seems like paradise. This seems like it's very doable on this planet. Can't we do this? Shouldn't we all be thinking about doing this, more like this, increasingly, all the time? Let's do that.
"Success was a long time coming for Susana Baca, the Afro-Peruvian folk singer who was recently named minister of culture for the new populist government of President Ollanta Humala of Peru. She is the first black member of the Peruvian cabinet and the first musician to hold the position....
Now 67, Ms. Baca has never been a member of the political or social elite of Peru, where racial and class divisions run deep, though for decades she was an outspoken advocate for Peruvian blacks. Rebuffed as a musician, she founded the Instituto Negrocontinuo in Lima to preserve black folklore and music....
The beautiful vision of the artist. Will politicians evolve? Can they match this vision and integrity?
Susana Baca - more like this please!
A lot of music, a lot of food seems like paradise. This seems like it's very doable on this planet. Can't we do this? Shouldn't we all be thinking about doing this, more like this, increasingly, all the time? Let's do that.
"Success was a long time coming for Susana Baca, the Afro-Peruvian folk singer who was recently named minister of culture for the new populist government of President Ollanta Humala of Peru. She is the first black member of the Peruvian cabinet and the first musician to hold the position....
Now 67, Ms. Baca has never been a member of the political or social elite of Peru, where racial and class divisions run deep, though for decades she was an outspoken advocate for Peruvian blacks. Rebuffed as a musician, she founded the Instituto Negrocontinuo in Lima to preserve black folklore and music....
Q. You have never moved in the circles of governmental power in your country. When you were a girl, was it even possible for a black woman to dream of becoming a minister?
A. Not just when I was a girl. It was only a short time ago that we managed to become respected, to have status. Among common people there is this mentality, and this we have seen in the social networks during the second round of the election of President Humala. There were terrible, racist things said on the networks. Racism against Indians. Strong racism. It was regrettable and sad that in this country there still are people who despise blacks and Indians and natives of the Amazon....
Q. You were forced to leave by Katrina. How long were you there?
A. I went up for about a month. I arrived for the celebration of Louis Armstrong’s birthday, and there was a lot of music, a lot of food. It seemed to me I was in paradise. All of a sudden the hurricane came, and everything was transformed...."
A lot of music, a lot of food seems like paradise. This seems like it's very doable on this planet. Can't we do this? Shouldn't we all be thinking about doing this, more like this, increasingly, all the time? Let's.
Aliens could end global warming or kill us - The Times of India
Aliens could end global warming or kill us - The Times of India
Well, we're pretty much doing both these things too.
So we should pick one and get to it!
(You know which one I'm rooting for, even if you've read just the title of my blog.)
Well, we're pretty much doing both these things too.
So we should pick one and get to it!
(You know which one I'm rooting for, even if you've read just the title of my blog.)
Friday, August 19, 2011
Even Warren Buffett SAYS: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - NYTimes.com
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - NYTimes.com
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors....
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors....
I know well many of the mega-rich and, by and large, they are very decent people. They love America and appreciate the opportunity this country has given them. Many have joined the Giving Pledge, promising to give most of their wealth to philanthropy. Most wouldn’t mind being told to pay more in taxes as well, particularly when so many of their fellow citizens are truly suffering.
Twelve members of Congress will soon take on the crucial job of rearranging our country’s finances. They’ve been instructed to devise a plan that reduces the 10-year deficit by at least $1.5 trillion. It’s vital, however, that they achieve far more than that. Americans are rapidly losing faith in the ability of Congress to deal with our country’s fiscal problems.......But for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains. And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate.
My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice."
Even Warren Buffett SAYS: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - NYTimes.com
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - NYTimes.com
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors....
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.
While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors....
I know well many of the mega-rich and, by and large, they are very decent people. They love America and appreciate the opportunity this country has given them. Many have joined the Giving Pledge, promising to give most of their wealth to philanthropy. Most wouldn’t mind being told to pay more in taxes as well, particularly when so many of their fellow citizens are truly suffering.
Twelve members of Congress will soon take on the crucial job of rearranging our country’s finances. They’ve been instructed to devise a plan that reduces the 10-year deficit by at least $1.5 trillion. It’s vital, however, that they achieve far more than that. Americans are rapidly losing faith in the ability of Congress to deal with our country’s fiscal problems.......But for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains. And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate.
My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice."
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
H.B. council votes to move ahead with plastic-bag ban | bags, plastic, beach - News - The Orange County Register
H.B. council votes to move ahead with plastic-bag ban | bags, plastic, beach - News - The Orange County Register
Great news; San Francisco and Long Beach have both already done this....
Great news; San Francisco and Long Beach have both already done this....
15 Minutes of Exercise Every Day Reduces Risk of Death
15 Minutes of Exercise Every Day Reduces Risk of Death
Nice, intuitive news. But again good to hear.
Nice, intuitive news. But again good to hear.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
The 'fiery' Iowa presidential debate: Winners and losers - The Week
The 'fiery' Iowa presidential debate: Winners and losers - The Week
'The GOP
The telling moment came when Baier asked the candidates whether they would accept a deal from President Obama with $10 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax hikes, says Joshua Greenman at the New York Daily News. Remember: Three out of four Americans support tax increases on the super-rich as part of a plan to reduce the deficit. And yet, not a single Republican candidate said they'd accept that incredibly favorable deal. It makes the GOP look incapable of finding someone who really wants to lead a deeply divided nation. "And these people criticize Barack Obama for failing to unite the country?"'
'The GOP
The telling moment came when Baier asked the candidates whether they would accept a deal from President Obama with $10 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax hikes, says Joshua Greenman at the New York Daily News. Remember: Three out of four Americans support tax increases on the super-rich as part of a plan to reduce the deficit. And yet, not a single Republican candidate said they'd accept that incredibly favorable deal. It makes the GOP look incapable of finding someone who really wants to lead a deeply divided nation. "And these people criticize Barack Obama for failing to unite the country?"'
Postal Service urges Congress to allow layoffs, cut benefits - Yahoo! Finance
Postal Service urges Congress to allow layoffs, cut benefits - Yahoo! Finance
Some federal restructuring is needed in many areas; this is worth looking into.
Some federal restructuring is needed in many areas; this is worth looking into.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
‘Corporations Are People,’ Romney Tells Iowa Hecklers - NYTimes.com
‘Corporations Are People,’ Romney Tells Iowa Hecklers - NYTimes.com
Wtf? Warning bell - flash - warning bell!
Wtf? Warning bell - flash - warning bell!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Al Gore Lets Loose In Aspen Institute Speech About Bull**** Anti Global-Warming Pseudo-Science
Al Gore Lets Loose In Aspen Institute Speech About Bull**** Anti Global-Warming Pseudo-Science
Good on Al... eventually the flat-earthers must accept the reality of climate change. Soon.
Their minority blockage is an affront to progress, and threatens social well-being in actual, irreversible ways. It is bull****, and worse. It's no longer acceptable, or an option, to recuse oneself, deny, or not help with the problem.
Good on Al... eventually the flat-earthers must accept the reality of climate change. Soon.
Their minority blockage is an affront to progress, and threatens social well-being in actual, irreversible ways. It is bull****, and worse. It's no longer acceptable, or an option, to recuse oneself, deny, or not help with the problem.
gulfnews : London riots symptoms of a deeper malaise
gulfnews : London riots symptoms of a deeper malaise
Capitalism, when tilted to benefit the top of the pyramid, must level behavior to bring up the basement.
Else the foundation weakens, and will crumble and burn up the system.
"Government needs to work with community leaders to deal with poverty and inequality"
"But police action is not the whole answer. These riots can only come from people who feel that society has failed them, and the grim effects of the recession are biting deep into the structure of society. This is where Cameron's coalition government will need to find a new way to energise the inner cities, and set them back on the path to prosperity."
Capitalism, when tilted to benefit the top of the pyramid, must level behavior to bring up the basement.
Else the foundation weakens, and will crumble and burn up the system.
"Government needs to work with community leaders to deal with poverty and inequality"
"But police action is not the whole answer. These riots can only come from people who feel that society has failed them, and the grim effects of the recession are biting deep into the structure of society. This is where Cameron's coalition government will need to find a new way to energise the inner cities, and set them back on the path to prosperity."
Monday, August 8, 2011
Struggling Bell owes nearly $500,000, California parks department says - latimes.com
Struggling Bell owes nearly $500,000, California parks department says - latimes.com
City of Bell again, not so sustainable in their business practices (read: misappropriation, graft, corruption).
City of Bell again, not so sustainable in their business practices (read: misappropriation, graft, corruption).
White House adviser blames tea party for downgrade - Yahoo! News
White House adviser blames tea party for downgrade - Yahoo! News
Woot, they it is. Concisely stated.
Woot, they it is. Concisely stated.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser is blaming the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating on tea party Republicans, whom he says were unwilling to compromise on how to reduce the federal debt.
The adviser to President Barack Obama, David Axelrod, tells CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that the decision by the Standard & Poor's credit agency to downgrade the U.S. from AAA to AA+ for the first time was strongly influenced by weeks of standoff between Democrats and Republicans over the debt.
Axelrod calls the action, in his words, "a tea party downgrade" and says it's clearly on the backs of lawmakers who were willing to see the country default to get their way.
Axelrod also criticized GOP presidential candidates for not speaking up in favor of compromise.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Hudson River: Hip, Sustainable, Green
Hudson River Valley Draws Brooklynites - NYTimes.com
This is a groovy example of modern, sustainable, desirable growth. Love it!
'Instead, you could argue, it’s a new chapter... updated for the Twitter era and based around a vision of sustainable, human-scale agriculture; manageable towns that are neither giant cities nor cookie-cutter suburbs; a $4.7 billion tourism industry; and the mountains, valleys and rivers of one of America’s unspoiled places.
This is a groovy example of modern, sustainable, desirable growth. Love it!
'Instead, you could argue, it’s a new chapter... updated for the Twitter era and based around a vision of sustainable, human-scale agriculture; manageable towns that are neither giant cities nor cookie-cutter suburbs; a $4.7 billion tourism industry; and the mountains, valleys and rivers of one of America’s unspoiled places.
“We’re in the early stages of a green economic revitalization of the Hudson Valley,” said Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hudson, which half a century ago was at the heart of an epic battle to save Storm King Mountain, spurring on modern environmentalism.
“The land is being preserved,” he said. “Waterfront parks are being created. Water supplies are being protected. There’s a green economy that’s being born....'
The Wrong Worries - NYTimes.com
The Wrong Worries - NYTimes.com
Where was growth supposed to come from? Consumers, still burdened by the debt that they ran up during the housing bubble, aren’t ready to spend. Businesses see no reason to expand given the lack of consumer demand. And thanks to that deficit obsession, government, which could and should be supporting the economy in its time of need, has been pulling back.
Where was growth supposed to come from? Consumers, still burdened by the debt that they ran up during the housing bubble, aren’t ready to spend. Businesses see no reason to expand given the lack of consumer demand. And thanks to that deficit obsession, government, which could and should be supporting the economy in its time of need, has been pulling back.
Now it looks as if it’s all about to get even worse. So what’s the response?
To turn this disaster around, a lot of people are going to have to admit, to themselves at least, that they’ve been wrong and need to change their priorities, right away.
Of course, some players won’t change. Republicans won’t stop screaming about the deficit because they weren’t sincere in the first place: Their deficit hawkery was a club with which to beat their political opponents, nothing more — as became obvious whenever any rise in taxes on the rich was suggested. And they’re not going to give up that club.
The point is that it’s now time — long past time — to get serious about the real crisis the economy faces. The Fed needs to stop making excuses, while the president needs to come up with real job-creation proposals. And if Republicans block those proposals, he needs to make a Harry Truman-style campaign against the do-nothing G.O.P.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Hot Texas sets electricity record — again - Weather - msnbc.com
Hot Texas sets electricity record — again - Weather - msnbc.com
Gee, like Texas needs to get any hotter. Global warming, phooey! Wind farms?
More oil baby, let's burn up more OIL!!!! YEAA-AHHHHH!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erich-pica/waking-up-to-a-nuclear-ni_b_907421.html
"Various proposed nuclear plants in Texas have been scrapped, mainly for financial reasons. Exelon withdrew plans to construct a twin-unit nuclear plant in Victoria County, Texas in order to focus on wind energy instead. After ground was broken for new nuclear reactors in Georgia and South Carolina, construction prospects were impeded by serious questions about the safety of the Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to be built at those sites...."
"Furthermore, billionaire Japanese businessman Masayoshi Son has unveiled plans to build solar farms around the country, which would triple Japan's use of renewable energy to 30 percent of the nation's total by 2020...."
Which way to go?? Hmmmm....
Gee, like Texas needs to get any hotter. Global warming, phooey! Wind farms?
More oil baby, let's burn up more OIL!!!! YEAA-AHHHHH!!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erich-pica/waking-up-to-a-nuclear-ni_b_907421.html
"Various proposed nuclear plants in Texas have been scrapped, mainly for financial reasons. Exelon withdrew plans to construct a twin-unit nuclear plant in Victoria County, Texas in order to focus on wind energy instead. After ground was broken for new nuclear reactors in Georgia and South Carolina, construction prospects were impeded by serious questions about the safety of the Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to be built at those sites...."
"Furthermore, billionaire Japanese businessman Masayoshi Son has unveiled plans to build solar farms around the country, which would triple Japan's use of renewable energy to 30 percent of the nation's total by 2020...."
Which way to go?? Hmmmm....
If mankind is going to continue to develop and evolve
Bolsa Chica restoration gets $100,000 from Walmart | bolsa, chica, land - News - The Orange County Register
This isn't bad. Walmart is trying to sweeten the pot as they apply to build another store in the area.
But their idea to protect an acre of natural land for every acre a Walmart store occupies has some merit.
We have to think this way if mankind is going to continue to develop, to evolve on the planet without suffocating out natural resources, species, crops, weather patterns -- and ultimately us.
This isn't bad. Walmart is trying to sweeten the pot as they apply to build another store in the area.
But their idea to protect an acre of natural land for every acre a Walmart store occupies has some merit.
We have to think this way if mankind is going to continue to develop, to evolve on the planet without suffocating out natural resources, species, crops, weather patterns -- and ultimately us.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Debt Deal: GOP Non-Compromise Will Fuck Them In The Future
Video: US debt crisis: Shouldn't take near catastrophe for Congress to do its job-Obama - Telegraph
The GOP non-compromise -- shunting middle-class and lower-class America and completely protecting the Bush-tax code wealthy and non-tax paying uber-companies -- is going to come back and bite them on the ass.
I think moderate America is going to ask for a divorce from the GOP next election, in a big way.
Holding one's breath and non-compromising, while risking America's default(!), is a low, extremely dangerous way to keep your ideologies and special treatment intact. It put our country's reputation and stability at risk. It's shameless, reckless, heinous behavior by elected officials charged with protecting the common good. They should be ashamed of themselves, and most Americans will have trouble looking at them tomorrow. Looking at them on a ballot, and that stink now associated with their party, it's hard to imagine someone pulling the lever. They may have won the day, but I am nearly certain they have lost their way and turn in the House.
The GOP non-compromise -- shunting middle-class and lower-class America and completely protecting the Bush-tax code wealthy and non-tax paying uber-companies -- is going to come back and bite them on the ass.
I think moderate America is going to ask for a divorce from the GOP next election, in a big way.
Holding one's breath and non-compromising, while risking America's default(!), is a low, extremely dangerous way to keep your ideologies and special treatment intact. It put our country's reputation and stability at risk. It's shameless, reckless, heinous behavior by elected officials charged with protecting the common good. They should be ashamed of themselves, and most Americans will have trouble looking at them tomorrow. Looking at them on a ballot, and that stink now associated with their party, it's hard to imagine someone pulling the lever. They may have won the day, but I am nearly certain they have lost their way and turn in the House.
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