Cheaper battery power heralds electric car - UPI.com
Big time grooviness! And ups to Envia! This is SUPER news....
"...Envia Systems, which says it achieved world record energy density for lithium-ion batteries at half the price, outlined reasons that make affordable mass-market electric vehicles "dramatically closer to commercialization...."
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Food security, a fundamental responsibility of the state - The Economic Times
Food security, a fundamental responsibility of the state - The Economic Times
Super sustainability and forward-thinking planning for balance needed here.
Super sustainability and forward-thinking planning for balance needed here.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Report: 25% More U.S. Children Now Living in Poor Areas
Democracy Now! | Headlines for February 24, 2012
Disproportionate earnings and widening class division - not sustainable. Bad news.
"New figures show the number of U.S. children living in poor neighborhoods has increased 25 percent since the turn of the century. The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports eight million children lived in poor communities in 2010, a 1.6 million increase from 2000. In a reflection of the stagnating wages for most American workers, three-quarters of those children had at least one parent working a job."
Disproportionate earnings and widening class division - not sustainable. Bad news.
"New figures show the number of U.S. children living in poor neighborhoods has increased 25 percent since the turn of the century. The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports eight million children lived in poor communities in 2010, a 1.6 million increase from 2000. In a reflection of the stagnating wages for most American workers, three-quarters of those children had at least one parent working a job."
U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb - NYTimes.com
U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb - NYTimes.com
Let's hope so. But the ambiguous messaging - and their denial of UN inspector access - still smells really bad. As per previous posts, it doesn't compute that they'd enrage international opinion - and risk debilitating sanctions and even attack - just to be coy and ambiguous.
Let's hope so. But the ambiguous messaging - and their denial of UN inspector access - still smells really bad. As per previous posts, it doesn't compute that they'd enrage international opinion - and risk debilitating sanctions and even attack - just to be coy and ambiguous.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
BBC News - Iran 'bars' IAEA nuclear inspectors from Parchin site
BBC News - Iran 'bars' IAEA nuclear inspectors from Parchin site
Whoa!!!
This is escalation, right here in not quite slow motion.
Whoa!!!
This is escalation, right here in not quite slow motion.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Iran says UN inspectors in Tehran will not visit sites, only hold talks with officials - The Washington Post
Iran says UN inspectors in Tehran will not visit sites, only hold talks with officials - The Washington Post
Iran should feel at danger if they continue to shun the UN and the peacekeeping goals of its agencies.
But threats of pre-emptive action by them is certainly only posturing, because that would be close to a national death sentence.
They must cooperate with the UN. How could this not be seen to be in their best interest?
Two options as I see it: (1) Iran denies the UN full access. Which results in war, debilitating sanctions or eventually both. Hastening serious or complete destruction of their country.
(2) Iran allows full access to the UN. Which allows for peaceful energy production, and good standing and protection by the UN itself.
The Iranian people should be able to vote on this, as it seems the government marches ultimately to option one.
"...The titles of the members of the visiting delegation is not inspectors. This is an expert delegation. The purpose of visit is not inspection,” said Mehmanparast. “The aim is to negotiate about cooperation between Iran and the agency and to set a framework for a continuation of the talks.”
Iran should feel at danger if they continue to shun the UN and the peacekeeping goals of its agencies.
But threats of pre-emptive action by them is certainly only posturing, because that would be close to a national death sentence.
They must cooperate with the UN. How could this not be seen to be in their best interest?
Two options as I see it: (1) Iran denies the UN full access. Which results in war, debilitating sanctions or eventually both. Hastening serious or complete destruction of their country.
(2) Iran allows full access to the UN. Which allows for peaceful energy production, and good standing and protection by the UN itself.
The Iranian people should be able to vote on this, as it seems the government marches ultimately to option one.
"...The titles of the members of the visiting delegation is not inspectors. This is an expert delegation. The purpose of visit is not inspection,” said Mehmanparast. “The aim is to negotiate about cooperation between Iran and the agency and to set a framework for a continuation of the talks.”
Visits to individual Iranian nuclear sites were also not part of the IAEA earlier visit three weeks ago.
But on Monday, Iranian state radio said the U.N. team had asked to visit the Parchin military complex outside Tehran, a known conventional arms facility that has been suspected as a secret weapons-making location and also to meet Iranian nuclear scientists involved in the country’s controversial program
“Iran’s cooperation with the (IAEA) agency continues and is at its best level,” added Mehmanparast.
Also Tuesday, the deputy head of Iran’s armed forces said that Tehran is ready to take pre-emptive action against its foes if it feels that it is in danger...."
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