Bob Morris @ Feb 21st 2007 20:37 - Category: Unfiled ;
Our buyer’s mortage funded today, as did the mortage for our new home in Connecticut.
Our cars shipped yesterday and the movers loaded up the house today. We arrive in Connecticut on Friday and escrow closes next Wednesday. Woot!
Bob Morris @ Feb 21st 2007 08:05 - Category: Climate change ;
Ocean water is getting into the drinking water in Bangladesh. Peasants are raising shrimp in the fields now, rather than rice, because the increasing salinity of the water no longer supports rice. This impoverished nation, which contributes little in the way of greenhouse gases, is already suffering badly from global warming.
And things are expected to get much worse.
Bob Morris @ Feb 21st 2007 00:15 - Category: Unfiled ;
In Brave New War, controversial terrorism expert John Robb argues that the shift from state-against-state conflicts to wars against small, ad-hoc bands of like-minded insurgents will lead to a world with as many tiny armies as there are causes to fight for. Our new enemy will be looking for gaps in the system where a small, cheap action–on an oil pipeline or the power grid–will generate a huge return. Taking steps to combat the shutdown of the world’s oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we’ve come to value the most: worldwide economic and cultural integration. Brave New War makes the debate-changing argument we can’t afford to ignore.
Robb blogs at Global Guerrillas, his primary blog, and John Robb’s Weblog, his personal blog. Both have a wealth of information and observations about the distributed (and powerful) nature of social movements and insurgencies, and how the US military is clueless about much of this, Iraq being a perfect example. It takes a while to understand what’s he’s saying, but it’s time well-spent. While at first glance, you might think he’s right-wing, he’s not. He’s said he doesn’t have politics, and his observations about fourth generation warfare and tactics are generally spot-on. There’s plenty for leftie organizers to absorb and learn here.
Bob Morris @ Feb 21st 2007 00:08 - Category: Unfiled ;
They will mandate use of energy saving bulbs such as compact fluorescents by 2009, making them the first country to do so, thus saving huge amounts of energy and cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions.
Australia recently made an 180 degree about face on global warming, going from denying it to being seriously proactive. May many other countries do the same.
In the US, Wal-Mart plans to sell 100 million CFLs a year, a move which could well revolutionize the lighting industry forever. Ding, dong, the incandescent bulb is dead.
Bob Morris @ Feb 21st 2007 00:08 - Category: Renewable energy ;
It’s a renewable alternative to using diesel for remote stations.
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