Day April 15, 2007

Al Gore speech at Omega Institute

From reader Melanie: Al Gore spoke at the Omega Institute conference in Manhattan last night, and the speech wasn’t recorded, nor was the press allowed to be present. I think it’s okay for you to post my comments about it…

Another sign of real estate pain

While driving through mostly rural eastern Connecticut yesterday, Sue and I noticed more than a few signs on phone poles, “Foreclosure? We buy houses” followed by a phone number. There must be some serious hurting going on there… and it’s…

Take the final step!

From Maxed Out, an excellent book about the current “era of predatory lenders,” in the conclusion, wondering why the exploitation has gotten so bad. Perhaps…there have always been only two classes of people: owners and renters. Perhaps the wealthy are…

Particulate pollution from stoves

Via Treehugger, who has lots more detailed information on the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of stoves. So, there’s no question about it, oil and gas furnances burn much cleaner than any type of wood or pellet stove,…