"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day August 17, 2007
Arab states as bulwark against Palestinian state forming
From Steve Clemonts of The Washington Note. This is especially notable in that he is a moderate DC policy wonk, and not at all radical. I spent Monday in Los Angeles and met an insightful next generation Arab-American thinker, Sama…
Trees and carbon credits
A decade-long experiment led by Duke University scientists indicates that trees provide little help in offsetting increased levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The trees didn’t offset nearly as much carbon as once thought and is not nearly enough…
‘We will not pay one penny for our First Amendment rights’
Washington DC authorities have levied at $10,000 fine on the ANSWER Coalition for putting up posters for the Sept. 15 antiwar march. Larger fines may be imminent in what certainly is selective prosecution based on the political content of posters.…
Wind turbine to provide 1/3 of ski area power
This wind turbine just became operational at Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts. They estimated at least one-third of their power will come from the turbine, maybe as much as one-half in the winter. No doubt other ski areas are watching to…