Flying spaghetti monster jewelry sighting
Bob Morris @ Jan 20th 2008 17:27 - Category: Unfiled ;
Could the Flying Spaghetti Monster have inspired the creator to design this piece of jewelry in its image? We think so.
Archive for January 20th, 2008
Skysails
Bob Morris @ Jan 20th 2008 13:42 - Category: Renewable energy, Wind turbines Tags: skysails;
Skysails, being tested now, could save 10-15% on fuel costs, maybe as much as 30%. Also mentioned in the article are tethered airborne wind turbines. Wow.
IVAW wants bloggers for Winter Soldier
Bob Morris @ Jan 20th 2008 10:15 - Category: Anti-war Tags: IVAW;
All kinds, regardless of politics.
Mortgage company exec jumps to death
Bob Morris @ Jan 20th 2008 07:12 - Category: Credit crisis ;
An executive of a collapsed subprime mortgage lender jumped to his death from a bridge Friday.
And in related news, check Jim Cramer’s latest, greatest rant, this one about “doomed financials,” an asleep at the wheel regulatory system, and companies with financial reports that are “fiction.” He says nobody reports this stuff because they all play golf together, but he doesn’t play golf, so he does report it, even though he know he will take hits for it.
Fuel cells
Bob Morris @ Jan 20th 2008 00:15 - Category: Energy conservation, Renewable energy Tags: fuel cells;
A fuel cell converts the chemicals hydrogen and oxygen into water, and in the process it produces electricity.
They are highly efficient at producing energy and in most cases emit no pollution. If the hydrogen that fuels them is produced using clean, renewable energy like wind, then the entire chain is zero pollution. Hydrogen can also be produced from waste water and other waste materials, as well as being a leftover byproduct of manufacturing and thus available for use.
So, you can see why fuel cells are a Holy Grail of energy. If we can make them work on a mass scale, then oil consumption and carbon emissions would drop substantially.
More from DOE (where the image came from)
