Quote of the Day
Bob Morris @ Apr 18th 2008 21:04 - Category: Unfiled ;
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that whoever wins the presidency in November, “at least we’ll have an adult in office who can lead and accomplish something.”
Archive for April 18th, 2008
Selsam SuperTurbine
Bob Morris @ Apr 18th 2008 14:31 - Category: Renewable energy, Wind turbines ;
Moored at sea, with multiple wind turbines, the Selsam SuperTurbine is supported by a blimp. It’s still in the planning phase. Could it work?
South Africa union refuses to unload Chinese arms cargo for Zimbabwe
Bob Morris @ Apr 18th 2008 10:32 - Category: Unfiled Tags: China, Zimbabwe;
The arms, including three million rounds of ammunition suitable for AK47s and 1,500 rocket-propelled grenades, were ordered by the Zimbabwean military at the time of the March 29 election
Zimbabwe is landlocked, thus the arms have to come through South Africa. Major protests are planned should the arms be unloaded and trucked across South Africa.
This country is getting too weird
Bob Morris @ Apr 18th 2008 07:32 - Category: Unfiled ;
A few days ago we had the psychopathic cheerleaders in Florida, now this.
Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves
He got wallpapered with 35 felony charges.
‘Biofuel from non-food crops within 15 years’
Bob Morris @ Apr 18th 2008 02:45 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: biofuel;
Energy crops made from algae, woody plants and bacteria that do not compete for land with the world’s food supplies are between five and 15 years away, a senior [UK]Government scientist has said.
The more ways we can create clean energy, the better. Biofuel could be quite localized too. Make iit and use in the same area, no need to truck it or send it by pipeline for long distances. Seems like this would be perfect for large scale agriculture, they could make much of the fuel they need for their equipment.
