Archive for May 6th, 2008


Hi, I’m RoboBug

RoboBug
The military is using me for recon. It might be best to smile when you see me else they might send in an air strike. Of course they will never ever use me to spy on civilians and activists.

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Solar geothermal hybrid home

This award winning house in Wisconsin gets 70-80% of its heat from the sun and earth with passive solar energy and geothermal radiant slab hydronic heating.

Plus, the price wasn’t substantially higher than a regular house. It was all in the design that allowed a house in quite cold Wisconsin to heat itself through solar, geothermal, and a brick fireplace that radiates heat.

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Outback town to get free power

It will be a demonstration of how hot rocks geothermal is a viable option. So, they will build a 1 MW plant and the 12 residents of the town will get free power.

These are exciting times for power generation, with all manner of new ideas being tried and tested. Some, undoubtedly, will go mainstream. Other may remain niche sources, but hey, you you live near geothermal sources, they why get power from other sources that may be miles away. Localized power generation from micro sources can provide plenty of power too.

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Superdelegates must follow the will of voters

ColorofChange.org

Demand that the Democratic Party defend democracy

Leaders of the Democratic Party are playing a dangerous game — risking the credibility of the party to hand Hillary Clinton the nomination against the will of voters. Heading down this path means disenfranchising millions of voters and legitimizing a campaign strategy that has displayed a clear pattern of race baiting and divisive politics.

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