More motorists running out of gas in California
So says both AAA and Allstate. High fuel costs are the suspected reason. “Maybe I can make it to the next paycheck before I have to fill up again.”
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day June 25, 2008
Peak Food
From the YouTube notes: John Gossop, farmer and author of Famine in the West, explains why food prices are rising and why there will soon be food shortages even in developed countries. Peak Food, oil and gas shortages, climate change,…
Movable Type guru needed
I just upgraded one of our other blogs, Downtown Tomatoes, from Movable Type 3.2 to 4.12. Attempted to add the Minimalist Green style, but now, as you can see, the templates appear to have no CSS attached to them. Any…
WRL releases special report assessing the antiwar movement
The venerable War Resisters League was formed in 1923. They are a radical, pacifist antiwar group. They’ve just released a thoughtful report on the state of the antiwar movement after a “Listening Process” of interviewing 90 organizers across the country.…
Chevron using wind power on offshore oil rigs
What’s more, they’re using wind to power the central control systems of the rigs. Solve Climate has the details. A few years from now wind and solar power will probably be so common that installations like this won’t even be…