Day August 28, 2008

Twitter Post of the Day

ultimatejosh on Obama’s speech. 85,000 people cheering for a black guy who opposed a popular war. Almost need to check my passport to remember what country I’m in.. I was in the Embarcadero tonight in SF walking around during Obama’s…

Biogas from sewage

Sweden gets 25% of their energy from biogas, and much of that comes from sewage. Yes, sewage. It powers cars and buses – and costs less than gasoline.

News snippets

Cuban punk rocker to stand trial for “social dangerousness”. McCain can’t fill house for own rally. The reason for California budget deadlock. Twitter for comments.

Police trap peaceful protesters in Denver

Video from American News Project. (I won’t post the actual video because it does autoplay which I find to be incredibly annoying.) I’ve been in situations like this. It can be scary when police box you in. Wasn’t at this…