Day November 22, 2008

Biofuel from algae and seaweed

Solix uses waste co2 from power plants as a booster for algae growth and have announced they may be able to cut costs by 90%. Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation plans to harvest wild algae directly from open air environments. Montana State…

How to repair a butterfly wing

A couple in NY found a Monarch butterfly with a broken wing, fixed it, then found a trucker to take it to Florida. The Live Monarch Foundation has an instructional video showing how to repair Monarch wings. Right here.

How broke is California?

California is so broke it can’t afford to pay to pay jobless benefits and will soon ask the federal government for a loan. But unfortunately, it’ll probably get much worse. Among other things, state income tax on capital gains from…

More thoughts on a new economy

In a previous post, I looked at some characteristics that a post-modern economy ought to have. But later, I realized I had overlooked a useful way of considering this issue: the economy is, in some sense, a giant business entity.…