German exit poll results are in

Looks like Germany may have its first out gay German Foreign Minister in Guido Westerwelle, who I think will do an excellent job in the role. Can’t wait until he meets Iran’s President Ahmadinejad in his official duties.

20 awesome solar-powered homes

Jetson Greene has images, information, and links to the source for these completely solar-powered homes designed by students for the US Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon.

The image is SEED by the University of Arizona.

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Is Wall Street front-running the stock trades they do for the Fed?

Matt Taibbi thinks so

It’s becoming abundantly clear that at some point we’re going to start to hear details about monstrous front-running operations involving the major banks on Wall Street.

Here’s why this will be explosive. Let’s assume the Fed manipulates the stock market. Big Wall Street brokerages do the trading for them. A [...]

On the G20 protests

From the comments on Lenin’s Tomb on their post about the G20 protests.

The level of repression displayed here is disturbing; including the use of experimental sonic weaponry and chemical weapons in an urban residential neighborhood.

But it really has to be said that this G20 Resistance video shows a small group of adventurists being [...]

Renewable energy links

Soybean oil blend works well as fuel for home furnaces

A blend of degummed soybean oil and No. 2 fuel oil can be used as an alternative heating fuel and reduce sulfur emissions, according to a Purdue University scientist.

Reno casino bets on geothermal heat

The Peppermill Resort Casino in Reno has drilled to [...]

Midwest farmers receive about $12,000 per wind turbine

Rain or shine. Good harvest season or bad. And they don’t have to do anything. Such wind turbine royalties could certainly make the difference between a small farmer making it or going under.

That murdered census worker. Better stay away from Copperhead Road

Bill Sparkman, the census worker who was murdered in Kentucky, was found naked, bound and gagged, and hanging from a rope. “Fed” was written on his chest in ink.

Liberal bloggers, with no proof, have tried to pin this on hysteria drummed up by Glenn Beck and the extreme right, but the answer is probably [...]

Werewolf congressman from Florida takes chunks out of the Fed

Matt Taibbi, who promises major revelations next week, says Rep. Grayson (D-FL) is a freaking werewolf. Watch him smile like a shark as he batters the Fed official. The specific issues here are, does the Fed manipulate the stock market, do the investment banks who trade for them profit from this by front-running, and [...]

Mauritius wants to be international data center and cool them with sea water

They figure the price will be about 10% of traditional air conditioning.

World’s largest solar power project planned for India

Gujarat, a state in India, is planning to build a 3GW solar power facility, the largest in the world. Thus, it will produce more power than any existing nuke or coal facility. What’s more, former President Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation will be playing a major role in logistics and funding.