Bob Morris on Sep 21, 2009, 1:32 am This innovative and worthwhile project is being funded with stimulus money. The project is being hosted at the 995-megawatt Cholla Power Plant in northeastern Arizona. Early results indicate that the algae are able to capture 70 metric tons of carbon dioxide per pond acre per year. [...] Bob Morris on Sep 20, 2009, 9:15 pm From Paul Hipp who says “Here is a little song celebrating our position at #37 in the world in healthcare.” We’re Number 37 Come one, Come all Down to the hall Were gonna make noise Were gonna bust balls Were gonna disrupt Were gonna jump in the fray I got a list of all [...] Bob Morris on Sep 20, 2009, 3:45 pm 1 in 5 mortgages in the SF metro area from 2004 – 2008 were Option ARMs, twice the national average. The SF Bay area ranks second nationally in these risky mortgages with LA being first (by a wide margin.) In 2010 these mortgages will reset to a much higher level and trigger huge pain [...] Bob Morris on Sep 20, 2009, 10:30 am Horns Rev 2 has launched 30 km offshore Jutland in the North Sea generating enough power for over 200,000 homes. From builder Dong Energy Each wind turbine has a capacity of 2.3MW. With a total of 91 wind turbines the wind farm has an overall capacity of 209MW. Video Next to be built,the [...] Bob Morris on Sep 20, 2009, 5:30 am Wilson is one of those philosopher types who seems crazy at first, then you listen and maybe he’s not so crazy after all. Dangerous Minds Very clear and spot-on interview with Peter Lamborn Wilson on what he calls the Technopathocracy of modern society: complete disconnection, lack of community and Internet-mediated insanity, and the Intentional [...] Bob Morris on Sep 20, 2009, 12:45 am Except for the US, that is. We’re lagging far behind. Bob Morris on Sep 19, 2009, 8:15 pm Ahmadinejad, the torturer-in-chief of Iran, in a speech Friday blamed Jews for the atrocities of the Nazis against them, said all of modern Western history is a secret Jewish plot, denied the Holocaust happened, and other such derangements too. Juan Cole One of the dangers of the right-wing Zionists’ tactic of smearing as “anti-Semitic” [...] Bob Morris on Sep 19, 2009, 3:15 pm Ted Journalist Misha Glenny [McMafia] spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders. One disturbing trend. [...] Bob Morris on Sep 19, 2009, 10:15 am The D7E represents a mid-range dozer between Caterpillar’s popular D6 and D8 models, and commands a price premium of 20%, or $100,000, over a standard D7R. But that 20% can be recouped in as little as two years thanks to fuel savings of 10-30% It has instant torque and requires less maintenance than [...] Bob Morris on Sep 19, 2009, 9:44 am That means it’s a criminal investigation as well as civil now. Good. | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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