Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 8:40 pm WSJ We are about to enter the “second growth phase of the solar era,” says Vishal Shah, a Barclays analysts. This phase is driven by utility-scale purchases of solar panels. “We expect the U.S and Chinese solar markets to lead growth during the second growth phase of the solar era, primarily driven by [...] Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 3:15 pm This Denmark prototype will recharge up to eight vehicles at a time. Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 10:41 am Video link From the transcript JAMES O’KEEFE, POSED AS PIMP IN ACORN VIDEO: Logistically, I mean, is it better if it’s Tijuana? Is it better if it’s somewhere inland? Where is the best place? I’m not quite — like all these answers he wants right away. UNIDENTIFIED ACORN STAFFER: It’s better from [...] Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 8:05 am CaraScissoria has sixteen new cards. Here’s two of them. Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 5:30 am (Part 4 of a 5-part series this week about Alinsky) Alinsky started organizing Back of the Yards in Chicago in the 30′s, and invented community organizing in the process. From the Playboy interview in 1972. ALINSKY: It was the area behind the Chicago Stockyards that Upton Sinclair wrote about in The Jungle at [...] Bob Morris on Sep 17, 2009, 12:10 am A new company, Envion, has developed a process to create fuel from waste plastic. Their first plant just opened. For each ton of waste the plant can produce three to five barrels of fuel, with each barrel costing about $10 to make. 82% of the waste can be converted to fuel, and the leftover [...] Bob Morris on Sep 16, 2009, 7:21 pm ACORN has suspended getting new clients. Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger is urging Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown to do a full investigation. NY Atty General Andrew Cuomo already has started one. And more videos are coming. My thoughts: ACORN is not defensible. Liberals and progressives should not try to defend them and instead should join in [...] Bob Morris on Sep 16, 2009, 3:32 pm Wind turbines on Maui, Dec. 2006. Wind, solar, hydro, biogas from waste, and their as-yet-untapped geothermal resources are the reasons why. But the group’s top recommendation was to look for more ways to conserve energy. “A megawatt saved is always going to be cheaper than a megawatt installed,” he said. Absolutely. [...] Bob Morris on Sep 16, 2009, 11:04 am The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Audacity of Hos www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests Link [...] Bob Morris on Sep 16, 2009, 9:15 am Trees killed by Pine Beetles The University of Georgia Research Foundation has developed an innovative way to turn dead trees into a liquid fuel and has licensed it to Tolero Energy in California. We could be driving on our dead forests as soon as 2010. The Pine Bark Beetle, among other pests now thriving [...] | IVN articles by Bob Morris
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