Bob Morris on May 24, 2010, 4:27 pm After a 2 1/2 year battle, singer / songwriter Danny Tate was today deemed fully capable of handling his own affairs by a Nashville judge and given back control of his finances and decision-making process. Wa-hoo! I know Danny. He’s a great guy and it appears he’s gone through Hell and come out the [...] Byron DeLear on May 24, 2010, 2:40 pm Every now and again, an idea or concept or product comes along, spreads out all over the place and sets a new standard. Take, for example, ATM machines or UPC Barcode or even the internet; looking back, it’s hard to imagine those innovations not being ubiquitous and ever-present. We just accept them today as being [...] Bob Morris on May 24, 2010, 11:10 am The 20 megawatt site should go live by 2012 and will be the first offshore wind project in fresh waters in the US. This is a small site but hopefully a precursor of bigger projects to come. Bob Morris on May 24, 2010, 8:27 am Louisiana officials threaten action if spill response proves inadequate Florida Gov. prepares legal action against Gulf oil spill US threatens BP with legal action Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said, “We are 33 days into this effort, and deadline after deadline has been missed. If we find they’re not doing what they’re [...] Bob Morris on May 24, 2010, 5:34 am Our government tells us so at America.gov. Conspiracy theories exist in the realm of myth, where imaginations run wild, fears trump facts, and evidence is ignored. As a superpower, the United States is often cast as a villain in these dramas. Among the foolish misconceptions they wish to dispel is that depleted uranium [...] Bob Morris on May 24, 2010, 12:40 am By 2011, only one state will have escaped the credit crunch that is pushing other states toward insolvency: North Dakota. North Dakota is also the only state that owns its own bank. The state has its own credit machine, making it independent of the Wall Street banking crisis that has infected the rest of the [...] Bob Morris on May 23, 2010, 10:45 pm UPDATE 6:03pm CDT: The current eruption is way, way worse than the several that occured earlier. I think this might be a “Main Event” situation. UPDATE 6:45pm CDT: An hour after the start of this most recent eruption, and it is still just a wall of oil, methane crystals, and gack. WAY, WAAAY worse than [...] Bob Morris on May 23, 2010, 6:26 pm Federal government sending in big guns to do a flyover of leak then make important sounding noises Oil cleanup will last for months, maybe years Louisiana fisherman contemplating suicide This is so lame it sounds like an Onion parody Under increasing criticism for not moving more aggressively to halt the oil gusher in the [...] Bob Morris on May 23, 2010, 1:37 pm Growers will have to offset 100 percent of their electricity with wind or solar power, says the city council Increasingly, municipalities are simply ignoring federal government laws on marijuana. Bob Morris on May 23, 2010, 9:42 am John Amato at Crooks and Liars details the Kafkaesque trials of our mutual friend, singer / songwriter Danny Tate. Judged incompetent due to drug addiction by what appears to be a comatose, uncaring court, his assets are now controlled by his brother. Well, whatever’s left, that is. Hundreds of thousands are gone, some for [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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