Treated wastewater now being used by geothermal plant

The Geysers

Windsor CA, faced with a costly problem of where to store treated wastewater, is now sending it by pipeline to The Geysers, one of the oldest and biggest geothermal power plants in the nation. This saves the city millions and helps the Geysers as well. The water is injected deep into the [...]

Contrast how Weiner and Schwarzenegger handled their scandals

Contrast how Weiner and Schwarzenegger handled their respective scandals. Weiner started out with loud denials, (which were quickly proven to be lies) then just got in deeper and deeper.

Schwarzenegger did the opposite. He issued a quick apology then, as is the accepted wisdom in Hollywood when scandal hits, dropped off the planet. He went [...]

The Perpetual Warfare State

American Leftist nails it. The reasons the US has so many wars is because it can not survive without them. Or so it thinks.

The leadership of the United States is bent upon proving that the truth of the old anarchist maxims about the relationship of the state to violence, as concisely articulated by Randolph [...]

California budget smackdown

When economies sour and budgets fail, people look for answers. And as California’s financial misery continues, some are looking to identify the guilty party, but perhaps the system itself is the real culprit.

Ray Wylie Hubbard on Redneck Mother

The Inimitable Ray Wylie Hubbard tells the story of his inspiration behind his classic song “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother”. This was filmed at Jerry Jeff walker’s Birthday Bash at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Austin Texas. You can see Jerry Jeff laughing in disbelief as Ray says to him “I made this [...]

US falling behind in renewable energy and cleantech

It’s not because we don’t have the ability. Rather it’s because there is no clear leadership or national policies. Instead, we have the usual squabbling, which leads to paralysis.

“If we don’t invest in ways to efficiently produce sustainable energy, then I worry that once we stop importing from the Middle East, we’ll simply find [...]

ECB. Everyone takes a haircut but us. Because we’re broke

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The ECB itself knowingly took in bonds they knew were not going to be able to be paid in full, and now having done so is demanding that everyone except them cover the cost of restructuring Greece’s problems.

So what? Greece has the upper hand here. In fact, they have the ECB and [...]

Polizeros podcast. Rick Perry gains by Gingrich implosion

"I was for health care before I was against it, opposed federal bailout money until I didn’t, and strongly support all of my previous positions. Thank you"

Steve Hynd, who lives in Texas, makes a convincing case that Rick Perry could become the Republican candidate for president in 2012 after Newt Gingrich’s campaign crated [...]

Study of 800-year-old tree rings backs global warming

Scientists… measured tree-ring growth from forests that included 800-year-old trees. They learned that snowpack reductions in the late 20th and early 21st centuries were unlike any other period dating to at least the year 1200.

But no more than half of the declines can be explained by natural shifts, the study shows.

Alarmingly, their studies [...]

Electric VW Beetle does 0-60 in 1.6 seconds

That makes it quicker than the fastest production sports car, and it is also the fastest EV on the planet.