North Dakota is doing well economically

But even people there aren’t happy with the direction of the country or with DC. This demonstrates the deep level of discontent in the country.

Portuguese military: If people riot, it will side with them not the government

This from translation of an article in Portugal.

Cleaner coal via using CO2 for fuel cells?

Clean Technica reports that Fuel Cell Energy is getting a DOE grant to evaluate using CO2 from coal emissions along with hydrogen from natural gas to run fuel cells, creating electricity and reducing emissions.

But CO2 can not be used as a feedstock for fuel cells. So the whole thing is a bit baffling.

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Ten thousand march with #OccupyLA

Clay Claiborne reports from L.A. on the inspiring, ever-growing protest in Los Angeles, warning that the biggest current threat is from ultra-left Marxist cults trying to jack the movement for their own narrow, self-centered ends.

Such groups are not friends of Occupy.

One headline says it all

Wall Street protests go global; riots hit Rome

Doug Henwood was there in NY

No doubt you’ve all heard and read about the huge and wonderful Occupy Wall Street satellite rally in Times Square this afternoon.

This crowd was anything but the shiftless hippies of Ann Coulter’s imagining. I bet a lot of them [...]

Ourmedia.org. Using social media for environmental causes

Ourmedia’s community of over 150,000 members is seeking to use social media to advocate for the causes that improve people’s lives. This is a community that is meant to build a better planet.

New England fall foliage on a trail

That’s Finley, my sister’s wonderful 90 lb. Labradoodle running towards me on a trail in NW CT during this non-spectacular leaf-peeper season. But it’s still amazing to see!

U.S. drone strike kills Marine, Navy corpsman

The Pentagon is very very sorry this happened, said miscommunication was the problem which lead to it killing two of its own military. Their “investigation” absolved all involved of any responsibility, of course.

Others might opine the use of drones is out of control and counter-productive. Drones often kill civilians in areas the US is [...]

Both parties caused financial crisis says Tea Party founder

The co-founder of the original Tea Party, Karl Denninger, rips Pajamas Media apart for claiming the financial crisis was caused primarily by an interfering government.

Bald lies from the Right (This Is IMPORTANT) Let’s not kid ourselves here folks. There was no “take-over” of Wall Street by Washington. No, both Wall Street and Washington [...]

Those fighting Democrats

White House eliminates insurance program for long-term care

They gutted their own program, which they passed in 2010, without getting any advantage from doing so and as always, appeared gutless, compromised, and directionless while doing it.

Which is probably because they are.