Bob Morris on May 22, 2012, 6:26 pm And KPFK, a once great radio station, announces it with truly hideous graphics and layout. No Truther has ever been able to justify their huge leap from “there are some anomalies in the official 9/11 story” to “George Bush ordered it.” And now Ed Asner, a dedicated warrior for the left, has jumped down that [...] Bob Morris on May 22, 2012, 1:00 pm Jill Stein is heavily favored to win the Green Party nomination for president. However, Roseanne Barr, famous for her 1980’s sitcom “Roseanne,” is also a candidate and her name recognition is bringing much needed attention and media focus to the race [...] Pat H on May 22, 2012, 2:00 am Shadowlight Theater poster, 1963. Milton Glaser The TSA keeps on keeping on. Between May 4th and 10th, 2012, here’s what they found on the roughly 10 million air passengers* in US airports during that period. Firearms: 30 - 29 loaded; 1 unloaded 1 artfully concealed prohibited item found at checkpoints TSA’s homepage posted this link to the story of one [...] Bob Morris on May 21, 2012, 3:15 pm Andy Carling, writing in New Europe. Our leaders have, on left and right, pushed for an unregulated financial market, not realizing that if you let a bunch of psychopathic coke fiends loose with everybody’s money, it will end in tears. Oh, I think our leaders knew quite well what a unregulated financial system would lead [...] Bob Morris on May 21, 2012, 6:59 am It is beyond stupid to brag to someone you barely know about planning to commit serious crimes. Yet that’s apparently what happened at the NATO protests in Chicago. Lawyers for the five activists arrested on serious charges say two undercover police agents, “Mo” and “Gloves” steered and encouraged them into illegal activity. This may be [...] Bob Morris on May 21, 2012, 5:45 am “Every prior attempt to electrify the car has assumed the vehicle would be the energy carrier. By comparison, the grid is much more efficient at moving energy from point A to point B, so if you can make dynamic charging safe and affordable, you are truly introducing something new.” — Jeff Muhs, director of [...] Bob Morris on May 20, 2012, 9:00 pm Definitely a fun song. “Well now, how I yearn for the good old days Without that carbon monoxide haze A-hanging over the roar of the interstate Well if the Lord that made the moon and stars Would have meant for me and you to have cars He’d have seen that we was all born [...] Bob Morris on May 20, 2012, 4:00 pm JP Morgan’s loss in risky derivatives originally estimated at $2 billion is now $5 billion and could well go higher. In addition, they have another $100 billion in risky bonds. This from the bank that had a sterling reputation for managing risk. CEO Jamie Dimon told the traders to take on more risk, so they [...] Bob Morris on May 20, 2012, 11:15 am Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law a bill banning natural gas fracking saying said “In the coming generation or two, drinking water will be more valuable than oil or natural gas.” Vermont is the the first state to ban fracking. Several countries, including France, Switzerland, and Bulgaria have also banned this noxious and dangerous [...] Pat H on May 20, 2012, 7:00 am Maryhill Museum of Art with spring lupines. (Photography: Nayland Wilkins) This isolated museum, which sits on 5,300 acres located in Washington State’s Columbia River Gorge about two hours east of Portland, derives some of its annual income from leases for the 15 wind turbines that have been installed on its grounds, part of a huge [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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