Month November 2003

Drinking water from fog Clouds on tap A beautifully low-tech solution to freshwater access in areas with negligible rainfall, fog-collection arrays have been successfully installed in Chile, Nepal, southern Africa, and other dry, mountainous regions worldwide. “Fog collectors are inexpensive,…

Connect the dots F.B.I. “scrutinizes” antiwar rallies The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to…

Rent a protestor Lobbysmith.com allows anyone to hire a lobbyist, protestor or advocate OR provide lobbying, protest or advocacy services for others. At first I thought this might be a satire site. It’s not! Someone has put considerable time, thought,…

RefDesk.com This amazing website packs a stupendous number of useful links onto the home page, and displays them all neatly and in a highly readable format – not an easy task! There are links to reference tools, dictionaries, headlines, newspapers,…

From the fine folks at Draft Nader 2004 The Ralph Nader bobblehead doll