Month July 2007

Smartcar road show

The SmartCar is coming to the US. There are already 750,000 of them on the road in 36 countries. Check to see if their traveling road show will be in your area. The Smartcar weighs 1600 pounds, has a 1.0…

Daniel Quinn on the most dangerous idea

Daniel Quinn, well-known in the worlds of deep ecology and anarcho-primitivism, is certainly controversial, given his views that “since population growth is a function of food supply, food aid to impoverished nations merely puts off and dramatically worsens a massive…

Mexico: A nation-state dissolves?

Jeff Vail gives ample documentation and links to show that the nation-state of Mexico is collapsing. John Robb echoes the idea with Just-in-time disruption begins in Mexico. A pipeline was blown up by insurgents, and 800 businesses have been shut…

Washing pollutants out of soil

VeruTEK Technologies has developed an innovative method to destroy industrial pollution in soil without having to excavate. They inject a biodegradable “soap” into the soil. Within a few weeks, it breaks down the contaminant into molecules which are then infused…