Month May 2008

Algae. Doing biofuel the right way

The Algal Biomass Organization promotes the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from microalgae. There’s no need to use cropland for biofuel when algae can do the job!

Banks freezing HELOCs

The money machine is closing. Banks are shutting down home equity lines of credit completely, or lowering the amount that can be borrowed to 85% of the current (reduced) value of the house. This will cause a ripple effect of…

Windpower 2008

In just a few years, wind power has gone from the fringe to the mainstream, as witness Windpower 2008, with 10,000 expected participants and GE and BP as their “tera-watt” sponsors. It’ll be held next week in Texas where T.…

McLellan

Being a former White House press secretary, Scott McLellan had to know that the Right would attack him viciously for his book, yet he went ahead with it anyway, a commendable and courageous act indeed. “The White House would prefer…