Month June 2008

Climate Change Media Quiz

Alex Lockwood has a Climate Change Media Quiz with this photo as the “non-commercial break”. Sample question: 4. Multiple Choice: What percentage of the Republican members of Congress in the US have rejected the climate science that human activity is…

Report. More secret documents found on London train

Okay, wait a minute. How come two anonymous “members of the public”, on two different occasions, conveniently turn over “lost” secret papers to giant British media outlets? If you were a genuinely concerned British citizen, and you found some confidential…

Solar thermal-biofuel hybrid power

New power plants ordered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California will generate renewable power constantly using solar thermal plus steam turbines powered by biofuel from the nearby Central Valley. Thus they will be able to create electricity anytime,…

Storing renewable energy

Triple Pundit explains why being able to store renewable energy is crucial. It’s cost effective, as it can allow electricity to be released during peak hours when it’s needed and the price is higher. Also, it increases energy autonomy and…

Why is capitalism failing us?

Doug Page at Dissident Voice asks this in a thoughtful essay detailing the flaws of capitalism. The elite make the money, the workers get shafted, and overproduction leads to economic downturns. Standard Marxist theory, really, even if Page doesn’t appear…