Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The rainbow was a fortuitous event. Close-up (Click both for full-sized view)
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month July 2008
Doing the Lord’s work in Hilo
Hilo nearly got hit with a major lava flow in the 1840’s and has been walloped twice by tsunamis. We went to the Pacific Tsunami Museum there, which is often staffed by people who survived them. Hawaii now has buoys…
They’re also suspicious about that law of gravity thing
One-third of Conservative MPs don’t accept climate change.
Beating fertilizer inflation: piss on your garden
Turns out human urine is a great source of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous. It must be said that Sue, a avid gardener, and her brother who has a degree in biochemistry and who is currently outside tending to the vegetables…
Seaweed as biofuel source
Seaweed can be easily grown and harvested, requires no land, has a much higher yield than land crops, and can be grown in harsh climates. It can also be processed into biofuel, giving us one more renewable source of energy…