Oregon Tech to be completely powered by geothermal
The plant will become the sole power source for the school in a few years, making Oregon Tech the only university to be powered completely by geothermal energy. This is for both heat and energy.
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 August 2008
South Ossetia update
Georgia calls for Ossetia ceasefire but Moscow appears to be ignoring them. At the same time, a Georgia minister says their troops are ‘merely regrouping’ and not retreating from South Ossetia. Russian media confirms that, saying Georgia troops have broken…
The good news: Commidity prices, including oil, are falling
The bad news: It’s because worldwide recession is lessening demand.
Georgia pulls out of South Ossetia
An [Georgia] interior ministry spokesman told the BBC it was not a military defeat but a necessary step to protect civilians from a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Right. Not a defeat at all. Why would anyone think that after attacking your own…
Georgia declares ‘state of war’for 15 days
Even if the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline were operational, which it apparently isn’t, there is little chance that oil will be piped through it for the next 15 days. And, uh, why are they just declaring war for 15 days – and…