Month December 2008

Sinclair C5 electric vehicle. 1980.

The Exhibit is in the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales The Sinclair C5 was an early attempt at an EV. This 1980 attempt flopped commercially but still, it was visionary (if too small for city driving.)

Two weeks in Britain and Wales

We head back to San Francisco on Monday. It’s been a great vacation. Got to visit with Howard Ingham, his wife, and three kids in Wales. Sue and Wood met on a chat board ten years ago. He flew to…

Coal sludge deluges homes

Photo: J. Miles Carey/Knoxville News Sentinel, via Associated Press 300 million gallon of toxic coal sludge broke through a dam and has deluged hundreds of acres of land near Knoxville, Tennessee. Unlike flood waters, which eventually recede, it looks like…

Slaughter in Gaza

Israel has unleashed hell on Gaza. At time of writing 200 men, women, and children are known to have been slaughtered in airstrikes using US supplied fighter aircraft. Over 300 are known to be injured, many of whom will undoubtedly…

Madoff news. 12/27

The web of corruption, fraud, and destroyed lives created by Madoff’s scam continues to spread. The French financier who lost $1.7 billion of client’s money in Madoff fund, also lost his entire fortune and that of friends and family. He…