Enviro links
Bigger, flashier Times Square ball is powered by LEDs Japan’s first solar cargo ship sets sail Diesel ski shuttles now run on veggie oil from restaurants Sunlight can illuminate new LCD panel
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 December 2008
English memorial to US soldiers killed in D-Day practice invasion
Torcross memorial tank. It was recovered from the ocean. Torcross memorial plaque. From the Amazon description of The Forgotten Dead by Ken Small. On April 28, 1944, a rehearsal for the D-Day landings off England’s Devon coast went terribly wrong.…
Ethanol from corn cobs
Project LIBERTY is how POET, the largest producer of ethanol in the world, will commercialize the production of cellulosic ethanol from corn cobs. This video explains how it will happen. For more information, go to or The video…
Rick Wolff on economic crisis and socialist strategy
Noted Scholar and author Rick Wolff discusses the Economic Crisis and Socialist Strategy at the Brecht Forum/NY Marxist School October 6th, 2008 “Everyone was in on it and everyone is in trouble now. Any differentiation between Wall Street and Main…
Solar power tower
When completed in 2012 this 1000 meter tall solar power tower will be the biggest on the planet.