Month July 2009

Energy shortages worldwide

Energyshortage has a clickable map with info on short term and long term energy shortages worldwide, with detailed blog posts too. The Oil Drum has more, especially about India, where a lack of monsoon rain for hydroelectric power has led…

What’s happening to Pacifica Radio?

Pacifica, a proudly left-wing independent radio network, has been wobbling noticeably lately. Endless fundraisers. Rumors of ultra-leftists trying to jack the leadership of WBAI in NY. KPFA in Berkeley was riven by factions when we lived in S.F. recently. The…

Merle Hazard. Bailout

Merle Hazard is perhaps best known for his songs about the credit crisis. He is the first and only country singer to write about mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, and physics. MerleHazard.com

Trash sensors will show where your garbage goes

Researchers at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab have developed smart tags to be attached to individual pieces of your trash and send its location back in real time. One reason for this is to determine if the trash gets dumped illegally…