Solar thermal power in Spain
It’s just 10MW now and the power is expensive. But it’s basically a prototype. Presumably prices for solar thermal will drop as the technology improves and economies of scale take effect.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Month May 2010
Why Obama should put BP under temporary receivership
Robert Reich If the government can take over giant global insurer AIG and the auto giant General Motors and replace their CEOs, in order to keep them financially solvent, it should be able to put BP’s north American operations into…
A Special Place in Hell / The Second Gaza War: Israel lost at sea
Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, says what the commandos did was lunatic and self-defeating. We are no longer defending Israel. We are now defending the siege, which is itself becoming Israel’s Vietnam. We were determined to avoid an honest look at…
Freedom Flotilla timeline
TPM has a detailed timeline with lots of links and video. Israel says their forces were attacked when they tried to board the ships. But why were they attempting to board civilian ships in international waters?
Sheriffs vs drug smugglers on the Arizona / Mexico border
The new Arizona immigration law is unfair, biased, and targets the wrong people. That immigrant standing on a street hoping for a job isn’t the problem, but he’s being targeted anyway. But the drug smugglers at the border won’t be…