Dueling Pro-, Anti-War Victories in the Senate
18 senators voted in support of an exit timetable, but there were still some notable senators who voted No. And we know why.
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.
Day May 27, 2010
Vertical wind turbine design
Wind power is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative energy in the world. More and more, wind power mills are seen in the countryside, in large wind farms and for the most part, away from city life. But…
The economy is not well
Alan Abelson in Barron’s One in every 10 Americans missed a mortgage payment in the first quarter of this year — a new record. One in 10 Americans’ credit-card usage is being written off — also a new record. One…
Pecan Street Project. More than smart grid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC5a3Wv2OsQ&feature=player_embedded The Pecan Street Project [in Austin TX] is a community-wide collaboration to fully reinvent the energy delivery system. It’s more than a smart grid project. Pecan Street is an ambitious effort to empower customers and innovators to use the…
Liberal blogs wistfully propose what Obama should do on Gulf oil leak
There’s been a spate of articles from liberal and progressive blogs lately saying what Obama should do on the spill. The tone is wistful, like they’re finally realizing that no, he isn’t going to do the right thing, that’s he’s…