"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Every lunacy has a champion to defend it. If you think Mehserle is just totally innocent and are baffled why a misguided jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the little bitty mishap of shooting Oscar Grant in the…
A friend once booked Black Flag in the Park Plaza in downtown L.A. It is a huge, massively built hotel with thick interior walls downstairs. I was in the bathroom about 2 hours before the show. The walls started…
The Oil Drum Like everything else in China, coal production statistics are simply immense. China now consumes and produces close to 50% of all the coal in the world. Thus, changes in Chinese consumption and / or production may have…
Kraft has cut its net manufacturing waste by 30% and recycles or reuses 90% of its waste. Kraft has several plants that don’t use landfills, as they’ve found alternative uses for all their garbage. Mustard seed hulls leftover from the…
My latest for CAIVN At least 75 cities, counties, and public entities in California are considering cutting public pension benefits as well as raising the amount employees must contribute. Four localities, including San Francisco, will probably have pension-related ballot initiatives…