Space-based solar energy
Solar power created in space would be beamed to earth via microwave. Japan is a leader here, now maybe more than ever.
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 March 2011
Why are protests in Middle East way more effective than here?
500,000 protest cuts in London, and this is inspiring indeed. But the protests in the Middle East / North Africa (MENA)have been vastly more successfully in forcing change than those held in the US / UK. Most of the MENA…
Sarko goes insane
Sarkozy warns Arab rulers they risk intervention if overly violent against their own people Apparently he’s chomping at the bit to invade and bomb Ivory Coast and maybe even Syria too. This is approaching derangement.
Does anyone think we’ll be out of Libya quickly?
Operation Underpants Gnomes grinds on in Libya. The rebels retook a city but the country remains in chaos. Do we arm the rebels? Do we shoot at them if they start abusing civilians? Is regime change the goal? NATO allies…
Chernobyl cleanup survivor to Japan: ‘Run away as quickly as possible’
Natalia Manzurova spent 4 1/2 years cleaning up at Chernobyl. She has multiple health problems due to the radiation and is is the only one of her team still alive. She has a “Chernobyl necklace,” scars on her neck where…