Tidal power for Ireland
Six proposed submerged turbines could provide power for 2,700 homes. Imagine the power that could be generated if there were thousands of them delivering electricity on an utterly reliable timetable based on the tides.
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 November 2011
Rabble-rousing political cartoons from the 1930’s
This is the work of Syd Hoff, who wrote for the New Yorker and did the cartoons under a pseudonym for Daily Worker titling them The Ruling Clawss. Phil Nel has more.
Reinvent the Toilet. Gates Foundation
Four out of 10 people worldwide don’t have a safe way to poop. Find out why we need a toilet revolution. We need new ideas to help reduce disease and find new ways to turn crap into valuable stuff, like…
EU to Greece. Forget that bothersome democracy stuff
Democracy is tolerated until it threatens the global markets that empower the financial/political Elite. Then it becomes a mortal danger to be subverted or overthrown. The message is clear: saving the Eurozone’s banks and Elite bondholders is more important than…
Poverty an increasing problem in California’s agricultural areas
Nearly 25% of California farmworkers and their families live in poverty and almost 70% have no health insurance. Many face what academics call “food insecurity,” which means they’re going hungry and often wondering where the next meal is coming from.…