Pat H

Pat H

The Lowline: a proposed underground park in New York

One of my favorite walks in Paris is along the Promenade Plantee, an old railroad viaduct that has been creatively turned into a a delightful succession of prospects. Inspired by the Promenade, New York has its own version, the Highline. Now…

New Vision: (solar) power to the people

An unlikely partnership between a minister and a Czech-born local inventor has created a non-profit organization called New Vision Renewable Energy which is helping residents in Philippi, West Virginia, a community where 20% of the residents have incomes below the poverty…

Deepwater Horizon civil trial delayed

US District Judge Carl Barbier of New Orleans will preside over the civil trial (originally set to begin today but now postponed one week) that seeks to establish the causes of, and liability for, the Deepwater Horizon explosion that triggered the…

Super PACs: who, where and what?

ProPublica has a couple of useful ways of watching where Super Pac money is coming from and where it’s going. To find out who the top 10 donors in each of the 12 largest PACs are, look here. For where (and…

Weekly TSA report

I’m happy to announce that the TSA homepage has finally updated its Week at a Glance feature for the period between February 10th and 16th, 2012: Firearms: 24 loaded; 4 unloaded 3 artfully concealed prohibited item found at checkpoints They’ve added a link to the…