"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Republican presidential candidates apparently are in a feverish race to show how extreme they can be, and thus somehow grab headlines away from the media vortex that is Donald Trump. Chris Christie is the latest. He proposes to welcome legal…
Las Vegas recycles all indoor water, purifying it, then sending it back to Lake Mead to be used again. Although its population is now 2 million, Vegas uses less Colorado River water than it did 15 years ago when the…
Hawaii, a leader in renewable energy out of necessity, just opened their first Ocean Thermal Conversion Energy Power plant. It is a test plant that will power 120 homes. Much bigger plants are coming, with the potential to power 100,000…
The 3-month precipitation outlook shows above-average probability for much of the American West, including Colorado, source of crucial Colorado River water. Southern California will get more rain, however the rest of the state, where most of the water storage is,…
The Shanghai Composite got demolished today, dropping 8.5% in one day, triggering selloffs in European markets and here too. (US futures are down 4% before the open.) Chinese officials are calling it Black Monday. Government intervention in their market to…
Google’s new router is indeed innovative. It has thirteen antennas, switches constantly to find the best channel, and more. However, it does automatic updates and monitoring from the Google mothership, and apparently quite a bit of seriously creepy snooping around.…
Las Vegas never rests. The casinos are always renovating, innovating. 64% of Strip casino revenue now comes from non-gaming activities like entertainment, shopping, food, nightclubs, etc. In a way, casinos are like startups, not afraid to reinvent themselves or try something…