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Polizeros Radio. Libya. Underpants gnomes. Japan

Tonight’s show was lively. Among the topics discussed: The Libya ‘no-fly zone’ is a full-scale attack from the air. But this is akin to the South Park underpants gnomes whose business plan was 1) collect underpants, 2) something happens, 3)…

Finding the energy to do it right

The severity of the earthquake tsunami catastrophe that struck Japan last Friday is just now being absorbed, in bits and pieces of anecdotal commentary. The idea that they were able to rescue a man from the rooftop of his home…

Japan plans adoption of fuel cell vehicles by 2015

The Japanese government is working towards a steady supply of high grade hydroden and researchers have developed a low-cost replacement for platinum and palladium, which are used by fuel cells to create electicity. Being a large island smaller than the…

Japan plans space-based solar power

Treehugger suggests the Japan Space Agency say the power will be beamed back to earth by “solar stream” rather than the ominous-sounding if more accurate phrase, “laser beam.” Of course, no military on the planet would ever dream of having…

Communist Party in Japan ascendant

They now have 410,000 members. Many are new, young, and disaffected. The ruling LDP by contrast has about a million members. By dispensing with ideological rhetoric and focusing on welfare and jobs, the JCP has struck a chord with students,…