25 September 2011

Seven Billion of Us? Too many!

Happy Halloween!  There'll be 7 billion of us, as of sometime in late October.  See more at this link.

AICCM | Help spread the word

It's time to finish the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum in Oklahoma City.

AICCM | Help spread the word:

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24 September 2011

U.S. Military to Lead the Way in Renewables? Amazing!

Perhaps the military, with its uneasiness about depending on foreign fuel resources, will show the way to use of clean renewables--not to mention conserving energy in many applications.


Pew Study: Department of Defense Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation to Save Lives, Money - The Pew Charitable Trusts:

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What'll it be: bickering or development?

Ah, can we cool the bickering long enough to do something *constructive* for the future of the country?

If we don't take advantage of our strengths in research by developing high tech products and manufacturing them here, it isn't going to matter much what else we do.

Perhaps electing some grown-ups to sit in the U.S. House of Representatives might be a good first step.

The Phony Solyndra Scandal - NYTimes.com:

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Thou Shalt Not Anger the Lord Thy Oil Company!

Climate science folks are joining biologists and geologists as subjects of anti-science attacks. Unfortunately, the oil companies are a lot better financed than the evolution-denial crowd. :^(

I wonder how long it'll be before the Inquisition returns?

A Legal Defense Fund for Climate Scientists | Mother Jones:

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