You can’t find them at Lowes…
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(Rajesh Kumar Singh, Associated Press / May 15, 2010) via chicagotribune.net
Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Speaking At Trade Association Funded By BP, Gov. Perry Claims Rig Disaster Is An ‘Act Of God’–Think Progress headline, 5/5/2010
Thursday, May 6th, 2010*
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The story is here.
Images: (God creates man by Michelangelo) via reason.com; (blowout) d2eosjbgw49cu5.cloudfront.net via trends-search.com; (BP logo) via designlessbetter.com;(hard hat) via accrete.com
While the USA is not a monarchy, why do We, the People, seem overly preoccupied with royal monuments to commodities?
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010*
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THE CORN PALACE
Mitchell, South Dakota
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THE COAL PALACE
Ottumwa, Iowa
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THE OIL PALACE
Tyler, Texas
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THE COW PALACE
San Francisco, California
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THE SALT PALACE
Salt Lake City, Utah
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The RED TURKEY WHEAT PALACE
Goessel, Kansas
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THE PIZZA PALACE
Various Venues, USA
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And…finally America’s favorite…
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THE PORK PALACE
Gaviota, California
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Images:(Corn)media-2.web.britannica.com via britannica.com;(Wheat)kyways.lib.ks.us;durantamusements.com;
(Oil)citynoise.org;(Cow)theconcertproject.files.wordpress.com;
(Salt)visitsaltlake.com;(Coal)en.wikipedia.org; (Pork)porkpalace.com
Workers and families finish third.
Friday, April 23rd, 2010*
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Related News
* Transocean rig loss’s financial impact mulled
Thu, Apr 22 2010
* UPDATE 2-Oil rig off Louisiana has sunk, fire out
Thu, Apr 22 2010
* Workers missing after blast, fire hit oil rig
Thu, Apr 22 2010
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This is the key//That’s the vehicle//Open the doors//Where’s the people?
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Another Grim Moment in Marketing…
AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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Images: (smoke) pyr.ec.gc.ca; (saab 93) en-wikimedia.org; (Saab ad) vintagetechnology.com; (military plane) worldwide-military.com; (clouds) ics.uci.edu; (T-Bird) user morrea via en-wikipedia.org; (ejection suit) canit.se; (Saab Aero X) zeenz.nl; (aqurium) aquarium.com; (Fiat) en-wikipedia.org; (Van) renault-logan.eastroblog.com; (church) freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com; (purple curtains) party.pro.com; (Nose Art) aert-letters.com;(French doors) (Versailles) (BMW) edge-inc.net; (Mercedes) readthisblog.net; (’57 Ford) tocmp.com; (Mazda) […]
A caster of thousands…
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Nissan Races to Make Smaller, Cheaper Cars; Industry Shifts Strategy;
As Big-Vehicle Sales Fade; Simplifying the Doors
By AMY CHOZICK
October 22, 2007; Page A1Wall Street Journal online
ATSUGI, Japan — At a top-secret session on car designs at a Nissan Motor Co. technical center, chief product strategist Carlos Tavares recited the company’s ambitious new mission: to sell an […]
Hybrid…Schmybrid!!
Sunday, September 27th, 2009*
Are they trying to tell us that elected officials are liars and hypocrites?
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As On Deadline mentioned earlier today, a photo of House Speaker Dennis Hastert switching cars leads Yahoo’s most-sent photo list this morning. The Republican lawmaker had attended an event to promote hydrogen-powered vehicles, appeared to head back to the Capitol in one, […]
Here is an interesting op-ed piece from the Anchorage Daily News.
Sunday, January 4th, 2009Anchorage Daily News
Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin
Dan Fagan
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(01/03/09 00:02:01)
Have you noticed how our governor seems to have convinced herself only some of the rules apply to her?
This attitude was really at the heart of Troopergate. It also allows her to do things like take cash from the state for spending more than 300 nights in […]
Vlad always gets his man.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008In Hard Times, Russia Tries to Reclaim Industries
The New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: December 7, 2008
BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin’s top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the […]
Chester Gould would have been pleased!
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists
A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.
By Jasper Copping
Last Updated: 2:39PM GMT 29 Nov 2008
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists. Existing technologies require an average current of five or six […]
Have we been mistaking voter stupidity as ignorance all these many years?
Monday, September 8th, 2008*
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State paid for trip when Palin told students to pray for pipeline
By RICHARD MAUER
rmauer@adn.com
Published: September 7th, 2008 01:57 AM
Last Modified: September 7th, 2008 02:39 AM
Gov. Sarah Palin used state funds in June when she traveled from Juneau to Wasilla to speak to graduating evangelical students and urge them to fan out through Alaska “to make […]
Heck, Palin isn’t even asking the bears to run a marathon and bicycle 112 miles.
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Sarah Palin: Tough on polar bears
Boston.com Staff
August 29, 2008 04:22 PM
In May, Palin said she would sue the federal government after it declared polar bears an endangered species. Here’s what the Anchorage Daily News reported:
She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off […]