Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Another Grim Moment in Marketing…
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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) […]
Posted in Business, Environment, Energy, Automobiles, Industrial Design, U.S. Navy, Aircraft |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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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, […]
Posted in Congress, Environment, Energy, Automobiles |
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska
Time.com
By WESLEY LOY / Anchorage – Sat Jul 18, 3:30 pm ET
A group of hunters aboard a small boat out of the tiny Alaska village of Wainwright were the first to spot what would eventually be called “the blob.” It was a dark, floating mass stretching for miles […]
Posted in Bush, Environment, Cheney, Movies, Global Warming, ...And Many More., 1950s, Alaska |
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Ocean 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 […]
Posted in Environment, Energy, Comics, Science, Technology, Water |
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Constance Coldspring
has sent this piece which shows the results of 8 more years of
Compassionate Conservatism.
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20-year life gap separates city’s poorest, wealthy
By Annie Linskey | annie.linskey@baltsun.com
October 16, 2008
In West Baltimore’s impoverished Hollins Market neighborhood, where the average life expectancy is about 63 years, residents shared beers and cigarettes on their front steps at midday yesterday […]
Posted in Environment, Health, Wealth, The Poor, Maryland |
Friday, September 26th, 2008
updated 8:25 p.m. EDT, Tue September 23, 2008
Polar bears resort to cannibalism as Arctic ice shrinks
By Marsha Walton
CNN
(CNN) — Summer is over in the northern hemisphere, but it’s been another chilling season for researchers who study Arctic sea ice.
Disappearance of Arctic ice cover may affect storm systems, storm tracks and crops, according to researchers.
“It’s definitely […]
Posted in Environment, Nature, Global Warming, Arctic |
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can’t Have
by David Kiley
Friday, September 19, 2008
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If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car is made by […]
Posted in Business, Environment, Automobiles, Europe, Technology |
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 […]
Posted in Environment, Energy, Holier Than Thouists-Conservative Evangelical Arm, Alaska, Oil, Sarah Palin |
Friday, August 29th, 2008
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That may be true, but she has experience where it counts for the current Washington regime and its hand-maiden McCain…
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McCain’s VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska
Think Progress
“…Palin’s reformer image took a hit last month when she was accused of attempting to get a state trooper fired. That state trooper […]
Posted in Environment, Nature, John S. McCain III, Weapons, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Alaska, Sarah Palin |
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
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By DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 22, 4:07 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is providing insufficient time for public comment as it seeks to loosen rules protecting endangered species, representatives of more than 100 conservation groups charged Friday.
Posted in administration, Bush, Environment, Nature |
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
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This image provided by the Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, Ohio, taken July 25, 2008, shows a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a prominent glacier in northern Greenland. The crack, at center, right, is seven miles long and about half a mile wide. It is about half the width […]
Posted in Bush, Environment, Cheney, Movies, Global Warming, 1950s |
