Archive for October, 2007

And no thank you, Hil

by George Seldes
October 15th, 2007 at 16:15:50

Jack Bog’s Blog has a great post highlighting the GOP love for Hilary — good reason for progressives to know which candidate to avoid.  Today’s sign was a valentine to Hilary by the execrable Charles Krauthammer.  That the GOP and the right wing are falling in line for her says one of two things:
1) They [...]

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Environmental Protocol

by J.D. Adams
October 11th, 2007 at 21:53:49

OSU’s Electrical Engineers created this presentation just for you. The pdf, ‘Wave Energy Opportunities and Developments‘, outlines not only the technology but also the environmental protocol being followed in the assessment of wave energy. Scientists are quite aware of the potential effects of electromagnetism and mechanics on marine ecosystems. Data is now being collected that [...]

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The Rising Tide of Renewable Energy

by J.D. Adams
October 9th, 2007 at 10:24:45

The US Department of Energy has released statistics showing that the total consumption of renewable energy increased almost 7% in 2006. Solar power was in the lead with an increase of 45%, followed by biofuels at 27.6%. In the DOE Newsletter, it’s reported that Solar Thermal Power Plants of 200-300 MW are planned for Florida [...]

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Peak Oil in September, 2007

by Lloyd Gordon
October 8th, 2007 at 12:41:11

Good News
ODOT is giving deep thought to lining its highways with photovoltaics, a common sight in Germany. They reason that substantial parts of highway corridors are used for nothing else so why not? Planners are thinking of a slow start – not so many kilowatt hours to begin with. They need to gain the experience [...]

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Sidewalk people and social injustice

by Margaret Smith
October 7th, 2007 at 07:39:00

Life is either light or dark. The other night, my therapy-dog-in-training Conor and I walked the main boulevard near my Portland house and got to see what street people see: social injustice. You’re either in or you’re out. At least eight people along the 10-block stretch sat on the cold sidewalk outside busy, well-lit, Friday-night-crowd restaurants. The sidewalk [...]

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Why to vote YES on M. 50

by George Seldes
October 3rd, 2007 at 18:04:56

Because Big Tobacco is replacing smokers just as fast as it kills them.

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