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Alaskan village sues myriad energy corps over global warming: Alaskan village sues myriad energy corps over global warmingWhydoes the high tide effect one side and not the other?BecauseIt the water level isn't rising due to global warming. In fact, global temperatures dropped .75 C in 2007.This is nothing more than ambulance chasing by this little village, who are being...; Tags: global warming, barrier island, barrier, Alaskan; Discussion threads 2008-03-06

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Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past: To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...; Tags: Oil, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuel, Chris Nelder, Nelder, IEA, U235, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.: The U.S. Department of Interior has just listed the polar bear as a "threatened" species, that is legally and technically different than being listed as "endangered." The Feds based their announcement on studies by government scientists. Global warming is reducing Arctic sea ice off...; Tags: Bear, Global Warming, Bloomberg News, Wetzler, Kivalina, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Yes, you can get internet access in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska: I am conducting shipchecks on an Alaskan Marine Highways ferry this week in the Gulf of Alaska with stops in Kodiak, Homer, Seldovia, Whittier, Cordova, and Port Lions. I was afraid I would be completely offline and out of touch, but it turns out that the particular vessel I am...; Tags: Internet Access, Speed, Alaska, Download Speed, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-03-26
I can live without gold, buy less gasoline, but NO salmon!: Awright, this commodities thing is getting outta hand. I can ignore gold at over $1000 per ounce. I wasn't gonna really buy my wife an anniversary ring anyway. And walking more, buying less gas, will be good for me. Sure coffee will go to $10 a...; Tags: Allthis, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-16

Alaskan village sues myriad energy corps over global warming: Photo courtesy Luke Cole and Center on Race, Poverty & Environment. The Native Alaskans who live in little Kivalina are suing two dozen corporations for damages. The picture above is nearly forty years old. It shows Kivalina in the 1960s. The native village...; Tags: Lawsuit, Global Warming, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Black oil, white bears and the color of money: Map of polar bear populations, courtesy USGS and IFAW. [Click image to enlarge.] The auction's over and the feds may rake in nearly three billion dollars for leases on land nobody will ever see. Land in the new oil and gas leases is far...; Tags: Oil, Bear, Government, Blogging, Internet, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Storing sun and wind power: Storing sun and wind powerRe: HistoryI'm against opening up the reserves in Alaska and the Gulf. What's great about petroleum reserves is that they never go away until we use them. Do you honestly believe we'll see an end to petroleum consumption in the next 100 years? We're going to...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, MegaWatt, HIGH PRICE, energy generation, wind power, energy storage; Discussion threads 2007-12-05
Could the 'War of the Worlds' scare happen today?: Could the 'War of the Worlds' scare happen today?Manipulating the massesThe 'war of the worlds is old ha't. The greatest scam of the modern age is "The War On Terror". Can I suggest "The Northwoods Project" as preliminary reading to watching "Zeitgeist", "Loose Change" and "9/11 Mysteries". Then ask yourself...; Tags: scare, 9/11 commission; Discussion threads 2007-10-31
News to know: Yahoo; Enterprise mashups; Ubuntu; Intel; IBM: Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: The 10 top challenges facing enterprise mashups. Dave Greenfield: Top 100 Enterprise 2.0 Links. Dan Farber: Coming up: Web 2.0 Summit Garett Rogers: Google Apps Gmail now uses the Gmail storage counter. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Looking forward to...; Tags: Ubuntu, OSI, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Symbian Inc., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Mashup, Routers & Switches, Web 2.0, Networking, Internet; Blog posts 2007-10-17
Ethanol isn't a magic word: Ethanol isn't a magic wordDissapointing articleI was actually hoping the article would delve into the flawed science behind the ethanol craze. Ethanol is a stupid alternative fuel, driven by government edict, pork and artificially created oil shortages brought on by environmentalist extremism.It's inefficient, results in food shortages and is a...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Ethanol, food; Discussion threads 2007-10-04
Satellite companies partner with Clearwire: Satellite companies partner with ClearwireTo bad ClearWire doesn't use WiMax to its full potentialFrom the story: "WiMax can deliver signals more than a mile in some suburban areas, with peak data rates of about 20 megabits per second. Average user data rates fall between 2Mbps and 8Mbps."But, that's WiMax -...; Tags: Network technology, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, partnership, Clearwire Corp., satellite, WiMAX; Discussion threads 2007-06-14
Nintendo profits soar on DS game sales: Nintendo profits soar on DS game salesBefore Microsoft there was Nintendo in RedmondAs a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere, where more than 40 percent of American households own a Nintendo game system.This news rocks...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, sales, Nintendo Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2007-04-26
Alaskan Coastline Screensaver (exe): Beautiful images of the Alaskan coastline are brought to your computer. See glaciers, coastal volcanoes, serene and still reflective waters and snow covered mountain sides. This download is a 7 day demo with 10 of 30 images displayed until registration code is entered.; Tags: Image; Software downloads 2007-04-25
Alaska commits to a laptop for every middle schooler: Students at Wendler Middle School in Alaska are busily typing away on their new laptops - and teachers and administrators are hoping that access to the technology will help them learn more and have fun while they are cruising the Internet, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The verdict...; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Theyre; Blog posts 2007-01-03
"Oh, great," some techs say: "Pelosi's crowd wants to tax and regulate me to death!!": "Oh, great," some techs say: "Pelosi's crowd wants to tax and regulate me to death!!"voting irregularity!Hmmm! I just voted, and the total vote count was 2... but the tally reads 50% for "i'm happy", 50% for "i'm concerned", and %50 for "no change"...150%? weird! I guess voting irregularity can happen...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Federal government, Government, tax, FCC, Pelosi, Big Government; Discussion threads 2006-11-10
Election Troubles: The Anchorage Daily News reports about technical problems with new Diebold voting machines. From the article:Problems with Alaska’s new touchscreen voting machines slowed election returns Tuesday and caused elections officials to hand count and manually upload vote totals from several precincts across the state. Election coordinator Lauri Wilson said several...; Tags: Implementation, Government projects; Blog posts 2006-08-28
Jon Stewart You Tube video displays Ted Stevens re Internet: you, tubes: Jon Stewart You Tube video displays Ted Stevens re Internet: you, tubesStill trying to figure out StevensI wish someone could tell me why the Senator from Alaska is so deeply involved in legislation regarding companies that are mostly based in California (he does the work the MPAA and RIAA pay...; Tags: video, Ted Stevens, Internet; Discussion threads 2006-07-13
Fight looms over Net neutrality in Senate: Fight looms over Net neutrality in SenateThe free net is over ...Welcome to the locked down, password, garbage so it can be monitored.It was a matter of time, meanwhile the United States is being over ran by open borders, importing billions of dollars from China, offshoring the last 'educated' jobs...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Net Neutrality, U.S. Senate; Discussion threads 2006-06-22
Net neutrality fans pressure U.S. Senate: Net neutrality fans pressure U.S. SenateWe REALLY need this folks...Without Net Neutrality, well, you just ain't seen greed in action, or how it could completely ruin the Internet Experience for everyone.This one is for the people. We need this one.Neutral NetNeutral net is a MUST. The right to non-compromised...; Tags: U.S. Senate, Net Neutrality, government power; Discussion threads 2006-05-24