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Deja vu all over again

Deja vu all over againNews is slow today.*yawn* the news must be slow today.Ehrlich was wrongHow many years and billions of people does it take for people to just get over the population bomb? Almost 3 billion people have been added to the planet since Ehrlich's book came out, and...

Tags: Ehrlich, Deja Vu

Discussion threads 2009-06-13

Amazon 'Kindled' thoughts: Should Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 be renamed to Fahrenheit 1981?

Amazon 'Kindled' thoughts: Should Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 be renamed to Fahrenheit 1981?DRM the real problemDRM and endless copyright are the real problem. The books at Project Gutenberg will never go out of print. They have already bee dublicated on hundreds of web sites and thousands, if not millions of devices.Only...

Tags: Digital media, environmentalism, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Google trys to turn out the lights in San Francisco

Google trys to turn out the lights in San FranciscoHave we come to this?We can split the atom and we're reduced to turning out the lights for an hour each night like some third world country.Thank you environmentalists. In thirty years we'll look like North Korea."trys" ??? How 'bout...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

25 Jobs That Let You Go Green

In the past few decades, American lawmakers, citizens and businesses are exploring various ways to "Go green," with hopes of preserving the earth's natural resources and our standard of living. Consumers are increasingly choosing organic produce. This paper explains just a few jobs with green opportunities out there. With environmentalism...

Tags: Job, CareerBuilder, Environmentalism

White papers 2007-09-24

Global warming, not asteroid, cause of extinction?

Global warming, not asteroid, cause of extinction?Timing of this story is dubious at bestWhyzit that these stories of global warming and disasters etc ALWAYS seem to crop up whenever Bush is doing something uber public?I have my (cough, cough) theories. Oh yeah and I liked the nice touch at...

Tags: environmentalism, poverty, global warming, pollution, Permian, extinction

Discussion threads 2005-01-20

Iceland buses come clean with hydrogen

Iceland buses come clean with hydrogenNow this is an example ofan earlier comment I made about Europe producing some awesome technologies. Now granted Iceland is not technically Europe, the cities that are participating in the experiement are. And where is the US? Oh yes that's right, falling behind the rest...

Tags: poverty, environmentalism, global warming, Bottom line is fossil fuel, pollution, U.S. Government, Kyoto Protocol, Iceland, hydrogen

Discussion threads 2005-01-12

Additional Resources

Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona

Who could he be talking about?How about the 57% of people in America who don't buy carbon emissions causing global warming?Looks like the other "vested interests" needs to step up their re-education regime, er, I mean, need to do more "raising awareness."Lies told to control populationOh yeah, look at Al...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Kevin Rudd

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

KFC UNThinking at the UN

With such a culture and history of corruption the UN shouldn't be lecturinganyone, not even KFC. And they should take their own advice on environmentalism. They jumped the shark to hysteria and can't even remember what precautionary means. Unlike the UN I have more respect for Colonel Sanders than I...

Tags: KFC Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

The real-life energy battles are NOT fought in Congress

humm, I don't think we have all the facts.humm, okay.I'm gonna say that there's probably a lot of details involved, and the EPA probably didn't wake up one day, grow a green heart, and take action just because they turned green one day.And don't look now, but the Democrats aren't...

Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, energy battle, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?

Population growth is NOT a problemSpend a few days reading at http://globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com/ and you will be convinced that DECLINING populations are the problem that we should be concerned about.RE: What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?Not often that I agree with you, but you...

Tags: capitalism, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

2010 Kia Forte SX

Photo gallery:2010 Kia Forte SXKia follows up its stylish, boxy Soul model with the all new 2010 Kia Forte, further evidence of Kia rebranding itself as a maker of practical, well-built, and economical cars. Whereas the Soul stands out for its unique body style, the Forte hides behind a relatively...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Network technology, audio system, standard iPod integration, Forte Software, Kia Motors Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-31

denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?

Wow!This is the first time 100% have agreed with me for a microsecond!RE: denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?Somebody hasn't done their homework on the Scope's trial. Just a quick overview; 1) The Scopes trial was sponsored by the ACLU (they wanted to test the Butler (anti-Darwinism act) in the court system;2) John Scopes...

Tags: global warming, American Civil Liberties Union, Dover

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Vicious cycle: Climate change stresses grid. Outages occur. Repeat.

Well duh"... 90 percent of the electric utilities that regularly report climate change activity to the Carbon Disclosure Project believe they are at risk from climate change and water shortages."Of course, this is where all the money is credits and new taxes.A utility would be negligent not analysing climate change...

Tags: propaganda, climate change, grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Colbert heats up global warming

Too funnySo, 350ppm means certain environmental disaster? And we're already above that? Hmmm...Back to the drawing board...I really REALLY resent the Chicken Littles running around screaming their heads off, and I'm gradually getting the feeling that, even if originally well-intentioned, they can't see the forest for the trees.What...

Tags: disclamer, Colbert, global warming, scientific community, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?

Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?No.Govt. sponsored research is only a big edge for products where the government is the customer (nuclear bombs, stealth jets, tanks, etc.)When the market decides that green products and tech is desirable, then a market with less government baggage will produce...

Tags: COMPANIES, green technology, government

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Americans do not agree on global warming

Americans do not agree on global warmingFamous Lenin quote...Yes, the Communist Leader Lenin is known for this quote; 'A lie told often enough becomes the truth'....Obama is nothing more than a closet Communist, he wants Americans to suffer, look at the damage he has done telling GM & Chrysler to...

Tags: global warming, survey

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Veggie food v. global warming

Veggie food v. global warmingWhat is next breathing......ENOUGH already, I am sick to death of hearing about this made up lie to control what people drive, what they eat, how much energy they use to now meat!Good grief, there is NO proof of any of this except an agenda being...

Tags: global warming, Veggie food, Veggie, meat, food

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Electric cars in America--the price point

Electric cars in America--the price pointElectric cars in America--the price pointMy concern in addition to the price of the electric car is where do I plug it in to charge it? If its my house then how much is my electric bill going to be raised while its charging?...

Tags: C02, disposal, power generation station, electric car, car, price point

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?

Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?RE: Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?Energy conservation is great and benefits everyone. Carbon credits are phony. Much warming data is built on computer models that don't show any warming unless a "correction factor" is added.If Al Gore is so serious about climate...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, TVs, Energy Conservation, Carbon Credits, tax, Humanity!, climate change, Obamasiah, Climate Change

Discussion threads 2009-03-28

Here's one view of a green future: more jobs and healthier planet

Here's one view of a green future: more jobs and healthier planetThe luddite denialists will do everything to prevent it from happeningThey will deny it, they will call it a hoax, they'll claim they have "scientific" evidence on the contrary, etc."The report sees nearly eight million green energy jobs by...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, healthier planet, green future, SQC, cleaner energy, hoax

Discussion threads 2009-03-12