http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:45:32 -0500 Main Page Blogware amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/4/3775817.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/4/3775817.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:43:00 -0500 Let women decide and the overpopulation will subside. Take the government, religion, and eternal growth craving bottomline corporate think that rules them out of the equation. Every religion and corporate culture trying to outpopulate the others. A steep rise in the quality of life employing renewable energy and agriculture and conservation of resources would allow that human rights transition to proceed. With clean, safe water and at least minimal nutrition and medical guarantees, the situation of desperate survival reproduction would dwindle. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/2/3773014.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/2/3773014.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:00 -0500 This video of Sen Reid dissing fossil fuel reminds me of the revolting performance of Jack Welch (former head of GE), earlier today. He is the poster child for McCain's energy policy. "Neutron" (the people dissapear, but the building is still there) Jack was on MSNBC this morning, looking the (hi-tech overmedicated)zombie that McCain will be a couple years after taking the bush throne; croaking this, "Drill, drill, drill, build 45 new nuclear power plants!" Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/1/3770596.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/1/3770596.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:06:00 -0500 So says this artcle, backed by an actual scientific study. Not just my usual extrapolation. This is great news! Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/26/3763952.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/26/3763952.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:56:00 -0500 On the effect of unregulated trading (speculation) on oil prices. It creates demand nearly equal to the demand China has in oil markets. Hmmm, wonder if that raises prices? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/25/3762558.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/25/3762558.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:28:00 -0500 Excellent! Watch the video! VP Cantwell? Yep. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/25/3761740.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/25/3761740.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:28:00 -0500 Check out this goofy candy commercial. Based on the premise that "blogging about our ideals" is sexy. Too bad it doesn't really work, or does it? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/24/3761708.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/24/3761708.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:43:00 -0500 He's the real thing, real reform is on the way. Not perfect on every energy issue by any means, but bucking the trend to ignore hedge fund trading abuses shows real allegiance to this nation dedicated to the best interests of we the people. Dedicated not so long ago on the time scale of human history. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/24/3759983.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/24/3759983.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:53:00 -0500 Nope, congressional testimony says it's so. 2 bucks of every 4 dollar gallon of gas goes to hedge funds. The Enron loophole is doing the same for everything we buy. This is how the rich get richer, they stash their ill-gotten gains in hedge funds for even more ill-gotten gains. Then protect their wealth by protecting hedge fund corruption, with the infamous loophole leading the way. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/22/3758247.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/22/3758247.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:56:00 -0500 So the Gulf Stream conveyor could stop in a few years after the arctic ice and greenland glaciers melt? Evidently yes, as this recenty retrieved Greenland ice core data shows. What could be a more catastrophic weather condition than massive flooding and storm surge followed by glacial conditions overtaking large population centers like NYC? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/22/3757409.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/22/3757409.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:35:00 -0500 So far high prices are helping to focus on alternatives to gas guzzling. . But this offshore drilling issue shows just how touchy this is. If we are seen as taking satisfaction in the pain at the pump, we could lose this election. Concentrating on price is the way to defeat the GOP tactics. The Rovian tactic of tarring the eco-minded as anti-economy. Voters can see through it if we help by staying on message. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/21/3756028.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/21/3756028.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:13:00 -0500 It is very hard to compare mpg ratings to determine which vehicles save more GHG and oil. Confusion is the result. And bad policy based on lobbyist exploitation of that confusion. Reframing, it's the way to win in politics, the zen method common to Ghandi and Obama. Change the perspective and backward thinking dissapears into the vanishing point. Aum. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/20/3754012.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/20/3754012.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:40:00 -0500 The right batteries have arrived for a plugin hybrid conversion. 125 pounds worth, 5 of these batteries will store 6 kwh, which is equivalent to a gallon of gas. And only costs 75 cents. That could get you 40 or 50 miles on plugin power in a really economical car. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/20/3753975.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/20/3753975.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:53:00 -0500 And all that fertilizer will release a mess of GHG in the form of methane from the cellulose stored in wetlands where it ends up. It will also cause huge weed overgrowth, temporarily soaking up some CO2, yes. But it will be rereleased (in a 21x worse GHG form) as that weed overgrowth kills the lakes and the weeds and fish die and turn into methane too. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/19/3752826.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/19/3752826.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:47:00 -0500 The "Enron loophole"! Finally a name is put to insider hedge fund market manipulation. The special loophole for Enron also applies to every energy source. It was engineered by Enron lobbyists and pushed through into law by by Phil Gramm, McBush's economic expert. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/15/3746031.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/15/3746031.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:14:00 -0500 These golf cart sized green, GHG free, plugin vehicles are being legalized for limited road use all over, almost everywhere people retire. Why not make them rentable with a credit card slot, wirelessly connected to the net. This could replace how many cars over the next 20 years? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741995.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741995.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:42:00 -0500 Another excellent article by bio-d at Grist on possible ways to convert a Toyota Yaris to a partial plugin hybrid. This idea may fit your vehicle with a fairly simple kit of parts and easy installation by a local mechanic or do-it-your-selfer. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741971.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741971.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:07:00 -0500 Great article here from the illustrious JCWinnie, who I am proud to say commented on a recent article of mine. It details how IBM is working on a technology previously demonstrated to boost solar PV efficiency to 38% in National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) tests. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741937.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3741937.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:36:00 -0500 How could this be? As much power from kites a km up in the wind connected to a huge carousel on the ground, as from a nuclear reactor. Hmmm... Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/12/3741903.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/12/3741903.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:45:00 -0500 This floating wind power design came up on Grist today, finally someone else noticed it. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/11/3740093.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/11/3740093.html Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:50:00 -0500 Guess who wins? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/10/3737864.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/10/3737864.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:01:00 -0500 "You will have to pay around $100,000 to $200,000 per acre." Cheaper to pay Lula directly. How much does he charge per acre? If land is worth 100k to agribizz it would most likely net 10 bucks for Lula and his cronies. Bargain pricing! What if we offered 12 bucks per acre to preserve it? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/10/3737856.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/10/3737856.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:52:00 -0500 Another subsidy idea, a direct infusion of cash, through actual consumers, to real capitalism, competitive small local business might be more helpfull for people and the environment. "The human fund..money for people", Larry David's "Seinfeld" fictional approach is much better. Hehey. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/9/3736983.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/9/3736983.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 This time there is a free lunch. But it will cost upfront. Once solar panels, geo heat exchange, plugin hybrids, wind machines, smart grid storage, and biogas backup pay for themselves with savings. All the energy after that is free. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/9/3735175.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/9/3735175.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:06:00 -0500 Where will we get all those economy plugin hybrid cars? There is already a shortage of just plain economy cars. 17 million cars are replaced per year in the US. It would take about 20 years at that pace, to switch them all for plugin hybrids. No problem. That is fast enough. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/6/3731545.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/6/3731545.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:05:00 -0500 A nice graphical representation of various fuels and their price rises during the last 8 years. Given this shocking news, it is surprising that the economy is holding up as well as it has. Add in the huge capital drain of cash flushed down the oil war and OPEC toilet, and it is down right amazing. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/5/3730608.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/5/3730608.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:42:00 -0500 In this episode, the mighty upstart human species actually "plumbs" space itself! Tolkien. meets Joseph Campbell. Astronauts pooping in a bag-like device? Hehey. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/5/3729770.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/5/3729770.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:31:00 -0500 One of the best presentations against nuclear power is out right now, from Amory Lovins and the magnificent Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). And Grist is interviewing him all about it. After beating up on nuclear power with these articles, it would be a great time to introduce a moratorium on new nukes, along with throwing the industry (lobbyists, legislators, and shills) a nice, juicy bone. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/4/3728542.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/4/3728542.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:18:00 -0500 Be warned, this New York Times guest op/ed by a retired gynecologist in his mid-80s recounts the horror he experienced repairing the damage done by back alley and do-it-yourself abortion attempts, back before Roe vs Wade made abortion legal. A McCain win would most assuredly result in another Scalia corporate right loving clone on the supreme court, thus overthrowing reproductive rights for women. The cruel (faux moralistic) corporate-growth-above-everything daddy state would be in charge of women's reproductive organs again. Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3726726.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3726726.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:45:00 -0500 Building vertical greenhouses, a foolish trade off of cows ($$$) for beans? I thought about this for awhile, skyscraper farming. I have envisioned malls and large building being retrofitted with solar greenhouses on their south facing walls and roofs. But imagine whole skyscrapers? But how do you get the light to do this without burning (with coal fired power plants, literally) electric power? Main Page amazngdrx http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3726700.html http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3726700.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:16:00 -0500 Re-framing. It could be the most powerful rhetorical tool ever. By going beyond rhetoric right into the subconscious, collective hive mind? We are talking about the fractals that order the actions of the human herd. Subconscious hive mind rules of interaction. Sounds and tones that tell the tale of where the last worker bee to come up with some actual nectar, found that nectar. Main Page