Monthly Archives: March 2010

Remember the State of the Union, way back in January? President Obama shared a vision of our nation’s energy future: But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building … Continue reading →

One of the many features of the Health Care Bill that Nancy Pelosi was oh-so-anxious that we boobs find out about is a new 10% tax on tanning services. That one somehow slipped past most Americans as they watched the … Continue reading →

Calling #EarthHour 2010 a “blip” does a grave injustice to real, honest-to-goodness blips. Our pals at wattsupwiththat.com have completed their multivariate statistical analysis of the impact of last night’s Earth Hour on energy consumption in California: 2010 Earth Hour in … Continue reading →

North Korea celebrates Earth Hour! (Ooops! That photo is from 2006…)

Via our friends at wattsupwiththat.com comes the sad story of South Talpatti Island (a/k/a New Moore Island) in the Bay of Bengal. Or, more precisely, South Talpatti is an ex-island. New Moore is No More, the latest victim of rising … Continue reading →

An online poll at U.S. News and World Report asks readers to vote on their choice for Worst U.S. President of All Time. The overwhelming ‘winner’ is: George Washington! Father-of-Our-Country, “I-cannot-tell-a-lie” George Washington, by a margin of 6 to 1 … Continue reading →

The states of New York and Pennsylvania have clearly divergent approaches to energy policy. New York is a long-time producing state which shares with its neighbor Pennsylvania the Marcellus Shale as an exciting resource with seemingly unlimited potential. Drilling has … Continue reading →

This one’s about philosophy, science and chaotic systems. H/T Caleb Howe, who called attention to an AP Science article today: Scientists go ‘gaga’ to find creatures beneath 600 feet of ice A borehole through 600 feet of Antarctic sea ice … Continue reading →

The Energy Information Agency (EIA) admits in its 2010 Annual Energy Outlook that, under present law, ethanol use in 2022 is projected to be almost a third less than the 35 million gallons-equivalent per year mandated by Congress way back … Continue reading →