Author Archives: Steve Maley

Corn ethanol, fertilizer runoff & the Gulf Dead Zone. #rsrh

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://impact.nola.com/environment/print.html?entry=/2012/07/dead_zone_pollutant_nitrate_gr.html Dead zone pollutant grows despite decades of work “Farm fertilizer and livestock manure are the two biggest sources of total nitrogen in the Missouri River watershed, together responsible for 70 percent, according to 2011 USGS data. A 2008 study … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Coal- and natural gas-fired generation equal for first time in April 2012 #rsrh

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Steve Maley

Monthly coal- and natural gas-fired generation equal for first time in April 2012 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Recently published electric power data show that, for the first time since EIA began collecting the data, generation from natural gas-fired plants … Continue reading →

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2,950,000 miles and counting

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Steve Maley

Irv Gordon’s Volvo P1800 in Babylon, N.Y., Monday, July 2, 2012. Gordon’s car already holds the world record for the highest recorded mileage on a car and he is less than 40,000 miles away from passing three million miles on … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 9, 2012 by Steve Maley

Real Climate Science We are bombarded with statistics comparing the number of record lows to record highs, the number of record highs, etc. So I decided to look at what the actual numbers are in the USHCN database. The graph … Continue reading →

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Faux Mickey & Minnie perform for Kim Jong Un & Mystery Woman

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Steve Maley

“Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual performance featuring Disney characters. “Performers dressed as Minnie Mouse, Tigger and others danced and pranced as … Continue reading →

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A Recipe for the Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Steve Maley

Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute penned a July 7 New York Times op-ed, “Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals”. Many conservatives favor an explanation focusing on lifestyle differences, such as marriage and faith. They note that most … Continue reading →

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Obama: Most People “Would Acknowledge That I’ve Tried Real Hard”

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Steve Maley

Via Real Clear Politics: Obama: Most People “Would Acknowledge That I’ve Tried Real Hard” “I suspect that most people in Cincinnati would acknowledge that I’ve tried real hard, and we haven’t gotten the Republicans to engage on a whole range … Continue reading →

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Les haricots pas salé. Zydeco breakfast @ Café des Amis, Breaux Bridge.

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Steve Maley
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ABC: ‘Best News’ Is Gas Prices May Drop 50 cents before November election #rsrh

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/07/06/ABC-Politicizes-Gas-Prices “On ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ Monday, the anchors were talking about falling gas prices, and reporter Paula Faris said something so blatantly biased I almost couldn’t believe ABC would allow it. She said, ‘The best news, it (the gas … Continue reading →

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A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/a-skeptic-looks-at-alternative-energy/0 Skeptic is too strong a word. Realist? “Perhaps the most misunderstood aspect of energy transitions is their speed. Substituting one form of energy for another takes a long time. U.S. nuclear generation began to deliver 10 percent of all … Continue reading →

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