Homicide of Inanimate Objects Is Not The Answer
Homicide of inanimate objects is not the answer.
In the June 25th issue of Time Magazine, a writer named Joe Klein had an article with the headline “Kill Your Air Conditioner”. Mr. Klein had spent the Summer Solstice, June 21st, attending a wedding in New England. He found the weather to be a perfect: sunny and [...]
What Is The Truth?
Today DIRT-e introduces a new item: “What is the Truth?”
In our world there are truths that we all know. (The moon orbits Earth) Truths that people tell us. (In the Universe Earth is an insignificant little thing.) Truths that are intuitive. (I should not pick on someone who cannot defend themselves) Truths that don’t seem [...]
No Net Loss of Water
Stacey Shelton had a June 26 article in the AJC. The headline: “Talk of Damming Flint River Stirs Anger”.
Stacey gives a brief summary of what’s happening in Georgia regarding dams and reservoirs. This is my abbreviation of her data.
Offshore Oil Exploration
Mr. Pope also broadcast an e-letter on Thursday. This one about oil wells.
“We’re launching a petition with our friends at MoveOn.org urging Congress to reject the plan to help Big Oil drill along our coastline.”
Sierra Club Revisited (Again)
Presidential Endorsement
Good news from the Sierra Club. In an e-letter Executive Director Carl Pope announced on Friday, while he was visiting Cleveland, that the Sierra Club and the United Steel Workers Union had joined together to endorse a presidential candidate.
Jousting With Windmills While Basking In The Sun
I received a copy of a “clean energy” fund-raising letter that Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club e-broadcast on June 13. The Sierra Club supports the “Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008″ (S. 3044).
Later Rather Than Sooner: New Reduced Discharge Rules For Lanier
The Atlanta Business Chronicle, http://atlanta.bizjournal.com, had a story on Thursday, June 5 by Dave Williams. The headline: “Lanier Level Low Despite Winter Rains”.
The Carbon Credits Futures Market
If you are interested in the Carbon Credits Market you might want to check out this July 17 and 18 Seminar at the Wyndham Midtown.
http://www.theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=08.CLIGA
This story was covered on May 16, 2008 by both the Boston Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times. The quotes come from both articles. A law firm in Boston [...]
More On Ethanol From The Sierra Club
I pick on the Sierra Club fairly often. It is both justified and fun. However, they may have turned a corner regarding ethanol.
