Posts tagged with "global"
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- Now I Understand The Urgency Of Global Warming!
This rug has really hit it home with me. I really see myself in the movie Waterworld . Can you imagine being surrounded by water? Just sit on this rug and imagine the possibilities of a world completely immersed in water. Then look at the poor Polar Bear! Sure their numbers are up right now, b ...
- Wind Power Sucks
If you have ever thought that wind energy is a good idea then you need to read this. To quote: Wind power is intermittent, unreliable, noisy and expensive (even with subsidies). Many modern turbines are 400 feet tall and carry 130-foot-long, 7-ton blades that slice up raptors and other birds. T ...
- Gravity Waves
Gravity waves are really cool, and the lenticular clouds from a gravity wave are one of my favorite clouds. They are so pretty. I lived on the East side of the Rockies for a while. Very frequently a lenticular cloud would form on the lee side of the mountains and stay in the same spot all day. ...
- following link-backs
It is always quite interesting to check the internets for pages that link back to this one. I recently wrote a piece about why oil companies are not drilling on acres that they have leased. It turned out to be the most linked to article that I have ever had. That makes a body feel good. The f ...
- Big Oil Execs Are Pansies
I was watching C-SPAN a few weeks ago, and this oil exec was asked by a congressman, "why aren't you spending more money on creating alternative fuels". He said it in a deep authoritarian voice that would make about anyone tremble. The Executive said something like, "uh, well, uh, we are spendi ...