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Entries from October 2010

Water, water, everywhere …

October 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Water, water, everywhere Where it comes from Where it goes Does anyone care? Water, water, everywhere, From the sky, from the ground, What it costs we seem unaware Does anyone care? For most people in the developed world, clean water is a given. And, using that water for play (pools), friviolity (whether Las Vegas fountains […]

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Tags: Energy · water

Addressing home affordability through efficiency in financing process

October 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments

There are a myriad of ways in which the U.S. home mortgage system is weak to even broken. The extent of the housing bubble to the shoddy paperwork (and, in too many cases, outright fraud) in foreclosures are just two minor little examples of the problems we face. One contributing factor — to the housing […]

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Tags: department of energy · Energy · energy efficiency · financial policy

Act Blue for Climate Heroes fighting Climate Zombies

October 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on Act Blue for Climate Heroes fighting Climate Zombies

One of the most striking — and most unreported — elements in the 2010 elections is the fundamental difference between the two parties candidates when it comes to science. Quite simply, when it comes to the questions related to climate science, the vast majority of the Democratic Party candidates would rate a categorization of reasonable […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate zombies · politics · republican party

Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of HI, ID, MN, MT, OR, WY

October 10th, 2010 · Comments Off on Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of HI, ID, MN, MT, OR, WY

R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An utter disdain for science, openly using truthiness-laden talking points […]

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Tags: global warming deniers · guest post · politics · republican party

10/10/10/10/10/10: Where will you be?

October 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on 10/10/10/10/10/10: Where will you be?

A simple question: Where will you be at the 10th second of the 10th minute of the 10th hour of the 10th day of the 10th month of the 10th year? As for me, in a little more than 10 hours, I will be in an attic, adding insulation to cut down power demands. And, […]

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Tags: Bill McKibben · climate change · Global Warming · political symbols · politics

Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies Infect ME, Assault NJ

October 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies Infect ME, Assault NJ

R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An utter disdain for science, openly using truthiness-laden talking points […]

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Tags: climate zombies · Energy · politics · republican party

A Lame Excuse for Lame Duck Legislation

October 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments

The U.S. Senate looks on track to take one measure in the post-election, lame-duck Congressional session to address the most serious challenges of our oil addiction and our heavy carbon footprint. This will be, as I understand it, an effort to fast track a piece of legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: S. […]

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Tags: Congress · Energy · the pickens plan