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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty, the only bulwark against lawless power, which in all ages has sacrificed to its wild lust and boundless ambition the blood of the best men that ever lived….
— , The Trial of John Peter Zenger [1735]
environment
Repeat After Me: Correlation Does Not Necessarily Imply Causation (Katrina and Global Warming)
More people need to read this.
"In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, some commentators are jumping to the conclusion that global warming is responsible for its destructiveness. While there is a theoretical possibility that higher ocean temperatures could lead to more powerful hurricanes, no individual hurricane can be shown to be so affected. Moreover, […]
Three Thumbs Down: Specter, Santorum, and Doyle
My congressmen, Senator Arlen Specter (R), Senator Rick Santorum (R), and Representative Mike Doyle (D), all voted in favor of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.H.R. 6 Booo. SaveOurEnvironment.org said the following prior to debate. "America deserves a safe, clean, affordable energy future. A […]
Another Breath of Fresh Air
Here’s another imaginative solution to man-made air polution.
“Using technology already available for self-cleaning windows and bathroom tiles, scientists hope to paint up cities with materials that dissolve and wash away pollutants when exposed to sun and rain.”
….
“This is the idea: UV rays hitting the titanium dioxide trigger a catalytic reaction that destroys the […]
A Breath of Fresh Air
This
is an incredibly cool concept. More people need to use their imaginations like
this if we are to have any real chance of reducing dependency on petroleum.
“After twelve years of reserch and development, Guy Negre has developed an
engine that could become one of the biggest technological […]
Devices on Standby and The Electric Bill of a Thousand Cuts…
I had just read a Smedley Log entry on home
energy conservation when I saw today this article in the Post
Gazette, which
discusses
“energy leaks” in many modern appliances:
