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From the halls of Montezuma, to…
So maybe you noticed the price of gas just went up again? Christine was stonkered enough to post a WTF on Facebook last night: 121.6 cents per liter! The reason is pretty simple: Muammar Qaddafi isn’t busy just murdering his … Continue reading
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The energy/climate crisis sidles closer…
Well, well. Jeff Rubin, the Globe’s resident energy pessimist, latched on to the same WikiLeaks revelation that I did: the former head of the Saudi oil company, Aramco, told the U.S. embassy that the company has been overstating its estimated … Continue reading
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The new energy crisis is about to go wide
Since moving to my new apartment, I occasionally drive to or from work on the north service road, and there’s an impressive new solar panel out in front of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 773 office, next to the … Continue reading
Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Okay, try this: Go to the Google home page (www.google.com). Click where it says Advanced Search. You’ll get a bunch of options for the kind of search you want to do. Look for their new Reading Level feature. Click the dropdown and choose … Continue reading
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Must Listen – Harry Shearer interviews Yves Smith
I remain obsessed with the story of the continuing financial collapse. And it is continuing… What happens in Ireland today could be knocking down Europe tomorrow, and ruining a lot more people’s lives on this side of the Atlantic next … Continue reading
Chris Vander Doelen is really becoming a chronic annoyance
The Windsor Star’s Chris Vander Doelen is, to all appearances, highly intelligent and a very clear thinker and writer. He’s also a snotty, short-sighted idiot. Just read his two most recent columns: this one about Ontario’s energy future and this one … Continue reading
Driveway moment
The scene: Another working day has ended. Motorist is on his way home, a bag of groceries in the seat beside him. A chilly rain falls; it gets dark early come November. On the radio, a newscaster is chattering with … Continue reading
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