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oh, and I forgot:
6. And I have a solution to this desperate problem, but they need to call ME!
(I am sure you know there is an open line from BP to accept public ideas for help, and something like over 7,000 ideas have been submitted.)..
Brother..
back to work.!

It’s just not thought through, Andrew G., in my opinion, in the same way human disaster assistance has been thought through and structured. The same thing happened in the oil spill in SF bay last year – thousands of volunteers ready to help, and no mechanism to use them…
Here’s an interesting article in the NYT today regarding some independent…[Read more]

I was responding to an earlier comment with a funny tidbit from a comic (and I think one of the great minds to have graced this earth).

As far as what I do? I have an organic garden which sustains me and my fiance throughout the summer, when i do buy food, i buy from local organic farmers. i barely drive, i walk where i need to, i don’t buy…[Read more]

Thomas,

1. True, and it is going to run out so we are going to have to found our existence on something else if we wish to exist

2. They were required. They even had one of a sort. But apparently our government watchdogs and the industry did not think it economically important enough to make certain they could do the job. So we may conclude that…[Read more]

Where are the fund raisers and volunteer organizations that were able to spring up over night for Haiti or the tidal wave? I know and agree that BP should foot the bill, but there are huge needs in mobilization to protect wetlands and beaches, let alone the cleanup. This started over a month and a half ago and the government and BP are…[Read more]

try sketch up! I think it’s usefull..

Yo Nick! What up…? I know you like to get my political dander up so here’s my two cents…

1. We need oil. That’s all there is to it. Without oil the world would come to a screeching halt. In order to sustain our quality of life we need to be smart about how we use the remaining oil reserves. And you can be assured that we will extract every…[Read more]

this makes me think of a recent discussion I heard on NPR – a biologist was opining that our major effect on wildlife is that we are creating islands…Islands for wildlife..And following previous environmental logic, all wildlife in the future will be smaller..Ever been to an island with tiny deer – same species, just tiny, because they were on…[Read more]

that’s nice, jon, how does that help us? I know some thirty somethings that would argue that that sort of sixties crap got us into the state we are today..Do something. Take responsibility..Your actions have global consequences…

“Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we’re the imagination of ourselves. Here’s Tom with the weather.”— Bill Hicks

I am not sure to think of this as acceptance or pessimistic.

I kind of agree with what you are saying. The world can feel very David vs Goliath meets ignorance is bliss.

For example: Compact fluorescent light bulbs

They use energy more efficiently and they last longer, giving the impression that they are good for the environment. which they…[Read more]

Good article. It’s certainly one of the main keys, although I’m not sure it’s THE key. I think a number of factors need to be combined. The role of density and diversity is downplayed in the article, but I don’t think the number of intersections cannot bring about walkability without those factors. You can have a residential area with lots of…[Read more]

No. I just explain to them that there are numerous layers generated by LandFX, and it hasn’t been a problem.

(and no insult intended, Dane, really just curious if your world view is rooted in somethin specific..)

Ok, Dane..Your world is not my world. There is room for both of us. What religion do you get that perspective from?

See below. Oil industry experts on a panel discussion on NPR all agreed that there are NOT better resources in shallower waters.

There was a show on NPR the other day about this – someone asked that question almost exactly. Basically, he said that wasn’t it the fault of the Government for not allowing them to drill closer to shore – as the reason they are drilling so deep. The three experts on the panel all agreed that was not the case – (including two guys in the oil…[Read more]

Here, here!!