Boilerplater

So I guess in Oklahoma they aren’t a “field succession” tree like they are in the northeast? There it is part of the stages when old farm fields revert back to hardwood forest. Are you hinting that harvesting for use in furniture would be a better use? $100K is such a miniscule bit of the stimulus. Not worth making a stink about.

Should be there now.
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They are typically designed by large teams of profesionals, making it difficult to identify individuals that are responsible for the overall design. Also, they often evolve over time and use many different consultants as needs arise. I worked for a Six Flags park in college, and I know rides are often sold to them as a turn-key operation. They…[Read more]

This is a good site to check if you’re really interested in this subject:
I get their email newsletter. Its primary audience is energy investors as are the writers, so you get a different, more hard-numbers look at the situation. No touchy-feely environmentalism here.

Coming from Michigan, I’ve seen the good and bad from unions over the last 50 years. I think that is what has pretty much crushed the north american auto industry. Sure, the pay and benefits increase, but the quality of product is usually what suffers. To me, that is the most important part, and not worth the sacrifice…

That got me thinking.…[Read more]

“I think a union would stifle that energy with complacency. ”
I was represented by a union when I was with the NJDOT, and I’m inclined to concur with that statement. Sure, it led to better pay and benefits, but it wasn’t helping with what I really wanted at the time, which was interesting, challenging work! I would like to see the creation of…[Read more]

Its good to see LA’s at least talking about this, as most seem to have their heads in the sand about it, IMO. As a profession we are supposed to be skilled at imagining future scenarios and designing for long-term conditions. That should necessitate keeping abreast of possible conditions that could impact a place in the future. But the way the…[Read more]