Monthly Archive for July, 2008

We who do not know history ARE doomed to repeat it!

Author: Jim Warren I just watched the 2006 movie, BOBBY – an unexpected treatment of the lead up to and event of RFK’s assassination, with an amazing array of top-tier actors. It concluded with a voice-over of one of Bobby’s more potent commentaries. I cried at its insight … and continuing validity. Although he spoke [...]

Thermoelectric Advances Could Increase Efficiencies 15%

Thermoelectric Advances Could Increase Car, Truck, Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Efficiency by 15% Industrial waste heat is 7 quads in the USA. There is more waste heat from power plants and from cars. Capturing 20% of that waste heat is 1.4 quads every year. 1.4 quads is double all of the wind energy generated [...]

Late Afternoon Rainbow

Rainbow 640 345, originally uploaded by Jock Gill.

dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths

Madrid: 19 July Dear & eminent colleagues: I wish to bring you in picture about a truly historic meeting convened here on the invitation of the Saudi monarch. This conference had been convened for a most crucial dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths. Saudi King Abdullah appealed for “constructive dialogue” to end disputes between the [...]

Leaderless: government, lawyers movement

By: Dr. Farooq Hassan, D.Phil.; BA (Juris),MA,M. LiTT (OXON); DCL (Columbia),DIA(Harvard); Sen.Adv.Sup.Ct. (Pakistan), Barrister at Law (UK),Attorney at Law(US). Astute analysts on Pakistan are generally astonished that despite the lapse of four months since the February 18 elections, there is no substantive change in the federal governments outlook, image or composition. Indeed even major policies, [...]

One Trillion Dollars in Pursuit of Poison

When you really stop to think about it, Bush & Co. have spent over 1 trillion dollars in pursuit of a poison we know is killing us. They have squandered 1 trillion dollars seeking a poison that would be much better for the conditions of spaceship earth if it were left securely sequestered in the [...]

swamp-light-254

swamp-light-254, originally uploaded by Jock Gill.

NZNE Homes & Community Supported Energy

Towards a Distributed, Peer-to-Peer, Near Zero Net Energy Strategy With today’s materials, tools, and crafts we can build houses in Vermont, and the rest of the North East, that do not need central heating systems. Should we encourage the building of such housing? There is no longer any excuse for building a house with a [...]

Grass-tablets-88

Grass-tablets-88, originally uploaded by Jock Gill.

NZNE front

NZNE front, originally uploaded by Jock Gill.

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