Archive for May, 2007
Remote New Zealand Tidal Power Project
May 31st, 2007By 2013, power companies will have the option of cutting off power distribution to “unprofitable” parts of New Zealand. Will the lights go out in the Hokianga? No. You see, the simple and sane solutions become possible once a place isn’t profitable anymore. I N C R E D I B L E ! Power […]
Cryptogon Reader Contributes $50
May 31st, 2007Eileen has sent another $50! Thanks so much, Eileen.
The Sack of Washington
May 31st, 2007Maybe the author covers this somewhere in the book, but the most important difference, in my opinion, is that Rome didn’t go down with a ready and deployed arsenal of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. Same primate consciousness as in Rome, but now with nuclear weapons. Yes, the Soviet Union collapsed and yes, some number […]
U.S. Government Fights to Keep Meatpackers from Testing All Slaughtered Cattle for Mad Cow
May 31st, 2007Via: International Herald Tribune: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease. The Agriculture Department tests fewer than 1 percent of slaughtered cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. A beef producer in the western state […]
New Zealand: Mother on Oxygen Pump Dies After Power Cut
May 31st, 2007Profits. Via: CNN: A 44-year-old woman who needed an electric oxygen pump to breathe died after an energy company cut the power to her home because of a $122 unpaid bill, her family claimed Wednesday. Police said they had launched an investigation into Folole Muliaga’s death, which happened within two hours of state-owned company Mercury […]
Tesla CEO Literally Makes a Joke Out of Hydrogen Fuel Cell “Quagmire”
May 30th, 2007Nice one. Via: Tesla Motors: Good afternoon, Members of the Board. I am Martin Eberhard, cofounder and CEO of Tesla Motors, based here in California. Tesla Motors will begin shipping highly-desirable, DOT-compliant electrical cars with well over 200 miles range later this year – perhaps you saw one of our prototypes outside. We have already […]
Korea: Robots to Guard Schools
May 30th, 2007Via: Korea Times: Sophisticated security robots will be deployed in the near future to patrol schools around the clock to protect students from violence and other dangers. DU Robo said Wednesday that the Seoul-based venture start-up company plans to begin a pilot run of the security robot, dubbed OFRO, in a middle school. This is […]
Air-Powered Car by Next Summer; No Plans for Release in America
May 30th, 2007Imagine my shock. Of course, “Air-powered” is somewhat misleading. The compressed air tanks are a battery. Also, the title of the article includes the phrase “Zero Emissions.” Just keep in mind that this is a different way of storing electricity, since that’s what is going to run the compressors. So, it could be emission free […]
UK: Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Three Years to Receive £6,800 Government Bill for “Board and Lodging”
May 30th, 2007I tried to write commentary for this story several times, but each version resulted in statements that could get me in trouble. Via: BBC: A 37-year-old man jailed for a crime he did not commit is being charged almost £7,000 for his time in prison. Warren Blackwell from Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire, has been told the […]
Volkswagen’s 282MPG Car
May 29th, 2007This story is five years old. Do you get it yet? Via: Canadian Driver: A few years ago, Volkswagen took on a task that many people thought was impossible: they decided to develop a fuel-efficient, road-going compact car that could achieve an average fuel consumption of just 3 litres per 100 km (94 mpg). Not […]
