sduford on Nov 26 2006 | Filed under: Politics, Rant
I just stumbled on this interesting editorial about the Bush Administration’s trampling all over the American Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Bush’s Lone Victory
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
George Orwell warned us, but what American would have expected that in the opening years of the 21st century [...]
sduford on Nov 22 2006 | Filed under: Politics, Rant
The great wisdom of the American Government and its ability to grasp science will never seize to amaze me.
This one just blows them all away, just like when they said that cigarettes did not cause cancer, that sugar is not detrimental to good health, or that global warming does not exist, they are using a [...]
sduford on Nov 18 2006 | Filed under: Science
After some of the events of this week I was inspired to do my part to inform people on the seriousness of Global Warming and the science behind it, and also to help debunk the denial machine.
I intend to use it as forum to discuss global warming, the environment, climate science, energy, and the politics [...]
sduford on Nov 16 2006 | Filed under: Science
The Conservative Government of Stephen Harper is getting slapped in the face at the Kenya climate talks. This government is doing a really good job at sucking up to the Bush administration and shaming Canada in front of the world. The so-called “Made-in-Canada” plan to tackle the environment and global warming issue is taken right [...]
sduford on Nov 13 2006 | Filed under: Photography
I snapped this shot of my dog Tally running at full speed. I was hand holding my 150mm Macro lens and the light was quite low. As a result I had a shutter speed of only 1/20 sec. which created a nice motion blur.
sduford on Nov 13 2006 | Filed under: Panama
Tonight ABC Nightline is going to show a story on Americans retiring in Panama (11:35 EST). It shows that Panama is coming of age and can only fuel the influx of people into the country! Bodes well for my investment. If you can’t catch the story tonight, you can read the text here.
sduford on Nov 07 2006 | Filed under: Politics, Rant
At the talks beginning in Geneva today, the British government will fight attempts to ban cluster bombs.
By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 7th November 2006
The central mystery of the modern state is this. The necessary resources, both economic and political, will always be found for the purpose of terminating life. The [...]
sduford on Nov 06 2006 | Filed under: Politics, Rant
If you doubt the malign effects of big business out of control, consider Conrad Black’s downfall
Will Hutton
Sunday November 5, 2006
The Observer
There has rarely been a better time to be a plutocrat. This is an unrivalled era in which both to acquire great wealth and keep it. Taxation on super-high incomes [...]
sduford on Nov 03 2006 | Filed under: Science
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon-neutral way to convert vegetable-based fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow producers to power hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America’s dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil fuels. (source)
sduford on Nov 03 2006 | Filed under: Panama, Politics
Looks like the contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for the seat could not be resolved, so both countries have agreed to support Panama for the seat. This would raise Panama’s profile considerably!
Here’s a BBC article with more details.
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