Browsing Month May, 2013
Wind Off the Gitche Gumee (Lake Superior) and the Other Great Lakes Could Power U.S. Homes
By John Messeder at March 31, 2012 | 1:03 pm | 0 Comment
Wind from the Great Lakes could supply the U.S. with more electricity than 700 nuclear power plants, according to a statement Friday by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The DOE made the claim while announcing a Memorandum of Understanding between… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Just How Much Does a Gallon of Gas Cost, Anyway
By John Messeder at March 30, 2012 | 11:02 am | 0 Comment
The U.S. Senate this week decisively shot down a proposal to eliminate subsidies to Big Oil & Gas.
The tally was 51 senators, including two Republicans – from Maine – voting to end the subsidies, and 47, including four Democrats… Read the rest
[...read more]Gas Prices and Imaginary Arm-Twisting
By T.W. Burger at March 30, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
Check out this photo. I found it late one night while poking around on the web. I wasn’t paying really close attention to the text at the time, but the author said something like “If something isn’t done about the… Read the rest
[...read more]Comments of Eric J. Epstein Re: Community Task Force
By Eric Epstein at March 29, 2012 | 1:33 pm | 0 Comment
“The West Chester Area School District organized a volunteer Community Budget Task Force in September, 2009. Its goal was to study the district’s budget to find ways to reduce the 2010-11 school year budget by at least $4.9 million
Tom’s Top Twelve Tall Tales: Tale #6
By Timothy Dewald at March 29, 2012 | 1:22 pm | 0 Comment
Governor Tom tells tall tales. Here is Tom’s Top Twelve Tall Tale Number Six – Public sector execs are overpaid.
In 2009, the average compensation for a private sector CEO was $10,982,000 per year. Before he was sacked as President… Read the rest
[...read more]Subsidizing an Industry and Clearing the Air; What’s Not To Like, Mr. Corbett?
By John Messeder at March 27, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
California has a suggestion for Pennsylvania: use some money won from companies which have harmed Pennsylvanians’ health – tobacco money comes quickest to mind – to improve the health of the aforementioned residents.
Help support electric cars, for instance, in… Read the rest
[...read more]Economy , Energy & Environment , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Voter Fraud
By Timothy Dewald at March 26, 2012 | 10:27 am | 0 Comment
There is voter fraud in Pennsylvania. Here are some numbers to prove it.
4 = number of persons convicted of voter fraud in Pennsylvania since the year 2004, including the time when Gov. Corbett was Attorney General. All 4 cases… Read the rest
[...read more]Ten Most Corrupt States
By Eric Epstein at March 26, 2012 | 10:09 am | 0 Comment
| State | Grade | Score |
| 10. Maryland | D | 61% |
| 9. Nevada | D | 60% |
| 8. Michigan | F | 58% |
| 7. North Dakota | F | 58% |
| 6. South Carolina | F | 57% |
Fracking: Corruption a Part of Pennsylvania’s Heritage
By Walter Brasch at March 24, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
(part 3 of 3)
The history of energy exploration, mining, and delivery is best understood in a range from benevolent exploitation to worker and public oppression. A company comes into an area, leases land in rural and agricultural areas for… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Featured , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
Notes From a Road Trip
By John Messeder at March 23, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
You can’t look out a window from 30,000 feet and see a flame burning on a wastewater treatment plant in Richmond, Va. I wonder what a wastewater treatment plant would have to burn to make that much flame.
I made… Read the rest
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