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Consumer Demand May Breath Life Into an Endangered Species

By at May 18, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Consumer Demand May Breath Life Into an Endangered Species

The 2011 Census of Agriculture by Statistics Canada reveals the past five years have seen a 10 percent reduction in the number of farms in our northern neighbor’s inventory.

But the average farm size has increased by about seven… Read the rest

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While We Subsidize Fossil Fuels, One American Industrial Giant Invests In Green Technology

By at May 15, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

While We Subsidize Fossil Fuels, One American Industrial Giant Invests In Green Technology

While some of our politicians and fossil fuel barons try, with varying success, to convince us we’re not digging up enough coal, oil or natural gas, the folks who we are told are selling us our oil are busy… Read the rest

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Sometimes It Takes Us All To Share The Expense

By at May 11, 2012 | 10:21 am | 0 Comment

Sometimes It Takes Us All To Share The Expense

Wind power, a Pennsylvania state politician recently said, is accomplishing one thing: spending taxpayer money.

But there is growing evidence it is doing other, more positive things, such as creating jobs and supplying the electrical grid – with considerably… Read the rest

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Late May Not Be Better Than Never

By at May 8, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Late May Not Be Better Than Never

Last month, the EPA announced new regulations that will require natural gas drillers to capture the methane they ordinarily allow to escape before they cap their well. The new rules take effect in 2015.

Last week, the Department of… Read the rest

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Computers Are Good At Step-By-Step, But Only A Human Can Be, Well, Human

By at May 4, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Computers Are Good At Step-By-Step, But Only A Human Can Be, Well, Human

Making campground reservations at a state park can be pretty easy. You get on the computer and click into the desired park, then click to make a reservation. You tell the computer what space you want, and your credit… Read the rest

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Replacing Humans With Machines Not Necessarily a Cost Savings

By at May 1, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Replacing Humans With Machines Not Necessarily a Cost Savings

The Messeder Space Pod (for want, at present, of a better name) finally is ready to go. My co-pilot in life and other travels went visiting her sister a couple months ago, and came home in love with an… Read the rest

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Speaking of Bullies, Case In Point

By at April 27, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Speaking of Bullies, Case In Point

Vermont residents would like to know what the heck is in their food. Particularly, they would like to know whether they are buying genetically engineered produce, or the naturally occurring kind.

So they went to their legislature to ask… Read the rest

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Facts vs Truth; Asking Questions The Only Way To Get Answers

By at April 24, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Facts vs Truth; Asking Questions The Only Way To Get Answers

In a television news piece, the interviewee said: “We’ve lost three trillion dollars to tax evasion in the past 10 years.”

Is that true? The reporter did not ask how that number was derived.

There is an old story… Read the rest

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Pennsylvania Issues , Political

Hydroelectric Power – An Alternative To Burning Dead Carbon Lifeforms

By at April 20, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Hydroelectric Power – An Alternative To Burning Dead Carbon Lifeforms

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the nation’s dams not currently being used to generate electricity could, if equipped, supply more than 12 gigawatts of power to run coffee pots, computers, and cars.

One gigawatt is enough to… Read the rest

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EPA Not To Blame For Closing Refineries

By at April 17, 2012 | 12:37 pm | 0 Comment

EPA Not To Blame For Closing Refineries

There is a lot of talk lately about how the price of gas in the northeast is going to continue to rise over the summer because Sunoco and ConocoPhillips have shut down, or are about to shut down, their… Read the rest

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