coming late to an appreciation of their vulnerability to reliance on petroleum.” A short segment on Marketplace says that personnel and weapons are unlikely sources of cutbacks. Instead, there will be a smaller number of the next generation of weapons produced, plus more solar panels and nuclear powered ships. A Morning Edition segment says the military burns up 1.5 million gallons of fuel every day in Iraq.
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Fuel costs for the military
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Strollerderby
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/default.aspxSome of my best friends are honest PR professionals. I know such critters exist. But honest PR professionals must not work for the high fructose corn syrup industry. How do I know this? Witness their recent campaign to rescue HFCS from consumers who would rather their sweeteners didn't require a complex chemical process. Their argument? The FDA says HFCS is natural; therefore it is. If memory serves, the FDA also attempted to declare ketchup a vegetable.
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YouTube ordered to reveal users' info
http://cenpennaug.blogspot.com/2008/07/youtube-ordered-to-re...Court judge ordered Google to turn over records of every clip watched on its video-sharing Web site YouTube -- that would include your username and computer address. It's all part of a lawsuit the media giant Viacom filed against Google last year." YouTube ordered to reveal users' info
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Unpublished World Bank report puts biofuel mandates to blame for 75 percent increase in food prices
http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/002575.htmlallows much closer examination of the link between biofuels and food supply. The report points out biofuels derived from sugarcane, which Brazil specializes in, have not had such a dramatic impact. Also July 4, the Marketplace radio news program ran a brief piece with the reporter. (HT to Tom Philpott at Gristmill.)
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Wrong Answer
http://impact_analysis.blogspot.com/2008/07/wrong-answer.htm...stations. I try not to listen to NPR any more, but it’s one of those things that’s hard to stop once you’ve started, like cigarettes or heroin. Anyway, they carried a story about energy independence blah blah blah, and how someone was trying to commercialize plasma gasification
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Economist's View
http://economistsview.blogspot.comThe "Enron Loophole" From Marketplace: Deflating the oil bubble, by Michael Greenberger: ...Host Kai Ryssdal talks with former commodity regulator Michael Greenberger about ways to keep tabs on speculation. Kai Ryssdal: ...The [Commodity Futures Trading Commission is] in charge of regulating oil markets in this country and Congress has
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in case you need a little nudge of motivation for what we’re doing …
http://sowsimple.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/in-case-you-need-a...ve been struggling with temptation to buy new things, and hearing this gave me a little extra surge of certainty that we’re doing the right thing here! In case you want to read the whole thing (it’s not very long at all), here’s the link: http://marketplace.publicradio.org//display/web/2008/07/04/volume_commentary/?refid=0
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Writer's Strike
http://phydeauxpseaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/writers-strike.ht...No, I'm not talking about the SAG strike that may or may not have happened (I really pay no attention to these things). I'm on strike today, so the Saturday Fiction will be posted tomorrow. Nothing's wrong, just not feeling the writing groove today.
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CT Green Scene
http://ctgreenscene.typepad.comWell it looks like Hummers may be on their way out! According to a report today on Marketplace, GM showed the largest decline in the sale of trucks and SUVs in TWENTY THREE years and they're not waiting around to see if it's a fad. "General Motors was down 28 percent, which contributed to this announcement from the company this morning: it's
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DrumBeat: July 5, 2008
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4259Others go to small articles in the back pages, including statements by leaders of oil producing nations - even the King of Saudi Arabia, home to the world’s largest reserves. No wonder the American public gets surprised by every new development. The myth of energy independence (audio) Ridding ourselves of foreign energy sources is nothing but a myth according to "Gusher of Lies" author Robert Bryce. Host Bob Moon talks with Bryce about setting realistic energy goals for the U.S.
