Monday, August 31, 2009

Nature as The Master

Dealing with the challenge of how to live well yet lightly on this planet, I found (via The Sun magazine) the Biomimicry Institute. Many of the problems we face have already been solved by nature, but we didn't pay attention, preferring to "reinvent the wheel." We need to pay closer attention to what nature can teach us.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Buddy Can You Spare A Dime?

Mexico's oil problem continues to deepen. At least one pundit is convinced Cantarell will be out of business at the end of 2010 and he has data to support that assertion. Th Mexicans know they are in trouble and at least one former politico is suggesting that the US front money to Mexico to secure future supplies. Mexico has a constitutional ban on foreign investment and this arrangement

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Does Anyone Fact Check Anymore?

The Daily Beast put up this article suggesting the Republicans fell in line behind Larouche's Obama=Hitler meme. He makes an interesting case. The MSM and conservative pundits might want to take a closer look at the facts and get their brains engaged before they put their mouth in motion.