Since When Do We Drive SUV’s On Jupiter??
Posted on June 4, 2008
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NASA has a nice little site that shows the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). One of the more recent ones shows a third “red spot” has developed on its equator.
Here it is…
The culprit??
Global Climate Change !!!
That’s right. Jupiter is in the throes of climate change in which it is apparently warming up by anywhere between 15 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
We’ve been told by the “green lobby” for years , that humans are the cause of the warming of the Earth. Now, Jupiter is warming too.
Which naturally begs the question…
Nancy Pelosi … Useful Idiot!!
Posted on June 2, 2008
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Nancy Pelosi … just … doesn’t … get … it!
You cannot embrace an Obama-like use of words which signify nothing and expect the public to buy what you’re shoveling!
Her most recent comments regarding Iran, our troops and our policy in Iraq have shown her to be completely out-of-touch with reality.
She was speaking with the San Francisco Chronicle and said the following;
Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space. A time for political change to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military and the progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians. They decided in Basra when the fighting would end. They negotiated the cessation of hostilities…the Iranians
Excuse me Madame Speaker…but you’re lying!!
Iraq’s Prime Minister has shown great courage in going after the Sadrists and clearing out Basra. The Sadrists had to sue for a cease fire, which was not offered nor given, and have been routed from many of the areas where they used to operate. This show of force allowed the Sunni blocs to re-enter the government and reunify with their Iraqi brethren.
Iraq has in short order;
- Gone after the Sadr militias
- Enacted oil legislation with equitable distribution of oil revenues
- Passed a budget
- Cleared the way for provincial elections this Fall
Want to know how I know this??
From Kyoto To … Coal ??
Posted on May 30, 2008
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Look which country is beginning to develop their coal resources again.
Japan is recognizing that with oil prices as high as $135 a barrel that suddenly, alternative forms of energy are now becoming more attractive options.
But after decades of seemingly terminal decline, Japan’s coal country is stirring again. With energy prices reaching record highs — oil settled above $135 a barrel on Thursday — Japan’s high-cost mines are suddenly competitive again, and demand for their coal is booming. Production has jumped to its highest in nearly four decades, creating a sensation rarely felt in these mining communities: hope.
“We are seeing a flicker of light after long darkness,” said Michio Sakurai, the mayor of Bibai, on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. “We never imagined coal would actually make a comeback.”
Soaring commodity prices have had distorting effects across the global economy, driving up food prices and prompting fears of future energy shortages. But they have been an unanticipated boon to the coal producing regions of countries like Japan that had written off coal mining as a relic of the Industrial Revolution.
This is basic economics. As a commodity goes up in price, seemingly expensive options suddenly become cost-effective to use.
Remember, we’ve also had the technological ability to turn coal into a synthetic oil so that it can be refined to use in our automobiles. When did we have this technology? The 1920’s – when German scientists developed it!
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