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Political platform has some weak links

For those of you who have not seen it yet, Terry Tamminen has a piece on Grist's soapbox where he shares his ideas for a presidential platform. I have no problems with items 1 through 3. Item 4 needs work:

Replace these vehicles with ones that run on the cleanest fuels available, which today are biofuels, natural gas, and hydrogen.

First, one must contend with the negative environmental issues associated with biofuels before implementing them, not to mention that government isn't smart enough to know which ones should be implemented or how. These biofuels you speak of, Terry, they have big environmental problems of their own. You of all people should be aware of them.

It don’t make no sense

The following analysis was sent to me by someone who shall remain unnamed, lest he or she lose his or her job. The take-home message: As an energy source, geothermal […]

Tip toe through the landmines

John McCain once told the voters of Iowa to their faces that ethanol subsidies are useless and pointless: (via Hugg) In 2003, he hadn’t changed his tune. He said: Ethanol […]

I sense a theme

Here’s the forecast for Seattle (see if you can detect a theme): Sunday, Feb 18 Colder with a little rain Monday, Feb 19 Rain at times Tuesday, Feb 20 Breezy […]

On eco-friendly transport for the not-so-rich

Dear Brokeass, What I’m having the worst issue with is that most of the stuff we do has such a small impact. Recycle, reuse, on and on. I know the […]

Here we go again

Bush’s babble about Iran has taken on a darker tone of late. Just a couple of days ago, the president claimed with certainty that an elite Iranian unit had been […]

Tiny houses growing in popularity

Can you imagine living in a 120-square-foot house? Yeah, me neither. (Where would all my shoes go?) But I’m really kinda digging this tiny house trend. True, most of these […]

No big deal, say Ohio meteoroligists

Guess the IPCC report really was sort of a bust. Dave reports that a big swath of the pundocracy says global warming sucks, but there’s nothing we can do about […]

Duh!

As if it were news, a report by Intellichoice.com found that over a five-year span, the owner of a Prius saves more than $13,000 compared to the owner of a similar non-hybrid.

In fact, the savings apply "across the board," to all 22 hybrids evaluated. What's more, the study was the most inclusive of any yet: It factored in insurance, fuel, taxes, maintenance, and the works.

Read it to believe it, but it just confirms what many of us have been saying for years.

A medley of music-related eco-news

With Gore playing Music Man and The Police copping some love for water issues, there’s already been quite a bit of eco-news to sing about this week, but I’ve got […]