1984
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Save the Planet from the Stoners!
Bummer, dude. Marijuana growing accounts for 1% of all US power consumption. It’s like, they’re so stoned they don’t care about Saving the Planet, or something… Read more
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It’s almost as if this Green Energy stuff was just one big scam
The latest analysis of wind power in the UK is not optimistic: Analysis of hard data from National Grid shows that wind behaves in a quite different manner from that suggested by study of average output derived from the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) record, or from wind speed records which in themselves are averaged. It Read more
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“Multicultural” has officially Jumped the Shark
A few years back, one of my hipper students cracked up a lecture when I started sketching a diagram using colored chalks. “Oooh, DIVERSITY CHALK!” she quipped, and the entire class–Black, Anglo, and (mainly) Mexicano–convulsed in laughter. Now the joke’s on her, with Crayola’s new line of “Multicultural” markers: With this product, I think “multicultural” Read more
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“Green” eggs and ‘Bam
The President and his Pet Greenies gear up for the annual Easter Egg Roll, and poetry ensues. Read more
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Try the new Totalitarian Diet
Hugo Chavez has a new anti-obesity campaign, “We are eating better, that’s been proven. We’re leaving malnutrition behind. It no longer exists in the country, but be careful with obesity.” Think it might have anything to do with this? Read more
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OK, what am I missing here?
American University is bragging about their sustainability director whose seem to be qualifications managing an eco-freako bed and breakfast and some serious craft brewing. But what kind of beer-drinker goes for this? In the bathroom, he showed off a spray bottle of green liquid that he picked up at a trade show; called “GoFlushless” and Read more
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Looking bad for the 2012 re-election
Jeez, Louise. If Barack-0 and his handlers can’t even drum up high school graduation gigs, how’s he gonna get votes in 2012? Update (9 March). It’s worse than I thought. Read more
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Pay no attention to the man before the curtain
British Foreign Secretary William Hague takes the concept “if you can’t blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit” to a whole new level. Read more
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Listening to Peter Orszag
Former CBO Director Peter Orszag spoke last night at Trinity University on the looming financial crisis. He was quite informative, giving some good insights into Federal budget and spending. His take is that the Federal deficit will be driven primarily by health care spending, and suggested that emerging technology that identifies and promotes “best practices” Read more
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Vaguely speaking
Clark Whelton says “What Happens in Vagueness Stays in Vagueness.” Taylor Mali talked about this, but nobody listened. But what in the hell is QUACK-TALKING? Tip from NRO. Update (19 February). I’ve come up empty on “quack talking,” but I did find this interesting story about ducks and eagles along the way. I think I’ll Read more
The Random Texan 