Barack Obama / Economy / Politics

The Show Must Go On….

It comes to YOU and I when we complain about our electric bill or gas bill….yet we choose not to buy a piddly 600w wind turbine off ebay which would cut your bill in half. We complain about pollution, and big oil, and gas prices….as we get into our new car and drive it to the oil company feeding grounds called, gas stations. We complain about banks having too much money…then we ask them for loans-not to buy an electric car or solar panels or to start a business, but for an iPad.

It’s time to stand up and remind ourselves that, The Show Must Go On. No more whining about this or that. Get up, and go do what needs to be done.

Economy / Energy / propaganda bureau / Science

Without subsidies, wind tubines stop turning [Reader Post]

Dutch fall out of love with windmills

Towering over the waves of the North Sea like an army of giants, blades whipping through the wind, the turbines were the country’s best hope to curb carbon emissions and meet growing demand for electricity.

The 36 turbines — each one the height of a 30-storey building — produce enough electricity to meet the needs of more than 100,000 households each year.

Economy / Politics / Taxes

SSI: The New Welfare, Exempt From “Trigger” Cuts [Reader Post]

We have all heard lately about the “supercommittee,” its charge, and, if it isn’t successful, pulling the spending “trigger.” Defense has the most to lose from triggered cuts, as this source illustrates. Leon Panetta, head of the Department of Defense (DOD) and no bastion of conservatism, called the trigger “draconian” and “devastating” and said that it will “hollow out” the military. The worst thing, Panetta said, is that the cuts “invite aggression.”