If you care about air quality, you also probably cringe every time someone brings up the subject of recreational or utility gas-powered engines. These workhorses are notoriously inefficient and designed with virtually no emission controls whatsoever, although historically they have the odd distinction of being called “less costly” because they pollute more. According to EPA … Continue reading Lawnmowers, risks and rebates
Who else? The number of multi-media “pirates” seem to be growing in number so fast that within the next five years a vast majority of media consumers will have joined their “revolution”. Is this really what it means to be a pirate? Yes, although I doubt the title matters, actually, other than to describe the … Continue reading Can pirates lead a pricing revolution?
Things are definitely going south in the Pentagon according to most reports: In a remarkably frank New York Times column published on March 19, retired army Maj Gen Paul Eaton, who had been in charge of training the Iraqi military during the first year of the occupation, argued that Rumsfeld “has shown himself incompetent strategically, … Continue reading Rumsfeld on the run
Common Sense Budget Act sponsor Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) had some interesting things to say about government spending and security: What better serves the cause of national security? Investment in first responders, energy independence and global nutrition … or billions that we’re still pouring into the F-22A Raptor, which was designed to outpace Soviet fighter jets? … Continue reading What better serves the cause of national security?