March 1, 2012 – 11:12 am
Here we go again. ABC News reported that the initial layoffs were 180 of its 400 workers. That’s now jumped (Wall Street Journal) U.S. solar-power firm Abound Solar said Wednesday it will stop making solar panels while it retools a Colorado factory as part of a project backed by $400 million in federal loan guarantees. […]
February 23, 2012 – 7:24 pm
He does, he really does (Via The Lonely Conservative) (Washington Examiner) President Obama admitted today that he does not have a “silver bullet†solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as “a plant-like substance, algae†as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent. “We’re making new investments […]
February 23, 2012 – 4:01 pm
Guess the religion of assaulter (WHTM) It almost sounds like the makings of a joke: an atheist, a Muslim and the Mechanicsburg Halloween parade. But non-believers aren’t laughing about an attack and insist what’s really frightening is the way a district judge ruled on it. The Atheists of Central Pennsylvania decided to walk in the […]
February 17, 2012 – 9:21 am
National Government Radio is very upset by this state of affairs (NPR) Poking fun at a complex new system for classification of diseases is surprisingly easy and enjoyable. Yes, there are codes your doctor will be able to use someday to submit bills for treatment of a dolphin bite (W5601XA), being struck by a dolphin […]
February 9, 2012 – 3:53 pm
Many were already predicting that 2012 would be yet another record high for gas prices (72 cents higher than 2010’s record), which, if you are Obama, and want to push worthless “green” energy (in order to reward campaign donors), sounds great. Going into an election year in which some are predicting a normal of over […]
January 30, 2012 – 9:14 pm
Some ideas are too dumb to even throw against the wall to see if they stick (CBS Sports) The members of the Super Bowl committee lately have been content to award hosting duties in cities in the northern part of the U.S. For instance, Indianapolis here and New Jersey in 2014. But what about an […]
January 17, 2012 – 7:03 pm
So, even the Alarmists in Britain aren’t too enthused about vehicles which cost $30k+ and go 40-70 miles per charge (with heat/AC off) (via Climate Depot) (UK Dailymail) Sales of electric cars have slumped so badly that there are now more charging points than vehicles on the road. Just 2,149 electric cars have been sold […]
December 26, 2011 – 8:14 am
Well, that frosting might contain sugar and trans-fats! Put this broad in jail! (Newser) One sign the TSA has officially gone overboard: One of its agents deemed a Massachusetts woman’s cupcake a security threat. Rebecca Hains says she was moving through security at a Las Vegas airport on Wednesday when a TSA agent took her […]
November 20, 2011 – 3:31 pm
It’s not the first time he’s gone complete bat guano insane, and one of the reasons why he will NEVER be the GOP presidential nominee (The Hill) Ron Paul said that American policymakers were at least partially at fault for the country being attacked on 9/11 during a discussion of foreign policy on CBS’s Face […]
November 19, 2011 – 12:10 pm
The obvious solution is for everyone to drive a big gas burner (CNN) Drivers often forget that they pay for highway construction and maintenance through federal fuel taxes: 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. “The notion that the road has ever been free is sort of a self-delusion,” […]
