Tea-Publican Teh Stupid
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This past week we had some fun with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Teh Stupid: Advertisement In a press conference today, Cantor promised to present the "Prevention of a Government Shutdown Act" on the House floor on Friday. He said, "that will say to the American people: the Senate's got … Read more
Baja Arizona as a foreign country
by David Safier Now it's The Economist adding coverage to the Baja Arizona movement in an article titled, "A tale of two counties." Note, that's "two counties," as in Maricopa and Pima. The article is very well done, and its flavor is different from what I've read in our national media. This is an English … Read more
Dr. Martin Luther King on today’s anti-union effort
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Leonard Pitts, Jr. has an opinion republished in the Arizona Daily Star on Sunday. Dr. King had words for today's anti-union effort: On Monday, it will be 43 years since that man was shot from ambush and killed in Memphis, Tenn. Martin Luther King's last public actions were in defense of labor … Read more
April 4th
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I still remember as if it was yesterday. My mind goes back in time to that day every time I hear the lyrics: Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride YouTube – U2 "Pride (In … Read more
The Rising: ‘There is going to be a backlash’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The concerted effort by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its coterie of right-wing think tanks and newly elected Tea-Publican governors to destroy unions has proven to be overreaching on a grand scale, with far-reaching unanticipated consequences about to befall Tea-Publicans. The heavy-handed tactics by Tea-Publicans, reminiscent of the corporate “bully-boys” Pinkerton … Read more
About U.S. nuclear reactors and spent fuel
by David Safier Russell Lowes, who I go to with all my questions about nuclear power, posted an information-packed comment on my most recent post about the problems at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. I've reprinted Lowes' comment below. We have Fukushima-type General Electric Mark 1 reactors here in this country too. And we have … Read more
America has saved more energy than you might think. YOU are saving more energy than you might think.
The improvement in energy efficiency since 1973 has saved more energy than all the additional energy expansion since that year. This will continue on into the future, and negate the need for additional power plants and oil consumption for transportation and more.
