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The Tire Gauge Controversy-Saving Gas? Submitted by godsdog on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 9:31am.
Barack Obama recently said that Americans should tune up their cars and keep their tires properly inflated to save gas. He said that doing so would save more oil than what would be gained by offshore drilling. The McCain campaign jumped on it and began handing out tire gauges marked "Obama Energy Policy". But politics aside, what's the data? IN a recent Time article, the estimates of the Bush Administration state that expanding offshore drilling could increase oil production by 200,000 bbl. per day by 2030. Americans now use about 20 million bbl. » read more
e.e. cummings got it right Submitted by godsdog on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 11:50am.
This ee cummimgs poem has always moved me.
I hope the resilience of the planet works with us to heal,
repair and transform the green globe back to where it can thrive forever.
If the earth were a small globe Submitted by godsdog on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 5:34pm.
“If the Earth Were Small"
If the Earth were
only a
Thin Ice Submitted by godsdog on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 9:09am.
65 degrees. That's what the weather report said this morning. 65 degrees. Two words, 5 syllables. Just a speck of information. Why does it cause such an uneasy feeling in me? Well, because it's March 5th, for one thing. And I'm in northeastern Minnesota, a mere 10 miles from the Canadian border for another. And it's the third or fourth day of record temperatures in a row. Record, in this case means the warmest temperatures recorded at this time of year since recording began, over 100 years ago.. » read more
Mexican fishing story- a cautionary tale Submitted by godsdog on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 4:12am.
An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Insidethe small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. » read more
Abodo Submitted by godsdog on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 5:04pm.
Very cool site- create your ideal abode and learn about your choices!
Leadership and Natural Systems Submitted by godsdog on Fri, 12/14/2007 - 4:33am.
Leading us into the woods
Rise up and do it! Call to action song Submitted by godsdog on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 10:39pm.
CO2 is rising in the atmosphere Seas too are rising and global temperature The good life that we’re living is coming at a cost Time to take some action and save what might be lost Rise up and do it, Rise up and do it Rise up and do it right now » read more
Rise up and do it! Call to action song Submitted by godsdog on Sat, 12/08/2007 - 11:32pm.
CO2 is rising in the atmosphere Seas too are rising and global temperature The good life that we’re living is coming at a cost Time to take some action and save what might be lost Rise up and do it, Rise up and do it Rise up and do it right now » read more  |
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