What the heck is Green Power?
Can
anybody explain to me what Green Power actually is, pertaining to
KUB/TVA etc.? I mean, I know what it is supposed to be in theory, just
not in reality. I’ve looked over and over the info on their site
and am still confused. Why does it cost $4 per block? What happens to
the $4? They say it goes to buy alternative energy. From who? What
happens if more people pay $4 than the suppliers of the alternative
energy can supply? What happens to the alternative energy that is
produced if nobody buys it? How do we know it actually makes a dent in
the fossil fuel energy consumption and isn’t just a “feel good” $4? Do
they count hydroelectric as “Green?”
February 28th, 2007
Pilot wants to add biofuel
This is pretty interesting. I wonder how long before there are enough producers of biofuel to supply companies such as Pilot.
January 25th, 2007
About time…
It
is apparently about time for the Democrats to get a shot at running
things. Although it is kind of nauseating to think about them in power…
Apparently us conserative-types need another wake-up call like back in
‘94, and perhaps listening to Nancy Pelosi for two years will be the
prod that gets us to elect some new folks to clean things up in
congress. Pipe dream yeah, but I don’t see how the Republicans are
going to recover from Woodward’s book and this ridiculous page scandal
before the elections.
On the other hand, the ensuing
investigations and other bullshit Pelosi and crew will carry on with
will probably be even more sickening than I’m expecting it will be. So
damned if we do, damned if we don’t.
If the Republicans
maintain control, it will be bittersweet. Too bad a bunch of 3rd-party
candidates can’t rise up and take over to really throw things out of
whack. At least things would be interesting that way!
October 3rd, 2006
It’s not about the people, is it?
From this:
“It would give the view that the Senate is a country club rather than
representative of a political party and political movement.”
Hey moron! The Senate is representative of the
PEOPLE, not a political party or movement. But isn’t that the problem
with politics today? No elected official can think for themselves any
more. It’s all about “the party.”
August 18th, 2006
Quote of the day
I’m supposed to be working, but instead I ran across this and thought I’d share since it made me laugh:
If Democrats really cared about religion, they’d be Republicans.
July 17th, 2006
Politically homeless
It’s
really strange…these days I’m feeling politically homeless. I still
consider myself a conservative, I guess, so I really don’t agree with
pretty much anything Democrats come up with. But I’m finding that I
don’t particularly agree with anything the Republicans are doing
either. What’s a fellow to do?
February 20th, 2006
I don’t get it
Just ran across this:
“Brokeback
Mountain'’ has become a cultural touchstone for Hollywood depictions of
gay love affairs, yet the hubbub over the film may be growing stale as
Oscar voters cast their final ballots, O’Neil said. And while
“Brokeback Mountain'’ has become a solid box-office success, the gay
theme may be off-putting to some Oscar voters, he said.
“Statistically,
we know the vast majority of Oscar voters must be straight if they’re
at all representative of the general population,'’ O’Neil said. “As
much as they admire this movie, it may not feel like it’s their movie.
If there is homophobia in Hollywood, it could manifest itself there. Or
they could just be sick of gay cowboy jokes.'’
So
let me get this, uhm, straight: If Brokeback Mountain doesn’t win an
oscar, it’s due to homophobia and/or straight Oscar voters? And NOT
because Oscar voters thought another movie was better? That’s what
annoys me the most about that movie, I think, is that if somebody
doesn’t like it, or it doesn’t get an award, it’s due to homophobia.
And that BECAUSE it’s about gay cowboys, it should therefore win
everything.
February 16th, 2006
Nutter Butters
Random thought of the day:
Where
are we at, as a society, when a package of Nutter Butters has to
display rather prominently on the packaging that it is “made with real
peanut butter?” As if we would naturally expect a package of “peanut
butter sandwich cookies” to contain fake peanut butter. But they sure
are good!
February 10th, 2006
Nicole Kidman
Did
anybody else catch Nicole Kidman’s reaction (facial expression) during
the Grammy Awards last night after Kelly Clarkson won her first award?
Then when she realized the camera was on her, she tried to twist it
into something more pleasant, but it didn’t work. It was just like
Hillary Clinton’s pained expression after Bush mentioned his father and
Bill being buddies during the State of the Union.
February 9th, 2006
Brokeback to the Future
Just ran across this, and it was worth a giggle here at the office…
February 8th, 2006