Tag Archives: Green Technology

Harvey Wasserman : Why Stewart Brand is Wrong on Nukes

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Greenopolis.Reinventing the Brand:Whole Earth icon isDead wrong on nukesBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2010 Stewart Brand has become a poster boy for a “nuclear renaissance” that has just suffered a quiet but stunning … Continue reading →

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Austin and Texas : Economic Slump Finally Hitting Home

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas unemployment up;Austin’s tech economy fading Since Texas has borrowed all it can, and since a state can’t print money like the federal government, the feds are now under enormous political pressure to function as the job creators of last … Continue reading →

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Avatar : Contradictions of Cameron’s Animation Masterpiece

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The contradictions of capital-intensive history:James Cameron’s animation masterpiece The stunning experience of nature, culture, and politics does achieve an important spiritual reversal of the Cowboys and Indians plot. By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / December 28, 2009 “I’ll … Continue reading →

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SCIENCE / Next Generation Lighting on the Horizon

Posted on May 16, 2009 by RagBlog

OLED light sources. The devices are flat – another reason they are desirable as light sources.Flat-screen light bulbs switch onBy Jason Palmer / May 15, 2009 Researchers have demonstrated white, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) sources with the same efficiency as … Continue reading →

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Battle for Stimulus Bucks : Green Jobs Vs. ‘Shovel Ready’

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The debate has centered on two competing principles: the desire to spend money on what President-elect Barack Obama calls “shovel-ready projects,” such as highway and bridge construction, vs. spending on more environmentally conscious projects, such as grids for wind and … Continue reading →

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Neil Young : How to Save a Major Automobile Company

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘We need visionary people now with business sense to create automobiles that do not contribute to global warming.’By Neil Young See ‘Neil Young’s car heads west’ by Chris Frank and Video, Below. Find a new ownership group. The culture must … Continue reading →

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