Author: Dave

This one is just too good to provide just as a link (post below) so I’m front paging it:

This is an AC-130 gunship – first used in Vietnam – taking out a terrorist base. It gives you a much different view of the war than you get from newspapers or even TV news. If you would like to watch an enlarged version here is the YouTube address: Targeting the Taliban in Afghanistan. I…

Fred Thompson is in the race for President. He has a real life blog up at his site where you can Ask Fred Questions. If there is something you want to ask the Next President Of The United States, now is a very good time. Cross Posted at Power and Control and at The Astute…

We hear all the time that global warming causes this and global warming causes that. So what does a scientist have to say on the matter? Michael Schirber, a staff writer at Live Science reports. Since the late 1960s, much of the North Atlantic Ocean has become less salty, in part due to increases in…

Wind is not the answer to all our energy problems. However, when it is blowing it serves as a substitute for natural gas fired electrical plants. Which currently cost more per Kwh in America than wind power electricity. Note that offshore wind is one of the most reliable wind sources. Cross Posted at The Astute…

My mother visited John Edwards in Osceola, Iowa, Monday. Mom is a die hard Democrat and likes Edwards. My mom met Edwards and told him she was a breast cancer survivor and had lost a young son (my brother Jeff). Edwards put an arm on mom’s shoulder said “God Bless You” and gave her a…

The Brits are not just carbon neutral, they are carbon positive. Using previous international research into climate change, the report estimated that covering the social cost of carbon emissions would have cost £11.7 billion in 2005. But receipts from green taxes such as fuel duty, road tax and the Climate Change Levy totalled £21.9 billion.…

That would be one little change that could help put off the advent of catastrophic global warming. Soda pop drinkers and the companies that supply the soda drinkers are intentionally destroying the planet. One thing soda drinkers could do is to put one can out of every six they drink in storage. That would sequester…

Who does House #2 belong to? House #2 Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every “green” feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet ( 4 bedrooms ) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the…

It seems that at least two Marines are planning on suing John “I Was A Marine” Murtha over his public comments on the Haditha Incident once they are fully exonerated. From the first link: Well, the Marine Corps investigator has now dropped all charges against 3 of the 8 accused Marines in the case, and…

I was visiting The Reference Frame where Lubos was talking about the changes required to become 100% carbon free by 2030 and came across this gem: All industry and traffic will have to be converted to a new kind of energy that either doesn’t exist today or looks economically or socially unacceptable. Agriculture, transportation, and…

Oooops. That one is for the peak oil folks. It looks like all that has peaked is the easy to get oil. Evidently there is an abundance with current technology and prices. We’re flying over the Gulf of Mexico, above some 3,500 oil production platforms, and Siegele is pointing them out with the verve of…

I have been doing some more thinking about how to measure climate change. If we actually want to measure if the earth is heating, we ought to actually measure the temperature of the earth. If climate was my interest, I’d find the “constant” temperature transition point in the ground and string thermometers (electronic of course)…

Via Kesher Talk comes more confirmation that Islam will be Defeated by Pornography. From the Italian site ANSAmed. (ANSAmed) – TEL AVIV, AUGUST 22 – Despite the diplomatic ice reigning between the respective governments, Israeli erotic sites are reaping enormous success among the Internet surfers of the Arab countries. “We notice on our servers that…

Here an anecdote from Elie Wiesel’s book Souls On Fire. Let me define a few terms first for those of you not familiar with Jewish culture. Rebbe means Rabbi. Zusia is a famous and respected Hasidic Master/Rabbi from Europe. The “him” referred to in the first line is Rebbe Zusia. In an inn somewhere, a…

I just received an e-mail claiming that the Navy has funded Dr. Bussard to complete his WB-7 fusion reactor experiment. In addition the e-mail claims the Navy is on board for the full up power demo if the WB-7 results are positive. If I get further confirmation on this and permission to post it, I…

The atmosphere has been described by the Profits of CO2 Doom as a blanket that traps the incoming solar energy and warms the planet. Which is true. At a short time scale. At a little longer time scale the atmosphere is more like a heat pipe. This is on the scale of weather. Day to…

I love holidays. Especially holidays devoted to sex. Pilgrims celebrating the Hindu month of Shravan (mid-July to mid-August) are filling the pockets of marijuana sellers in the Deoghar district of Jharkand, according to a report in the News Post of India. Considered auspicious by followers of Lord Shiva, the month is marked by, among other…

I have been following the climate debates rather closely these days. I’d rather be doing IEC Fusion but that is stymied for lack of research funds. So the climate debate keeps my brain engaged until I can put it to more productive uses. Let me start from the beginning. Here is how the warmists say…

Ever since Steve McIntyre nudged the Goddard Institute for Space Studies to correct its error in the “adjusted” data many of the AGW folks (global warming is man made) have been saying that this is a minor correction. [in the comments] Without “the hottest year on record was 1998” the climate looks more naturally variable.…