05 Jan 2009
Can we have a real change?

23:54 /Agriculture | 0 comments | permanent link

In distraction for Obama, chaos stalks new Senate

"No man's life, liberty or property is safe when Congress is in session ..." - Mark Twain

AFP - The new US Senate is set to convene in a swirl of allegations of corruption, voter fraud and dynastic nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama's presidency.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

22:26 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link

California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use

Here's a Study in Stupidity that kinda takes the cake for obviousness...

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento, is the first large-scale study to use utility billing data to show that trees can reduce energy consumption.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

22:23 /Humor | 0 comments | permanent link