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Posted by anon1256]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:44:54 -0800 The Stranger - A mild winter that reduced household heating demand and therefore energy use
- A decline in coal-fired electricity generation, due largely to historically low natural gas prices
- Reduced gasoline demand
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.…

Point #2 suggests that methane emissions should be rising.


Posted by anon1256]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:28:56 -0800 The Stranger
And to reiterate: I don't care about 500 million Chinese. I don't wish them ill, I just don't care.
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:55:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:32:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Unpaid Intern]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:03:07 -0800 The Stranger
1. States representing 2/3 of all US GDP have moved to alternative energy requirements and reducing GHG emissions. The other "subsidized" red states are still being jerkwads.

2. Retired people don't drive when commuter congestion is high, so they don't pollute as much, and they don't drive as often. The aging population has a lot to do with this.

3. The US military and other parts of the US government have been investing heavily in alternative energy sources.


Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:56:42 -0800 The Stranger
Why isn't the Bangladeshi government responsible for that country's fire safety codes? Is this a new form of imperialism?
Posted by The White Man's Burden]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:12:45 -0800 The Stranger
I wish I could make my own clothes (and weave my own fabrics) so that I wouldn't have to support cruel and usual working conditions. Unfortunately, the clothing industry was one of the first things shipped overseas when outsourcing began. No one wanted to pay what American workers demanded. I don't blame the workers. It's a tough, lousy job and the only reason to do it is if you are adequately compensated. And I can't blame families who need to clothe their children as well and as cheaply as possible.

The responsibly has to lie with management here and there.
Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:40:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by The Chinaman]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:30:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:41:38 -0800 The Stranger
I thought nationalism was the last refuge of a scoundrel?

You can have your tribalism, I've embraced globalism.
Posted by The Chinaman]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:44:39 -0800 The Stranger
@17 Americans putting American interests over other nations' isn't racism, it's nationalism. And the reverse is, at worst, treason.
Posted by The Magic of Television]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:21:55 -0800 The Stranger
Congratulations to the Chinese military for landing a fighter jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier, an achievement unlocked by the USA in 1945. Also, i'm pretty sure the Chinese aircraft carrier is a converted Ukrainian freighter.

The supposed Chinese boogeyman is not very scary.
Posted by Rotten666]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:03:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by The Chinaman]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:24:35 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:13:02 -0800 The Stranger
This technology screams Pacific Northwest Corridor.

Right now we have three major cities: Portland, Seattle, Vancouver-BC. Individually they are each missing critical facilities or rather have some instances, but smallish.

But imagine 300 mph train service! Seattle to Vancouver-BC, 140 miles, or less than half an hour. Seattle to Portland, 170 miles, so about the same.

With 30 minute travel time, we wouldn't need our own basketball or hockey teams...you could just travel in half an hour to get to the Canucks or Trailblazers!

300 mph means that you could "commute" in from Yakima (140 mi) or Spokane (300mi) in an hour or less. It now takes 30 minutes just to get from SeaTac to downtown!!

Sure, I know...the cost would be high. But imagine a modern job with flex-days where you might have to show up two or even one day a week to the central office?

Isn't it time we started thinking about the entire state of Washington including all the Inland territory as part of one big networked entity. What I have termed the state-city.

When you ponder 300 mph the "City" is no longer a single isthmus of a few square miles, but a state of the 71,000 sq. miles of Washington, the State.


Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:08:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Prosperity causes the most CO2 emissions.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:05:47 -0800 The Stranger
Because Japan has one of the worst debt crisis of any nation on the planet? 220 percent of gross domestic product. They make the Greeks look responsible.

Hell, I'd have nice toys too if I used my Visa for my toys and made my kids and grandkids pay the bill long after I'm gone.
Posted by Sugartit]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:01:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by anon1256]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:35:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:28:15 -0800 The Stranger
As the climate warms, scientists expect an increase in droughts around the world, causing all sorts of problems for water supplies, agriculture, and energy production. Forests will be affected too, naturally, but a new study released Wednesday in Nature shows just how widespread the effects could be.

After looking at 226 tree species at 81 locations around the world, two dozen experts from around the world have determined that fully 70 percent of trees are likely to suffer if conditions get drier — and it doesn’t matter whether those trees live in wet or dry habitats.
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/droug…
Posted by anon1256]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:23:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Keekee]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:21:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:20:58 -0800 The Stranger
I wish they would leave it to the pros, it just comes off as jerky and uninformed at the amateur level
Posted by olive oyl]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:17:19 -0800 The Stranger I think Colorado aced Washington in coffee technology...Dazbog ( http://www.dazbog.com/ )

Downed a few at the Foco (Fort Collins) locale and talked to the owner. He set me up for a smell-tasting where we inhaled (he deeply) from large bags of beans.

They are one of the few coffee stores (and here I include all Seattle based chains) where the drip coffee is really good...not something you avoid and punt to a latte.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:00:09 -0800 The Stranger