A couple of researchers from Stanford have produced a paper with maps detailing global wind power available for wind energy production. It's free, it's non polluting. Stop whining about wind turbines ruining your view, pollution will do a much better job at ruining your view. At least turbines are interesting to look at.
New York City broke some power usage records again yesterday. This is turning out to be one hot and humid summer. Ugh.
Thomas Friedman with some good ideas in an op-ed - shine enough sunlight in and the good things will grow and the bad things wither.
If you are interested in a back to nature, very relaxing, and very fun vacation in Costa Rica, check out this place: Finca Tres Semillas
My friend can set you up on a tour of Costa Rica, including the place above, run by his sister. I have been there, and it - like all of Costa Rica - is beautiful.
Did Karl Rove leak Valerie Plame's (the undercover CIA agent) name to the press? Will the President fire him, if he indeed did it, like he said he would? Here is an interesting and somewhat funny transcript of Scott McClellan attempting to redefined the word stonewalling...
(see also NYTimes, Washington Post)
Maybe you have heard of pollution credit trading, where power plant companies that pollute buy credits on a market so they don't have to physically upgrade their plants. Now there is a company that will sell credits to automobile owners to "cancel" the pollution from their cars. Of course, all the environmental types with relatively non polluting cars have been the only buyers so far.
ourmedia has a trailer for an interesting looking documentary called Alternative Freedom, about digital media rights.