Be Sure to Turn Off Those Lights

for Earth Hour tonight at 8:00. Join Google and major cities across the world in turning out your lights for one whole hour as part of a big, global Free Tibet bumper sticker; raising awareness for the fight against climate change, energy usage, maybe the environment, could be dolphins and whales...Who the fuck knows. We can rule out poverty, hunger, class disparities -- you know all those things that oil, capitalism and increased human development have helped combat.

Biofuels Damaging the Environment

The BBC released a story that indicates that the EU is worried about how biofuel production is damaging the environment because of deforestation. Land that produces biofuels is also being blamed for higher food prices. Is the EU just getting this news now?

Furthermore, a new report from the Royal Society questions how much biofuels actually decrease carbon emissions. The EU's target of 10% of road fuel coming from biofuels maybe reconsidered due to this study. Energy is always going to be a dirty business and there will be no easy way out.

CAFE Follies

Congress, in its typical knee jerk response to "do something" is about to do something stupid. In this case it regards Congress legislating a minimum of fuel miles per gallon.

The proposal, which would require automakers to achieve 35 miles per gallon on average, is similar to a measure passed earlier this summer by the Senate, which was bitterly opposed by the auto companies, who argued they did not have the technology or the financial resources to reach that goal.

What is so idiotic about this Bill is that is does not punish consumption. I have a sports car that I rarely drive. I walk, bike or take my vespa mostly. Yet Congress would okay someone who drives 150 miles per day in their hybrid, and they get tax deduction too, and outlaw my car. That is gefucked.