Category Archives: Environment

Define ‘green’

Posted on June 15, 2011 at 8:03 pm by psychophil

One of the office buildings I regularly spend a bit of my work week at is advertised as a ‘green’ building.  Reused materials, solar panels, recycling program, etc.  Along with this theme they have a grand total of 17 parking … Continue reading →

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More expensive than gas

Posted on August 2, 2008 at 10:21 am by psychophil

A year ago I talked about the rumor the Rabbit Transit might actually add a route connecting PA commuters to the Maryland Light Rail system.  At first I was pretty happy to read this then had my hopes quickly dashed … Continue reading →

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Can we make up just ONE disaster at a time please?

Posted on October 11, 2007 at 2:38 am by psychophil

I had the TV on in the background while doing some general work on the computer when something caught my attention. The talking heads on this local network news show were going on about ‘record high temperatures across the country’ … Continue reading →

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To the two guys in Priuses

Posted on September 5, 2007 at 5:37 pm by psychophil

Who pass me going home every single day at 80+ MPH on I-83. It doesn’t work that way.

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CAFE Predictions

Posted on June 27, 2007 at 3:16 pm by psychophil

Lots of discussion out there about raising the CAFE standards. Some relatively resonable (low 30′s range), some unreasonable (low to mid 50′s). The discussion seems to be centered around safety concerns with vehicles modified (mainly made lighter) to meat new … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable

Posted on April 3, 2007 at 6:59 am by psychophil

Ok… I can’t say this actually suprises me. In fact, crap like this is exactly what I expected to start happening when this ‘oh god, oh god we’re all going to DIE!’ global warming hysteria started to spread. Belgium to … Continue reading →

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A Sudden Breakthrough!

Posted on March 4, 2007 at 6:32 pm by psychophil

Leave it to Government to take a perfectly good idea… and screw it up. Australia to ban incandescent bulbs Australia will be the world’s first country to ban incandescent lightbulbs in a bid to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with the … Continue reading →

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So who exactly does Gore buy his offsets from?

Posted on March 4, 2007 at 10:54 am by psychophil

If this story turns out to be accurate, and all indications are that it is, I’m going to be even more pissed at Gore and his audacity at telling me how I should live. Falling For Gore National Public Radio … Continue reading →

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Al Gore’s own Inconvenient Truth

Posted on February 27, 2007 at 1:13 pm by psychophil

By now I’m sure pretty much everyon has heard the story about the energy use of Al Gore’s Tennessee Mansion and guest home. In case you’ve be under a rock the past two days: Gore’s mansion, located in the posh … Continue reading →

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