End Of The Internet As We Know It

Here is an assessment of where internet technology is going and how it will continue to change the way we live and how we do business.

Not So Fast the Electric Cars, Buried Study Says

Here is an assessment of a French study on the practicality of implementing electric vehicles. Appears that Mr. Sarkozy was not very happy about the conclusions. A lot of money is being invested in battery technology. Biofuels may be the best alternative.

Coal Combustion: Nuclear Resource or Danger

Here is an article written by Alex Gabbard of ORNL's Metals and Ceramics Division.  

Most have heard or read the news stories of the massive coal ash release from TVA's Kingston Steam Plant site in December 2008.  

This release occurred about 20 miles west of my home.   TVA is hard a work on the clean-up and is just beginning to deal with damage claims.

From what I have gathered, this was a problem waiting to happen.  Actions were proposed over several years to prevent something like this, but as government agencies are apt to do, they put off any action due to a multitude of reasons: budget problems, lack of resources, etc.

TVA is not the only power company that must deal with this type of 'waste.'  Technically the coal ash is not considered as waste.

Concerns of the population in the Kingston, Tenn. area are now about contaminated drinking water and air pollution.  Recovery will be expensive and of long duration, maybe years.

Personally, I would rather live near a well run nuclear power plant than a well run coal burning power plant.

The Tom Bearden Website

Today I stumbled upon a website belonging to a retired Lt. Col. Tom Bearden.  He lives in Huntsville, AL and claims to be some kind of expert on the subject of zero point energy.

He seems to have a quirky past history and most of the scientific community is apparently not riding on his bandwagon.  Therefore, this link is posted for your amusement only.

This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:

"When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command.  Very often, that individual is crazy." -- Author unknown

The Fix Is In

Today's blog from Catherine Austin Fitts has a warning of a potential drop in the U.S. dollar.

She provides a link to Barrons that is advising people to get out of U.S. Treasuries now.

If you haven't read Catherine's history (Dillon, Read, & Co. Inc.  And the Aristocracy of Stock Profits) in the link I provided last month, I encourage you to read it.  Sooner the better.

Electric Field Boosts Fuel Efficiency

Now here is something that I missed back in September. A Temple Univ. physics professor has developed a simple device that generates an electric field on the fuel line near a fuel injector that boots the fuel efficiency as much as 20%.

Once this device gets patented, it could save tens of billions of dollars in the trucking industry. This is a major breakthrough for 2008.

Grape Extract Kill Cancer Cells

An antioxidant called resveratrol in grape seed extract has been shown to have anti-cancer properties as well as positive effect on the heart. It appears to me that the number of anti-cancer natural compounds just keeps growing.

So open that bottle of red wine and/or some natural grape juice and drink up!