Monthly Archives: September 2006

The Road to Hell

9/28/2006 – 11:25 am

People often speak of the pavement on the road to hell, rarely about the traffic. These days, that particular avenue is gridlocked with American cars. Big, stupid, gas-guzzling American cars.
Global warming, a terrestrial version of hell 150 years in the making, is sore upon us. Here in the nation that contributes more [...]

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Equinox in the Balance

9/21/2006 – 1:48 pm

Happy equinox. Right on schedule, the temperature dipped in Vermont last night. One of the sugar maples in my back yard is turning bright orange, either as a sign of the season or a reaction to stress from global warming. Is the tree half green or half orange?
Autumn in Vermont is a [...]

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Sorry About the Numbers

9/14/2006 – 7:42 am

I’d like to apologize up front for all the numbers that follow, for two reasons. One, because I try to keep these commentaries are more entertaining than a math problem and two, because the message they carry is so depressing.
The numbers are from an article in the 21 Aug edition of Oil and Gas [...]

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Global Warming or Cold Turkey

9/7/2006 – 12:24 pm

In January’s State of the Union address, George Bush admitted America is addicted to oil. Little did we know how prophetically his words would play out in the months that followed. According to the Department of Energy, the average price of gas in the U.S. the week of Mr. Bush’s speech was $2.33 [...]

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