How much would you pay to have an extra hour in your day?
What's an extra hour of sleep worth? Could your company trounce the competition
with an extra hour of labor each day? Did you ever wish for a 25-hour day?
The earth is a sphere, 12800 km in...
Several years ago, when moving into a home with several roommates, my father
(an Environmental Safety and Public Health consultant) recommended that we
use the dishwasher. Coming from California, my knee jerk reaction argued against
this, as conventional wisdom states that dishwashers waste water and energy.
Regardless of this, he argued that dis...
Current World Energy Consumption
Arguments about the Kyoto
Protocol are essentially a discussion about taxation and the merits of a
progressive tax system. Opponents to US adoption of the Kyoto Agreement generally
fall into two camps: those who do not believe in global warming (or global change,...
On Tap Water
In the October 10, 2004 New York Times Magazine, a feature article appeared profiling John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for US President. In explaining the degree to which Mr. Kerry had responded the constant scrutiny of his every position and utterance, an amusing passage arose with respect to his preferred choice of water.
"...A row of Evian water bottles had b...
