Anything but water

(Before It's News)

1. Alberta’s government has squandered its oil royalties. The province uses them for current spending (instead of investing them for a post-oil world), which explains why the provincial government is in such a hurry to get more oil out of the ground (income for government services!0 and why the government is lax on environmental regulations

2. The differences between Dutch and American attitudes (and laws) explain why it’s ok to kill cyclists in the US
3. Illuminating podcast on Jeffrey Sachs, his personality and his development failures
4. US hypocrisy: 96 Percent of Dems Who Support Minimum Wage Hike Don’t Pay Their Interns. The US government employs 15 percent of workers, far less than in many European countries, where government jobs may NOT correlate with governance and performance (Norway and Denmark, sure, but Czech and Russia?!)
5. Whoops! 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything You (Americans) Buy

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• Apple Granted Patent For Solar-Powered MacBooks
• Enough winter, already, Groundhog!
• South Australia Solar Shifted The Peak During The Heat Wave
• Gasoline-Like Biofuels From Plant Waste — Promising New Process Developed
• More-Efficient Organic Solar Cells Coming Soon Thanks To New Research On Charge Separation
• New Chewing Gum–Like Material Greatly Improves Battery Safety
• “The Triumph of Capitalism” (Socialism is Intellectually Dead, but Central Planning in the Mixed Economy Lives On)
• Is the Planet Warming?
• Tesla Motors Already Ranks As #5 Car Brand, According To Consumer Reports