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Re: Chelsea is Closer to Winning the Premier League Title Than You Think

trev — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:52:53 -0000

If Arsenal beat Man U the real decider would be the Blackburn game. This is a game that Man U cannot even afford to draw. A draw at the bridge is a likely scenario. Its a case of who smells blood will reap the benefits. Other than the aforementioned,I then can only see the title going to Old trafford

Re: XP: Change Default Installation Directory | Windows | Tech-Recipes

trev — Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:13:58 -0000

I just did this on my computer and think it is great! (XP Pro) However, Outlook Express will no longer work unless I change it back. What can I do?

Re: Beefing up the Blogroll

trev — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:25:06 -0000

Hiya -visiting via thegoodblogs.
I tidied up my sidebar using a drop-down for my blogroll and archives. Both plug-ins were from: http://tech.windsofstorm.net/wordpress/drop-lin...

Aa couple of notes on use
1) The drop down goes as wide as the longest name on the blogroll. Might want to edit titles for aesthetic reasons.

2) I found a tiny hack on the plug-in comments to make it open links in a new tab or window:
http://tech.windsofstorm.net/wordpress/drop-lin...

Re: Cash for Clunkers to Run Out of Gas By Next Monday

trev — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:07:03 -0000

"Cash for Clunkers has been called 'one of the most successful stimulus projects in the history of the country' by Obama administration officials."

That sums it up. STIMULUS projects. Of course environmental benefits could be dubious. It would be great to see a program that rewards fuel efficiency, somthing like the one in Ontario where you can get $10 000 for buying an electric car.

Re: Oil Industry Warns: "If Climate Bill Passes, US Refining Will Fall." Duh.

trev — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:43:19 -0000

This makes me laugh. It won't be the climate bill that reduces refining capacity, but the peak oil crisis heading straight for us. oil production has already peaked in non-OPEC countries, and IEA chief economist Fatih Birol has officially stated that we will reach peak oil in about 10 years. Also, a new assesment shows the biggest of 800 oil fields representing three quarters of remaining supply have already peaked and that the rate of decline in oil production is now calculated to be nearly 6.7%, as opposed to 3.7% two years ago.

Sounds like the climate bill is the perfect scapegoat eh?

Re: Is the United States Ready for a Higher Gas Tax?

trev — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:02:26 -0000

Normally, I would be all for it; we will be facing triple-digit prices soon enough. But I would say no based on the state of political sensitivity of it, and the fact that Barack Obama needs all the support he can get to get this climate bill and health reform pushed ahead. Contemplating a bump in gas tax is not a priority in the face of those two bills, and one shouldn't needlessly derail them by outraging some people with an increase in gas tax.

I say wait a while, even though it's important.

Re: US Southern States 'Screwed' By Lack Of Renewable Power Options

trev — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:28:59 -0000

As it stands now, we dont have renewable generation technology that does not have intermittency or large-scale generating problems. While nuclear isn't the best option, you have to admire that the governors are taking a serious look at this and proposing a low-carbon option.

Furthermore, the military uses alot of fossil fuels at the present time. If these states can find alternative power sources of power, especially with a peak oil crisis heading our way, it will only help them more.

I take the stance that until the technology tackes problems like intermittency, a mix of low-carbon options is the best way to go.

Re: BuyGreen: Men's Jeans

trev — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:53:04 -0000

I agree - designer jeans are $100-200.

Organic is the way to go! :-)

btw: "mavi" in Swahili means... crap. Haha, seriously.

Re: I am Not a Paper Cup

trev — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:46:12 -0000

Love this product! :-)

Everyone at my work drinks coffee or tea! One wasted paper cup each time! and it's not even recycled! :-(

We have mugs, but no one uses them or cares... :-(

Re: Greenwash Watch: "Green" Bottled Water

trev — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:50:30 -0000

There's a huge difference between:

(a) bottles of water and jugs of water

and also,

(b) countries with distilleries (or factories) and countries w/o.

(a) if you need to buy water, then buy in bulk, like Arrowhead in those HUGE jugs and get your water that way.

Also, back to basics, boiling water isn't so bad... though you'd have to commit some time to process

(b) Foreign countries don't always have the luxuries of getting water delivered. Boiling works. I'd love to help a company create small scale water fountains (companies that would sell water to locals). I read about one in the newspaper...

Re: Screen-Printed Solar Cells Come in a Variety of Colors and Patterns, Ideal for Building

trev — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:44:44 -0000

4%?

That sounds super low...

what is normal?

Re: Waste Not, Want Not: Soap Bank from DesigNoDoubt

trev — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:06:01 -0000

Are you serious?

Too many wasteful products are being made. This is another one. It might seem cool and useful, but it's wasteful and not for the green crowd.

But since there are too many wasteful products out there, why single out this one?

Have fun soapers!

Re: Cash for Clunkers to Run Out of Gas By Next Monday

trev — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:07:03 -0000

"Cash for Clunkers has been called 'one of the most successful stimulus projects in the history of the country' by Obama administration officials."

Re: Oil Industry Warns: "If Climate Bill Passes, US Refining Will Fall." Duh.

trev — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:43:19 -0000

Sounds like the climate bill is the perfect scapegoat eh?

Re: US Southern States 'Screwed' By Lack Of Renewable Power Options

trev — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:28:59 -0000

I take the stance that until the technology tackes problems like intermittency, a mix of low-carbon options is the best way to go.

Re: Is the United States Ready for a Higher Gas Tax?

trev — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:26 -0000

I say wait a while, even though it's important.

Re: The Next Nuclear Renaissance is Already Underway

trev — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:30:38 -0000

See US Southern States 'Screwed' By Lack Of Renewable Power Options. I also agree that nuclear power must complement renewable energy until be find a better sustainable technology that is not prone to intermittency, like self-sustaining fusion reactions.

Re: Outed! FACES of Coal Are Just Stock Photos

trev — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:19:36 -0000

That's pretty lame. REAL grassroots organizations should be proud of their members.

Re: Robot Designed to Help Earth Plants Grow on Mars

trev — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:16:32 -0000

Can anybody say EEEVVVAAAA? (WALL-E)

Re: Here Come the Tar Sands

trev — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:45:53 -0000

This underlines the need for Canada and the U.S. to cut their consumption of oil. Triple-digit oil prices are the only thing that makes the tar sands make any economical sense. If we could battle OPEC as consumers with less demand, many tarsand projects would be dropped.

Re: What Is Your "Top Concern?"

trev — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:31:43 -0000

You're probably goign to get a little response bias eh?

Re: Do You Have A Cellphone?

trev — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:21:45 -0000

I hate how cellphones are considered a necessity for everyone, and in some cases they are, but I'm tired of being labeled as a wierdo for not having one.

We have a difficult situation in Canada: 3 companies and their offshoot cellphone brands represent 95% of the consumer base. This has led to ridiculous charges, complicated and sometimes mandatory contracts, crappy customer service, and a lack of competition due to stringent Canadian ownership regulations.

But our Industry Minister organized a spectrum auction that favoured new companies, and one is to launch soon.

While I could have a cellphone for convenience, I am making a protest consumer choice and holding out for the new company, WIND mobile.