Fifteen Instant Energy Boosters

Feeling kind of shagged? Do you feel like the life drained out of your body and deposited itself in the Muskingum River?

Try these 15 instant energy boosters to put some whirl into your dervish.

Nuclear Power Plant Dumps Load

Here's a bone chilling story passed along by a CTCN regular who lives in Great Britain.

A British nuclear power plant received a hefty fine after finding a broken pipe had dumped 20 tons of uranium and 160 kilograms of plutonium. The leak took eight months to discover. Yet, no one was injured and no radiation leaked out. Chalk up another one for privatization.

Twenty Ways To Save Energy

Beyond the ecology and money savings associated with saving energy, there's the whole nagging reliance on other government thing.

One quick look around and you see our country embroiled in multiple conflicts, both physically and rhetorically, with oil producers who use our oil weakness to their advantage. Our oil reliance pumps petro profits into nations which often use said dollars to arm themselves with a multitude of weaponry (good for weapon producers, bad for soldiers and civilians).

I guess it's up to us, the citizenry, to cut our nation's oil reliance since the politicians don't have the guts to piss off the corporation's who pay for the politician's election campaigns. Think about this for one minute.

If oil consumption dropped by one third, do you think prices would come down?

Coshocton, you can start today. Here's a Consumer Reports list of twenty ways to conserve energy.

Roll Your Own Biodiesel

In case you missed yesterday's post regarding expanding gasoline, you missed out on a story about a big oil profit center which produces nothing for you, but beaucoup dollars for them.

What's a poor mother to do?

How about making your own fuel? If you've heard about Willie Nelson touring the country in his biodiesel bus, you may have asked yourself, "Where can I get some of that stuff?"

The good news...you can make your own.

Free Energy Source Found?

Speaking of energy independence, it's been reported that an Irish firm has developed a free energy technology which can power everything from cell phones to automobiles.

Scientists are lining up to test the firm's claims. There's a great deal of skepticism over the claims (as there should be) as there have been many claims and hoaxes in the past.

But a thought occurred to me...what if this is the real deal? What would happen to our economy? How long would re-tooling take? How nasty would corporations to protect their profits? How would politicians and the electorate react?

How Brazil Deals With Oil Dependency

A recent BBC article shows how Brazil has dealt with oil dependency...for the past twenty years.

What's holding up progress in the US concerning these matters? Is it science? Politics? Profit motive? Has oil become so ingrained within our economy that we'll procrastinate on our current path until we have no options?

Black Gold, Texas Tea

Oil, lack of oil, and ever increasing gasoline prices weigh heavy on everyone's mind. The oil companies are raking in record profits and consumers are feeling the effects, not only at the pump and in the heating bill, but in surging prices for everything.

So much disinformation exists, who can you believe? The Chicago Tribune provides us with an eye opening look at the problems.

Everyone's gasping as our oil based economy slides further into trouble. One fact exists. Look to the past and recognize that American oil production has peaked. How far behind can other oil producing countries be from a similar peak? No one seems to know, but a lot of people will trying to find out.

Until we develop alternate sources or conserve, we'll be locked into doing business with hostile regimes worldwide. Plus, vicious competition with other oil guzzling countries like China will become a way of life.

U.S. Gas Prices Hit All-Time High

The $3 psychological barrier has been broken. With oil speculators jerking around markets, how quickly will prices rise to the under $4 level?

This past weekend, while on a 600 mile roundtrip, I almost wept while filling our small car.

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MSNBC Shows You How To Save Gas

Here's nine ways to save gas this summer from gas saving authority, MSNBC.