Do you think for yourself? Really? Are you sure? You may not realize it, but most people have been conditioned by the media as to what to think, as well as what to think about. Don’t believe me? Let me ask you a question…what do you think about the situation in…um…let’s say, Iran. What do you know about Iran? Do you know the name of their ruler? What about their government? Heard anything about their latest pronouncments? What do you think about them? Do you care? Read the rest of this entry »
Comments Off
Posted by: admin in design, marketing, media, tags: air conditioning, climate change, electricity, Environment, Gulf of Mexico, Gustav, hurricane, iceberg, idea, microgeneration, micropayments, thermostat, turbine, WiFi
…courtesy of my liberal arts (i.e.: lack of science) education…
IDEA #1. Back in the days before central air conditioning and refrigeration made it possible to live comfortably through summers in the South, one enterprising entrepreneur floated a huge iceberg from the northern Atlantic down to the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose? Provide inexpensive ice for evaporative coolers, which at the time were the only way to cool a room. He made a fortune.
I understand from the sound-byte journalism on TV that the reason that tropical storms that cross into the Gulf become hurricanes is due to the warm waters in the Gulf. (It’s why the eco-Nazis try to convince us all that hurricanes are a lot worse due to ‘global warming.’) Read the rest of this entry »
1 Comment »
Entries (RSS)