Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Great Cow-Sharing Debate - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
The trouble is that unpasteurized milk carries health risks, especially of bacterial infection.

Last June a California farm stopped its cow-share program after a number of people who had consumed the raw milk became ill, including one woman who was partially paralyzed (one family promptly bought a replacement goat, according to the Daily Triplicate, the Crescent City newspaper, which also reported on state officials’ investigation into the outbreak).
Labor’s green power runs out of wind | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog
Victoria in this heat wave has been desperate for electricity, not least for all the airconditioning. So how have our green-dazed Labor Government’s new windfarms been helping out the state’s supplies?

Well, to start with, let’s check the winds at Wonthaggi over the past three days, and see if they’ve been strong enough to drive the six turbines that now despoil that coast:
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Hmm. Not enough breeze to even fan a face. Thanks heavens for coal.
Deadly winter storm that left over 600,0000 without power barrels into Northeast
PHILADELPHIA - A winter storm that has left more than 600,000 customers without electricity is barreling into the Northeast. The storm is delaying flights and turning the morning rush into the morning slush as communities brace for the worst.

On Tuesday, the storm was blamed for at least 19 deaths, and a glaze of ice and snow caused widespread power outages from the southern Plains to the East Coast. Authorities say it could a week before some communities have electricity again.

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