Tribune Company: Tell The Koch Brothers To Take a Hike
Now that the regulations on centralized control of news media have all but disappeared, we face the inevitable: multi-billionaires clamoring for ownership of the largest media outlets. Case in point: the Koch Brothers, worth about $50 billion, are attempting to buy the Tribune Company, whose assets include the Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, and a host of other papers across the country.
What’s to fear? Well, at a minimum, it is a steady stream of poisonous lies about energy and the environment. (more…)
I don’t claim to know about what the utilities are really talking about behind closed doors. Reading between the lines, I would have to think the level of stress is starting to build, as numerous industry trends seem to militate against them. In particular:
I’m taking a break from the activities at this, the second and last day of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s annual 
The growing realization that global climate change is a reality and that the motor vehicles for personal use produce about 10% of global emissions of CO2 (greenhouse gas), has spurred innovation in green technologies in the automotive industry. In addition to save their owners money by concept of gasoline, fuel efficient ecological cars generate less effect gas emissions greenhouse CO2. There are many ecologically on the market today and many cars more than they are in the development stage. 
High Tech Home Improvements that Improve the “Green” Value of Your HomeHigh Tech Home Improvements that Improve the “Green” Value of Your HomeThere are many high-tech home improvements you can make to your home that will, in turn, make it greener and much more energy-efficient. Sustainability is about more than just solar energy, although that definitely increases the value of your home. If you want your home to become both greener and more valuable, research the smartest home improvements.
I’ll bet I’ve met 30 – 40 people here at the University of California at Santa Barbara’s annual 
I’m spending the day at the 
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend on the unlikely combination of climate change and women’s rights that I thought readers might find interesting.
