Is the Stimulus stimulating?
Today on GreenBiz.com, their contributor Sarah Terry-Cobo published a terrific piece called Mapping the Path of Stimulus Funding that takes a look at where the billions of dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are going in this country. Even better, they made a map! Who doesn’t like maps? Have a look below: [...]
Energy Secretary Steven Chu on The Daily Show
Watch Nobel-Prize-winning Energy Secretary Steven Chu on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. It’s “must-see TV” for anyone interested in reducing our carbon emissions… which, frankly, should be most of us at this point! Also, Secretary Chu gives Jon Stewart a t-shirt that I simply must have. You’ll see.
The Environmental Impact of Poor Health Care
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the health care situation in this country as the Obama administration tries to find a solution for the 50 million or so Americans who don’t have health insurance (watch Kathleen Sebelius on The Daily Show here to hear more about it). As I am unemployed and will [...]
My 14-year-old car got 40 mpg today.
Not that I’m boasting but, wow….that’s kind of amazing right? I guess that’s the flatness of California’s central valley combined with my car’s wind-friendlier profile and small engine. I’ll take it, in any case! That said, I’ve arrived safely at the first stop on my Unemployment Tour, Palo Alto. Situated conveniently in the southern part [...]
The GDC Unemployment Tour of the West
After learning of another job I did NOT get last week, I’ve decided to take this show on the road. I’ll soon be leaving Los Angeles to go up the coast; I’ll be visiting friends and investigating the state of the economy, particularly with regards to the building industry, while looking for work myself. In [...]
Meet Dorothy.
Dorothy is my new set of wheels. Well, she is new to me, but actually she is quite old. She’s a 1995 Ford Escort Wagon with only 27,000 miles that I received from a private owner for a VERY reasonable price. She is in excellent condition for a car her age, and if I play [...]
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