tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67064982011-08-28T23:29:37.949-07:00A quest for reason and accuracy in letters to the editor, guest editorials and other issues of interest to the citizens of Western Nevada County.Russ Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300244686109629392noreply@blogger.comBlogger8841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706498.post-1134665245164395312005-12-15T08:45:00.000-08:002005-12-15T08:47:25.176-08:00

We are no longer posting here. Our new blog is here. Please change your book marks.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Please change your bookmarks to our new site at: http://ncwatch.typepad.com/ Starting today, we will only be posting on our new typepad site. Some interesting Nevada County stuff up today. Note we are now blogging by category. You can select just the categoires you want to read. If you do not care about peak oil or global warming, just ignore them and select those categories you are really

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Interesting bit of peak oil news from Wired.Five million tons of CO2 has been successfully pumped underground into the Weyburn oil field in a pilot project in Saskatchewan, Canada.The CO2 is piped from the Great Plains Synfuels Plant, a giant "gasification" plant near Beulah, North Dakota.Not only does the project dispose of the nasty CO2, the pressure from the gas helps to extract more oil. The

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I have an interesting posts at: http://ncwatch.typepad.com/media/. This is our new site which is currently in beta testing, check it out.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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From the Bee article on Governor's plan to reduce greenhouse gasses:Other aspects of the plan presumably are less controversial. Few would argue, for example, against the value of planting trees. Maybe his advisors should check out this study mentioned in the Friday Guardian:Climate scientists could be about to give oak, ash and maple a bad name. They warn today that expanding forests in the

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Pat Butler writes about the New park owner strikes fear in residents, December 10, 2005It can't be easy facing a group of people who are worried about losing their homes, even if you're the one who might force them out of those homes.But that's where Ken Waterhouse of Roseville was sitting on Tuesday night. The new owner of the Grass Valley Mobile Home Park was trying to calm his tenants while at

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Climate strategy for state proposedAdvisers flesh out governor's call to cut 'greenhouse gases.'Story in the Sac BeeMichael Hanemann, an environmental economist at the University of California, Berkeley, who contributed to the report, said taxing petroleum is a bold idea, but not new. "The notion that using transportation fuels creates what are considered harmful effects is well-established in

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Be sure and check out our new blog and give us some feedback. This is the new site for NC Media Watch, our official launch will be on 15 December 2005. This blog is more comment friendly, you only need an e-mail address.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Have you noted all the Newspaper layoffs. Ad revenues are slipping, while Internet ads revenue is increasing. The Union is holding a one day staff meeting on how to attract younger readers, according to the Web Editor. The American Thinker has some thought on a Editors and Publisher proposal to save newspaper with special legislative benefits.Do you think tax payers should support newspapers, or

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Sprawl has been a big issue in Nevada County Here is some insight to sprawl by Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit. An interesting follow up here.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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My domain name site is temporarly out of commission. It will return tomorrow. You cannot down load some pdf files until the site is back up.UPDATE: The problem is fixed.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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It is 14F, -10C, in Montreal Canada this morning where global leaders are worrying about global warming. This is the earliest onset of winter in 63 years. Wonder if it is having an impact?For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Margaret Bloebaum thinks that Local shopping is key to our prosperity, December 8, 2005I was disturbed to read, among the "Non-Shoppers" comments in a recent edition of The Union, the comment, "I spent the day shopping around online. It's easier, there are better deals than in Grass Valley and I wasn't pushed or shoved around." 000I believe that there is a logical reason: If we don't support our

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Dear Readers, George and I are developing a new blog which is in beta testing. This new blog has a better interface for those who would like to comment, plus it lists posts by category. If you are only interested in specific subjects, select that subject, and that's what you get to read, hiding the other posts. I will continue to cross post until 1 Jan 2006, the offical launch date for the new

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The ice caps of Antarctica have recorded the the earths temperature and the make up of atmospheric gases for thousands of years. The Vostok project revealed 440,000 years, East Antarctica's Dome Concordia ice core took us back 650,000 years, over the past four interglacials, the earliest of which is believed to have been nearly identical to the Holocene in terms of earth's orbit around the

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With climate change in the news, Bjorn Lomborg has stepped back into the spotlight with a provocative new essay, The Relative Unimportance of Global Warming. Lomborg first created a controversy with his 2001 book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. How this essay published in the Phillipine Daily Inquirer, the Taipei Times and Korea Herald, is stiring up the global warming true beleivers. Full

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In-depth reporting on Nevada City's fishy water - an experiment in open source journalismDuring at least the last 15 years, Nevada City has repeatedly suffered from poor drinking water quality. When our new city manager came onboard several years ago, he seemed to have gotten the problem under control somehow, but in the last year or so the water has reverted to its previous occasional foulness.

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The Mercury News reports we are all in big trouble. Six months ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made international news when he committed the state to meeting strict targets reducing greenhouse gases as a way to fight global warming.A closer look at California's emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that scientists say cause global warming reveals that even under the best scenarios,

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This weekend environmentalists around the world marched to stop climate change . Professor Emeritus Philip Stott at EnviroSpin is looking for. . . eager volunteers to cap volcanoes, to wrestle with the Earth's axis, to dampen down sunspots, to adjust the cosmic ray flux, to divert ocean currents, to MOP (in joke) up water vapour, to re-model the Tibetan High Plateau, to intercept asteroids, to

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It looks like a group of locals have started a dedicated letter campaign against the political future of Representative Doolittle. Here a two examples in today's paper.Mary Longmore writes Enough is enough, December 5, 2005I read in horror the letters to the editor extolling all that Boss Doolittle has done for us. Bruce Longmore writes a Letter to Doolittle, December 5, 2005. . . thanks Boss

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Reading the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle Business section I came across this headline: “2 out of 3 business say they’re unprepared for bird flu.” (no available link) Which raises the question, are Nevada County Businesses and Government agencies making any preparations for a global flu? According the article by Marilyn Geewax, it is mainly small business that are ignoring the potential

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Chuck Idler things there was a Breach of security, December 3, 2005The cardinal rule regarding the handling of classified information is based on "the need to know" concept. This means, even if someone has a security clearance, that person must have the need for certain classified information in order to perform his work. Cheney and his cohorts violated the need-to-know rule when they divulged

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Ellen and I attended the Contractor’s Association Christmas Party at the Holbrooke last night. The contractors throw a great party, the food and wine were superb, but the highlight of the evening was chatting with Cliff Wager, Rick Keene’s Chief of Staff, who was just back from a one year tour in Iraq as an Army Reservist.Cliff was stationed in the central part of Iraq, about 60 miles south of

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Charles Durrett has A few suggestions for sane traffic solutions,, December 3, 2005Let’s take a look at his five step approach to traffic solutions:1. Create a vision that explains how regional planning concepts like connectivity will play a role in getting cars around . . . This is an excellent suggestion. We lack a shared vision for our community. Each group of community activist, chamber,

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I stumbled across this update on NCFocus:- it seems Russ is coming to believe in the reality of global warming) Russ points out that from Heinberg's website, he doesn't appear to be as mainstream a guy as he was onstage and as Pat suggested ("...did not appear to be a granola-munching vegan..."); I agree with Russ on this point, but think it's not a good reason to disregard the message, given

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Swiss researchers find little human impact on global warming.Global Warming Blues Thursday, December 01, 2005 By Steven Milloy A more sober reality, though, is that whatever slight impact humans might have on the climate, it is too small to measure – a point made in a study just published by Swiss researchers in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews (November 2005). The study

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The Union editorial board, Meeting on traffic sends right signal, 1 December 2005Those who spoke Tuesday night said the community needs to consider creating more bicycle trails as well as making the walking experience safer and more enjoyable. Another speaker talked about creating a program to encourage more use of the Gold Country Stage, our local bus service.The 2001 National Household Travel

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Web UpdatePublic meetings tonight - agendas includedEconomic Resource Council Board - 7:30 a.m. in the Hauser Room of the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools’ Offices.Thu December 1, 2005This meeting was at 7:30 AM this morning!For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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In the 1 December 05 issue of the Wall Street Journal the Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Dr. Paul A. Offit gives a brief history (‘Lawsuits Won't Stop Pandemics’) of the legal profession’s impact on our country’s ability to defend against pandemics. He recounts the wonderful legacy of vaccines in reducing mortality and morbidity and even eliminating some

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Anna at NCFocus has more issues with the Union. I am not sure if she is patting them on the back, or putting a brick up the side of their collective head. We need to know Anna's politics to get the full message. Maybe she intended to be obtuse.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Jack L. Sanchez in another socialist liberal rant Conservative policy failing, November 30, 2005That conservative belief at work is what we all saw on television during the Katrina disaster. We saw conservative government paralyzed, incapable of acting. We saw the grinding poverty which is the result of conservative policy that benefits only the rich. Really? I thought that Mayor Nagin was a

Russ Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300244686109629392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706498.post-1133331087466377712005-11-29T22:03:00.000-08:002005-11-30T06:50:29.776-08:00

Rather than go down to GV Town Hall meeting to night, I chose to watch the proceeding from my wife’s sewing room, the only room in the house we have Comcast Channel 14. Just prior to the meeting break, Ellen brought me a bowl of ice cream. You do you not get that kind of service in City Hall Chambers.The meeting opened with a series of reports including The Traffic Safety Plan, NCTC Regional

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Canada is hosting a conference on the future of the Kyoto Protocol in Montreal. The United Nations Climate Change Conference is set to be the largest intergovernmental climate conference since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997. It is interesting that Canada is the host, as Canada's record on meeting its Kyoto emission-reduction targets is currently 30% over target. The same can said of

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Dean Williams’ Other Voices: It’s time to look for a new kind of neighborhood, November 26, 2005Butler was reporting on a presentation by Richard Heinberg about the supply and demand for oil. I also attended the talk, and I agree with Butler that Heinberg is not a kook. His lecture was clear and his statements were well supported. But, did Heinberg present all the facts? Did he outline the

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The Logic Times takes on the liberal myth that 100,ooo civilians were killed in Iraq. Iraq has a civilian survival rate of 99.97%, about the same a people who drive cars in the US. Humm . . .For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Some times you run across really useful information on the web.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Anna at NCFocus has some advice for local officials who do not want to talk to the Union.For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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I wrote this on September 5th, 2005 in my response to a Union letter writer praising the work of Cindy Sheehan. “A Lonely footnote in liberal political history.”Cindy Sheehan is not a global thinker, she will soon become a lonely footnote, on a nearly blank page, in the history of liberal politics.It looks like her 15 minutes of fame has come and gone. Here is the evidence.For a private comment

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Bob wrote in responce to George’s China Report:My first and primary thought is that I hope when George states "China as America's co-equal" I hope that it doesn't result in America becoming more socialistic than China becoming more capitalistic.George Reponded:I’m afraid that’s exactly what I meant. In our lifetime America has already embarked on a journey toward socialism from which it is hard

Russ Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300244686109629392noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706498.post-1133034458500582712005-11-26T11:44:00.000-08:002005-11-26T11:51:00.220-08:00

Every week one or more Union letter writers present us with an Iraq War Urban Legend. Rather than answer each one, here is a list, with the facts attached. For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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On the front page of the 25 November 05 Wall Street Journal:"Putin backed a bill restricting the right of civil groups in Russia to get funding from abroad, vowing it would not damage civil liberties.”Those following this latest blast across the bow of the Russian ship of state are aware of the outrage shown by many groups and countries worldwide. Before you and I join the barricades of the

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I have added George's email to the private comments. His China article is worth your time to read and comment. For a private comment to Russ or George, for public comment select comments below.

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Quoted in a letter to Editor in the 25nov05 Union:"Just as it would be madness to settle on medical treatment for the body of a person by taking an opinion poll of the neighbors, so it is irrational to prescribe for the body politic by polling the opinions of the people at large." — PlatoI don’t know exactly where the writer was going with this quote since that was the sum total of his submission

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I hope that two writers with different views will increase the value of the blog for current and future readers. Two approaches to problem solving are always better than one. It will be also be nice to have some vacation coverage. Watch for more posts by George.UPDATE: Bob writes about George China Report:I wanted to thank George and you for this report and tell both of you how well I thought it

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The emergence of China as America’s co-equal and its role in our future is one of the themes I will be returning to from time to time on this blog. We just got back from our first visit to China and it was a mighty experience. By way of background, my own model for how people organize new knowledge about something is like decorating a Christmas tree. The branches and how they are configured

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The whole family is here except one daughter who lives in Somerville MA, just outside of Boston. Three oldest daughters, their husbands and the grandkids came up from Roseville. We are all busy playing games, cooking, and looking forward to a great traditional Thanksgiving Dinner.We all hope you and your family are having a great Thanksgiving too. Click here for a private e-mail comment. For

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Anna at NCfocus has an interesting post on her attempt to correct a Union reporter's misstatement. She got the run around, but no correction.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Brittany Retherford writes the Berg Heights project denied, November 23, 2005A Grass Valley housing subdivision that promised 100 percent affordability was denied by the City Council Tuesday evening, raising the ire of the many Nevada County residents who packed City Hall to hear the decision. The project, Berg Heights, was appealed after a Planning Commission refusal over concerns about

Russ Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300244686109629392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706498.post-1132763497177387892005-11-23T08:26:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:39:16.693-08:00

Ask the troops on the ground. They know the real stroy. Max Boot in the LA Times:American soldiers are also much more optimistic than American civilians. The Pew Research Center and the Council on Foreign Relations just released a survey of American elites that found that 64% of military officers are confident that we will succeed in establishing a stable democracy in Iraq. The comparable

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A team of researchers conducted a survey of the peer-reviewed literature to assess the relationship between global, hurricanes and hurricane impacts. Results published by the American Meteorological Society. CONCLUSIONS. To summarize, claims of linkages between global warming and hurricane impacts are premature for three reasons. First, no connection has been established between greenhouse

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Terry Gerson wants a Change the course, November 23, 2005It also shows how despicable and foolish the behavior of Republican politicians was the week before when they insulted Representative Jack Murtha, a true American hero and decorated Vietnam veteran.Yes, this true American Rep Jack Murtha called for our troops to “cut and run” in Iraq. He put a poll up on his web site asking how his

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Pat Butler is worried about a public official who will not respond to verbal interviews, demanding questions in writing. I have responded on Pat's blog.Short answer:Bottom line, this is about trust. It is clear to me this public official has lost trust in your reporter and the Union editorial staff. Maybe written questions and written answers are in order. Think about it! Click here for a

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Christine Newsom has Energy concerns, November 22, 2005A recent article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine about all the health changes that have occurred in the last decade directly as a result of climate changes brought on by burning fossil fuels. These include quadrupling of asthma rates, thousands dying in record heat waves in the U.S. and Europe, and unprecedented spread of

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Dave Moller writes the Deal close with Comcast for NCTV local broadcasts, 22 November 2005.The agreement calls for Comcast to give NCTV $50,000 per year for operations. It also has a grant provision where Comcast will give $30,000 to NCTV every two years if the station can raise the same amount. Those monies coupled with the $50,000 per year brought in by show underwriting will add up to

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Marston Schultz went to the Peak Oil meeting a sees A looming energy crisis, 21 Novermber 2005If readers feel this is a case of "chicken little" check out energy bulletin.net. I quote from an article. "Kuwait oil production from the worlds second-largest field is "exhausted" and falling after almost six decades of pumping." In other words the field has peaked. I hope that in the future The

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The Citizens Concerned about Traffic (CCAT) is circulating a November 2005 memo that makes it clear they do not understand the Regional Mitigation Fee Program and how it works. Here are some examples for their memo:Additionally, the amount of mitigation fees collected should address the issues of on-going increases of construction costs and future maintenance. It is against the law to use

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A friend pointed me to this comment, following a Union article on the Wildwood debt by the mauimaiden on Thursday, November 17 @ 08:56:38 PSTUse your imagination, Supervisors. Condemn the property [Widlwood] for back taxes, draw up 30-year "leases" for each lot, allow builders to build and sell mid- to low-income houses with a 20 percent profit cap, and sell these homes to qualified buyers who

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War & Reconstruction By Victor Davis HansenFor Bush’s critics, even hindsight is cloudy.This is the mantra of the extreme Left: "Bush lied, thousands died." A softer version from politicians now often follows: "If I knew then what I know now, I would never have supported the war." These sentiments are intellectually dishonest and morally reprehensible for a variety of reasons beyond the obvious

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It is rare that one of my electronic gadgets work on power up the first time. This project was an exception, so I took pictures with my cellphone camera. Not great pictures.Why did I build this contraption? We seek out RV Parks with WiFi wireless Internet when we travel. This is a new feature in many RV Parks and the wireless systems are not robust. Since we have an aluminum trailer and my

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The Union’s question of the week is:When should the U.S. remove its troops from Iraq?The choices are:1) Immediately2) Three months3) Six months4) One Year5) Never6) Couldn’t sayThe right answer is when the job is done. But, this was not one of the choices.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Pat Butler: Oil usage + declining supply = real concerns, November 19, 2005Pat Butler went to the Peak Oil Presentation, then wrote about it, regurgitation much of the speakers points with out checking out some of the facts. Lets look at some of his statements and see if they stand up to reason.PG&E, meanwhile, has informed its captive clientele that energy bills will skyrocket this winter, no

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I do not have time this morning to give some context to Pat butler's editorial this morning, I am off to Rosville for oldest grandsons last soccer game of the season. We will tackle this issue later today.UPDATE: Grandson's team lost 4-0, but they played hard.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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I have been interest in this interesting juxtaposition for some time, which put me on to Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum, by William Ruddman.. . . also curious, from a sociological standpoint - my general impression is that the "global warming's coming, we're doomed" crowd doesn't talk to the "peak oil's coming, we're doomed" crowd which doesn't talk to the "bird flu's coming, we're doomed" crowd.

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Anna at NCFocus has an active discussion on the Peak Oil issues. She asked me the following question:Russ Steele, a question: what consequences might you face if you were to change your mind, shift gears, and argue publicly that peak oil is a serious problem facing our community, country and world, and that we need to prepare for it?First off, I do not accept the notion of a near term peak, as

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On the Publishers Blog at the Union web site, Jeff Ackerman is asking for our help in defining how the Union Web Site can better serve it's customers. So far no one has take up the challenge. He asks if we want video clips as part of our online news. Let him know what you think, by clicking here.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Writers often damn those “evil corporation” in letters to the editor. This caught my eye this morning while reading Larry Kudlow’s Town Hall column:The investor class continues to expand, according a recent survey, with nearly 57 million U.S. families now invested in stocks. This is an incredibly powerful force for capital formation, economic growth, and pro-capitalism politics. Twenty years ago

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Regional sun–climate interactionA. Kilcik, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey"Our results indicate marked influence of solar-activity variations on the earth’s climate,” the researchers reported in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. The abstract is here.It looks like this research team found solar activity has a larger

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The OSM is now in business, a place where blogger are the source, where you will get unfiltered access to information, though it may contain an open opinion or two. No hidden agenda here.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Who throws this trash in front of our newspaper boxes? Is it the newspaper delivery person? Can the distributors be sued for littering? Where do I lodge a compliant? Send me an e-mail.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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The December issue of Prospect has an interesting debate on when oil production will peak and what it will mean. It covers both sides of the issue. Online version here.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Debra Saunders, a regular San Francisco Chronicle columnist, writes about the Independent Institute's look at Global Warming Tuesday night in San Francisco. Best-selling author Michael Crichton was one of the panelist.There is a myth in the American media. It goes like this: The good scientists agree that global warming is human-induced and would be addressed if America ratified the Kyoto global

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Ok, listen up all you "Bush Lied" letter writers. Vice-President Cheney is giving a peach tonight in honor of Senator Malcolm Wallop. The best line from the whole speech:"The President and I cannot prevent certain politicians from losing their memory, or their backbone – but we're not going to sit by and let them rewrite history." More details on the speechh at Powerline here.Click here for a

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Anna at NCFocus has a summary of the Peak Oil meeting. She thought this was the most interesting question of the evening: Best question: "How many County Supervisors, City Council members and Planners are in the audience? Answer: No supervisors, 3 city council members (out of 15?)My question is which city, or cities, was/were represented? Anyone want to guess the names of the council members

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Jon Heinrich is wondering about Fair gas prices?, I am wondering about his data, November 16, 2005Once again the regional gas pricing structure leaves Nevada County out. Gas in Sacramento is $2.53 and in Reno is $2.58. The cheapest is $2.72 in Nevada County. Really, On average Nevada’s gas prices are higher than California, they have risen faster and fallen slower than California’s. You can get

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I was listening to Tom Sullivan on KFBK this afternoon while editing an article due next week. Tom was discussing the brilliant fall colors in the valley with Kitty O’Neal. He remarked how much brighter the local color was than the fall colors in Washington DC that he observed in a recent trip east. Ellen and I were Boston in October and did some leaf peeping in Maine. We also thought that the

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It matters in California as our legislators and air quality organizations have used the UN IPCC climate change report (TAR) repeately to justify draconian greenhouse gas regulations, starting in 2009. Regulation that will cost California families and business millions if we are forced to implement air quality remediation based on flawed science. Now Ross McKitrick and Steve McIntyre, who

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I have written about the Friends of Nevada County Military in past posts and their program to meet home coming troops. Here is another inspiring story about meeting the troops and how important this simple act can be to the troops. "Welcome Stop for Warriors," Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times, April 20 (available only through LA Times archives)"Tired and bleary-eyed, Marines of the 1st Battalion,

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Brittany Retherford writes, Author speaks on impact of 'peak oil', November 14, 2005Event will offer options to relying on oilI wonder what those options might be? I am reading The End of Oil, by and Paul Roberts has some insight into alternative energy sources that the peak oil folks might have over looked.1) If we include tar sands as resources, the peak is multiple generations away. Long

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Several writers have suggestions that some of our local nut cases should be buying and using more Reynolds warp. Before this action becomes a trend, here is an interesting analysis of the effectiveness of four styles of aluminum foil helmets.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Ellen and I spent the last five days here, being lazy, reading by the pool and visiting with our number three daughter and husband. We had a great time! Take the photo tour.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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Reading the Union Online at a cybercafe, I came across this by William J. Sydeman, November 10, 2005:The indictment of "Scooter" Libby is just one more indication of a web of deceit sold to the American public as justification for a war that has cost 2,000 American lives and over 100,000 Iraqis.As we have discussed in other posts, Libby is innocent until proven guilty. The special prosecutor,

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The weather is a warm 90s, with partly cloudy sky, making for some of the most stunning sunsets. Equal to those in Mendocino, but perhaps a little behind Hawaii.My reading is proceeding, but not quite as planned. I have added The End of Oil. This paper back is a better choice at the pool. Finished Plows, Plagues & Petroleum, on the plane, except for the final chapter. First draft of the review is

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I will be Internet deprived from Wednesday to Sunday, with limited opportunities to post comments. As a reward for your patience, I will post two book reviews on my return.I am currently reading Plows, Plagues & Petroleum, by William Ruddiman. In his view, humans have been influenced climate change for the last 8,000 years. He has some strong arguments for human caused global warming.My next

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I have added The American Thinker to the We Read list. You will find some thoughtful comments on the news of the day. Warning, it is on the conservative side.The American Thinker is devoted to the thoughtful exploration of issues of importance to Americans. Contributors are accomplished in fields beyond journalism, and animated to write for the general public out of concern for the complex and

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Kyoto to 'reduce Europe's growth'By Richard Black Environment Correspondent, BBC News website:Meeting Kyoto Protocol targets on greenhouse gas emissions will reduce European economic growth significantly. That is the finding of a new study from the International Council for Capital Formation, a market-based think tank. It projects that by 2010, Spain's growth will have fallen by 3%, and that

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The folks in Pennsylvania are not so sure:Never in the history of this commonwealth has Pennsylvania ceded its governmental authority to another state, let alone the most eccentric state in the union. Yet that is exactly what Pennsylvania would be doing if it adopted the “California standard” for automobile emissions. (emphasis added)The emissions they are discussing are California’s Greenhouse

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Susan Murphy buys in to Joseph Wilson lies is a An awful price, November 7, 2005Please read Mr. Wilson's piece, "What I Didn't Find in Africa" (July 6, 2003, N.Y. Times) and decide for yourself if this is the kind of leadership you are willing to live with, and if so, then please ask yourself why? Sometimes the people you believe in really are not what you may have hoped. And it certainly is not

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Hattie Guy wants to Clean (the White) House, November 7, 2005I warned you that we would soon see the moonbats coming out to distort the Special Councils findings on the Plame Affair, especially since the Special Council failed to “get” Carl Rove. Here is the latest: The recent indictment of Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on obstructing an investigation into the

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Tom Lambie thinks the Media ignores major story, I think with just cause, November 7, 2005It can be clearly shown that neither Flight 77 nor any other large commercial airliner hit the Pentagon. Tom, how did all those 767 parts get stuck in the Pentagon. What about the cellphone reports from the people who were on Flight 77. Where are those people who were on the flight, including the wife of the

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Jeff Acerman, the Union Publisher, has some interesting comments on his blog on this issue, as does the Buzz Machine. If you follow the comments you will find that small community newspapers, that listen to their readers, are flourishing. This supports Jeff's focus on local issues. The main stream papers, mostly liberal in editorial philosophy, are in decline.To be fair, the main revenue decline

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If you have been following the global warming "hockey stick" issues, Steve M at Climate Audit has a nice summary of the issues and explains his role in debunking the Climate Change hockey stick graphic which has driven so much greenhouse gas legislation. Check it out, this is great site.Click here for a private e-mail comment. For public comment select comments below.

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I was listening to KNCO’s On the Town today, and leaned the Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy (APPLE) will be holding a meeting on November 14th at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. I was amazed to learn, once demand for oil surpasses supply by 5 percent, the economy will start to shut down. In preparation for this shut down, attendees will learn about developing a sustainable

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Brittany Retherford writes County's first homeless shelter to open, November 4, 2005Churches work together to help during tough, cold winter monthsI applaud the Churches and the people donating their time to help the homeless. However at the same time, I hope this warm hearted program does not encourage more homeless people to come to Grass Valley. This has been the experience in other

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Harold Blickenstaff wants to Stop the war now, November 3, 2005He thinks our young men and women have died in vain for a war he considers illegal, thus we should cut and run. He thinks none of these noble objectives have been achieved, nor are they achievable. Let’s do a progress check.Think about it. The stated objectives of the war include: 1. To get rid of weapons of mass destructionOut

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Richard Stockton thinks Revealing indictment, is sign of guilt. November 3, 2005Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff has been indicted for obstructing the investigation into the cover-up of the lies that led us into war. The only weapon of mass destruction used in the Iraq War is now exploding.What happened to the concept of innocent until proven guilty? Indictment is not proof of guilt.

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Many of the Union letter writers have discussed the Plame/Libby dustup and in the following weeks we can expect some more letters from the unhinged. Please read this by Ms. Toensing, a Washington lawyer, a former chief counsel for the Senate Intelligence Committee, and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan administration writes: "CIA, either purposely or with gross negligence,

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Brittany Retherford writes Council heeds public Decision to accept SDA study reversed, November 2, 2005Grass Valley's elected officials decided Tuesday it would be better to wait for residents' feedback before accepting a weighty study on proposed area developments, essentially reversing their Oct. 27 vote. Now after two year of waiting, any action on the SDA Economic Study will be delayed until

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Brian Augustine wants the Coverup exposed,November 2, 2005Everyone says that this outing of a CIA agent is a partisan affair, so be it. The fact is that this indiscretion was aimed at covering up lies that took us into a war. That war has now cost us 2,000 patriotic American lives and counting. It is also becoming increasingly clear the whole basis was based on lies.I am not sure who “Everyone”

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Pat Butler has some interesting stats on his blog this morning. I was reviewing the stats on this site last night as well. We cannot come close to the Union's numbers but we had 1,499 unique visitors in October. With 929 regular visitors, and 320 first time visitors. I am very pleased that the readership continues to grow. Last month, we had just a little over a 1000 unique visitors.Thanks to all

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From Dr. Roy Spencer at Tech Central StationTony Blair's opinion editorial in the 31 October Guardian Unlimited Observer represents a well reasoned and stark departure from much of what is heard being advocated by politicians these days on the subject of global warming. Blair's major points are: 1) Quit blaming Bush. The U.S. Senate voted 95-0 against Kyoto during the Clinton Administration

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