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 Hell Hath No Fury........................
 

Largest winter storm to ever hit the US. Two thirds of the country effected. Tropical Cyclone Yasi hit Queensland as a catagory 5, the strong catatogy there is. This is after months of torrential rains that have been called, "of biblical proportions." The list goes on!

 

CAN YOU HEAR HER NOW?

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 Pause and Think.....What if?
 

Self Inflicted

Mother natures anger can be seen in many ways.

Most vividly are the episodes of extreme weather we have these days.

It can't be any clearer how she shows her disgust,

For the rape, murder and pillage of the Earth which to us was trust.

I will tell you that the penalty for these crimes will get stiffer,

As long as those who listen to opinions about mans effect on change differ.

Now that we've cast what has been, the most important Presidential Vote.

Of this hefty weight, It's the US the most will burden before the World will lend in tote.

But, when I look at our face of example, I still see nothing short of scary.

The world sees a divided nation who's own weight it can not carry!

So, what extreme weather must now we be hit with,

Before we all agree that mans effects are not just a myth?

Millenniums in the future, Alien archaeologists, our remains they Will exhume.

They will ponder on the extinction theories, I wonder what they'll presume.

Like the Dinosaurs before,

Our species will be no more.

These Alien scientist's in their labs, our bones they will explore.

After carefully viewing the outcome, they will run the tests again,

Searching the universal data base, they find nothing close in kin.

You see in billions of years of life forms deriving from Quasar,

They'll debate with heightened passion, and stipulate this case is Bizarre.

At the conclusion, they will struggle to understand,

You see, never before has a species, become extinct at its own hand.

Final deduction?

It was self destruction! (Joram 08)

The Republican National Convention

Drill Baby Drill Yah! The voices of the people chant, drill baby drill!

This is what they ask for

this is what they'll get.

This is how to feed their addiction,

this the only way

they will get their thrill.

Drill baby drill!

But, admist those screams and shrieks

that pack the barrier of sound

to it's fill

I hear a whisper in my ear...

a voice so soft and sweet

why should I fear?

It makes my skin bump

and my hair stand on end!

I'm cold from the chill this voice stirs.

The voice drowned out for now,

but it will be heard.

I promise you it will!

So, go ahead and chant...

DRILL BABY DRILL!

 

CLIMATE STRANGE

Hotter dryer earth in dire.

Colder and wetter wont be better.

Death and destruction, it's the devils induction.

Sea levels rise, it will be our demise.

Death by thirst, global drought.

Bird flu wont be just a bought.

Diseases and famine, it's too late to examine.

Temperatures soar with every sunrise.

This is it- It's human demise.

Reaching for "space" it's the final race......It's the end of earth in any

case!! Joram 07

I Refrain My Distain For The Stupidity Of The Animal With The Largest Brain.

Copulate.

He pops,

She is late.

Increasing our need,

Another mouth to feed.

We con,

We grate,

We congregate.

We cut down to build up.

We rape the land in our need to expand.

We choke ourselves with our own hand.

We dig

We mine

We extract

With little concern for its impact.

Science researches,

The facts are told,

But no one is buy'n

So our poles warm as the cold is sold.

What appears so very obvious to me,

I attempt to illuminate

But still too few can see.

What is happening I fear will not cease, The fires, the floods and quaking at earths' crease.

It seems it will continue to be.

Until, a day when dawn breaks

And the earth is void of you and me.

There's a Bush at the White House who's trimming is long over due.

It has shaded us in an attempt to obscure the truth.

Its shadow will linger, our intentions thought to be dark.

Has jaded world view.

Now is time we think of the many,

Not the whims of a few.

If for all of us there is to be a future, It is obvious what we must do.

Put aside our petty differences,

What will be seen is how similar are our needs, me and you!

We must push a side the leaders of today.

Who hold office to serve themselves and a selected by them few.

The right was wrong in using America and its might to fight.

Leading us into battle believing incorrectly we were fighting for what was right.

Time for our country to take a hard look.

At the mistakes made by the right.

Then take a hard left.

The revolutions of the past were bloody and protracted.

But, today it wont be.

We were left the power of the Constitution and its laws our Founding Fathers enacted.

To protect you and me.

The time has never been more right for the needs of many to be met.

Tomorrow can't be faught today

And it makes no sense to fight over yesterday.

Today is the day to fight back like there's no tomorrow!

If we are lucky we will win tomorrow in the fight today.

Therefor tomorrow they'll be no need to fight. (Joram 08)

DIG BABY DIG

More lies,

Dirty our Skies.

The constant need to feed our greed.

The Ice is receding because we are not re-seeding.

The population grows,

Slumbering and lumbering;

As we continue to doze.

All the while Big Oil and Big Coal blind us with their snows.

We can no longer say, "Where will this take us nobody knows."

It's a destination that is now, so oh very clear!

A change in direction or our end will be near! Joram 2008

Adaptation = Perpetuation

The drought of love coupled with the searing heat of hatred can wither any life.....

It's not the tree that stands tall and proud against the fury of the wind that remains, It's the one that bends recognizing the power, but not succumbing.

I am, therefore I MUST think.

Question everything for everything is not what it appears.

With every answer, a multitude of questions come to light.

The more you have, the more you need.

Your rich by what you can do without.

I've never been as wealthy as I am today.

My happiness has always come from my soul, It has never been effected by the actions of those around me.

But, I now find I'm effected by the lack of actions of people around me.

Joram 07

Its in the russell of the leaves, and the chadder of branches perched

high among the trees.......IF only we would listen..

Another day is about to commence.

Mother Nature dawns an unearthly smile,

In response to our meddling our vile and our test tube smile.

Agriculture and urban Life,

Two destructive concepts leading to "mancruels" strife.

Ignoring and over-ridding as if to say,

"We are the bosses and we are here to stay"!

Wind blown dust bowl; cracks the very Earth to its soul.

Fueled by arrogance and apathy.

Just wait; the earths winds wisper.

Just wait and you'll see. Halloween 07

 

OVERTIME

Searing sunlight burning bright,

The signal; the end of dark silent peaceful night.

The children at the windows peer,

parents confused; paralyzed by fear.

The children want out from the walls, like jail.

Anxious for release from incarceration.

Bats and balls, one kid with a pail.

Running and jumping outside they want to play.

But, because of the climate; inside they must stay.

The pumps of gas are at critical low,

Finance, markets and economy are slow.

Item by item greed fills our facination,

An insatiable hunger - more globalization.

America has dropped the torch, by allowing China to carry one.

Athletes like children, look forward towards the fun,

That's because they are naive to the pollution in which they'll run.

Turn right, turn left which way do we go?

Our choices are limited that I know.

The future is uncertain,

For that I'm certain.

Supermarket produce is on the list,

As endangered as some species,

My sorrow I resist.

The masses are hiding their heads in the sand,

The apathy that unites use must disband.

A new consciousnesss is a must,

The skeptics who number few,

We can not trust.

Schools are closed; education no more.

Sports are over, 0 to 0 the final score. Joram 07

 

 

A BURDEN OR A BLESSING (only time will tell)

 

A thousand piece round puzzle has been laid upon my table,

I wonder what it will reveal the truth or just some grand fable.

The box in which it came in has mysteriously disappeared, Maybe a completed puzzle is something to be feared.

But as I find two pieces that fit neatly into place, I begin to feel in some way this effects the human race.

When I try to walk away, as I often attempt to do, The gravity of it's concept keeps returning to my view.

It makes me question my own sanity, I know you all do to.

But, one thing for sure, the worlds I no longer do.

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 THIS COULD BE THE SILVER BULLET
 

Imagine if all the windows of a building, and perhaps even all its exterior walls, could be put to use as solar collectors. Soon, you may not have to imagine it, as the Norweigan solar power company EnSol has patented a thin film solar cell technology designed to be sprayed on to just such surfaces. Unlike traditional silicon-based solar cells, the film is composed of metal nanoparticles embedded in a transparent composite matrix, and operates on a different principle. EnSol is now developing the product with help from the University of Leicester’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

"One of the key advantages is that it is a transparent thin film that can be coated onto window glass so that windows in buildings can also become power generators,” said Chris Binns, Professor of Nanotechnology at Leicester. “Obviously some light has to be absorbed in order to generate power but the windows would just have a slight tinting (though a transmission of only 8-10% is common place for windows in the ‘sun belt’ areas of the world). Conversely the structural material of the building can also be coated with a higher degree of absorption. This could be side panels of the building itself, or even in the form of ‘clip-together’ solar roof tiles.”

For the time being, the research partners are developing prototype squares of the material, measuring 16 square centimeters each. The researchers say that, due to nanotech research that has already been performed at Leicester, the institution is uniquely suited for production of the film. Ultimately, EnSol hopes to achieve a cell efficiency of at least 20 percent, and have its product ready for the commercial market by 2016.

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 There is a Time
 

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 Frack This!
 

Hydraulic Fracturing FAQs

How does hydraulic fracturing work?

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a means of natural gas extraction employed in deep natural gas well drilling. Once a well is drilled, millions of gallons of water, sand and proprietary chemicals are injected, under high pressure, into a well. The pressure fractures the shale and props open fissures that enable natural gas to flow more freely out of the well.

What is horizontal hydraulic fracturing?

Horizontal hydrofracking is a means of tapping shale deposits containing natural gas that were previously inaccessible by conventional drilling. Vertical hydrofracking is used to extend the life of an existing well once its productivity starts to run out, sort of a last resort. Horizontal fracking differs in that it uses a mixture of 596 chemicals, many of them proprietary, and millions of gallons of water per frack. This water then becomes contaminated and must be cleaned and disposed of.

What is the Halliburton Loophole?

In 2005, the Bush/ Cheney Energy Bill exempted natural gas drilling from the Safe Drinking Water Act. It exempts companies from disclosing the chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing. Essentially, the provision took the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) off the job. It is now commonly referred to as the Halliburton Loophole.

What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?

In 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed by Congress to ensure clean drinking water free from both natural and man-made contaminates.

What is the FRAC Act?

The FRAC Act (Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness to Chemical Act) is a House bill intended to repeal the Halliburton Loophole and to require the natural gas industry to disclose the chemicals they use.

How deep do natural gas wells go?

The average well is up to 8,000 feet deep. The depth of drinking water aquifers is about 1,000 feet. The problems typically stem from poor cement well casings that leak natural gas as well as fracking fluid into water wells.

How much water is used during the fracking process?

Generally 1-8 million gallons of water may be used to frack a well. A well may be fracked up to 18 times.

What fluids are used in the fracking process?

For each frack, 80-300 tons of chemicals may be used. Presently, the natural gas industry does not have to disclose the chemicals used, but scientists have identified volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene.

In what form does the natural gas come out of the well?

The gas comes up wet in produced water and has to be separated from the wastewater on the surface. Only 30-50% of the water is typically recovered from a well. This wastewater can be highly toxic.

What is done with the wastewater?

Evaporators evaporate off VOCs and condensate tanks steam off VOCs, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The wastewater is then trucked to water treatment facilities.

What is a well's potential to cause air pollution?

As the VOCs are evaporated and come into contact with diesel exhaust from trucks and generators at the well site, ground level ozone is produced. Ozone plumes can travel up to 250 miles.

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Josh Fox's Documentary Gas Land  - About the film

"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."

GASLAND will be broadcast on HBO through 2012. To host a public screening in your community please click here. The DVD will be on sale in December 2010.

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