So CFL's (compact fluorescent light bulbs) really aren't so green after all. Apparently Home Depot is experiencing a very high rate of return on them since they don't last near as long as advertised - sometimes not even as long as the incandescents they're supposed to replace. There are at least three reasons for this ( Read more... )

So I had a Mad Science presentation to do in St. Marys this morning. As I was driving out there my Kitchener-based radio station faded out, so I switched over the The Mix 99.9 (which I swear has the strongest transmitter in province) just in time to hear the announcer commenting on the weather forecast - strong storms moving up from the south and ( Read more... )

Economist: Biofuel may raise food prices

Of course, from a health standpoint, I don't think we should be consuming as much corn and corn by-product as we do. Better to use if for fuel, I say.

This is exciting:
http://news.com.com/Start-up+drills+for+oil+in+algae/2100-1008_3-5714269.html

And this is smart:http://sympatico-msn-ca.com

Wow. We just had a brief brown out here. I guess the ads that have been running about conserving energy to avoid a blackout like three years ago haven't been enough ( Read more... )