The thing that most impressed me about the nuclear power plants was that everything on site is massive. Inside each reactor building (the dome at Seabrook and MY, the "box" at VY), there is/was a crane capable of lifting the reactor core … [Read more...]
Archives for March 14, 2011
100,000 Welcomes for the Wisconsin 14
A funny thing happened on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. 100,000 people turned out to welcome home the 14 Democratic State Senators who had been on the lam for three weeks. It was one of the largest outpourings of anti-Walker protest, if … [Read more...]
Verizon to Boston: No NHK World for you
WIth friends and family in Japan (fortunately, all west of Tokyo), and living in a town and area with a sizable population with ties to Japan, I find this to be unconscionable. Lots of folks are doing all they can to help through this … [Read more...]
Legislators organizing for new taxes
Dear Bah! Oh dear, as Lily Tomlin says “No matter how cynical I become, it’s never enough to keep up.” I have never understood why these people, who had to organize their own constituents to win their seats … [Read more...]
Vermont Yankee has same design as Fukushima Daiichi plant
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Bad Lawyers, Free Speech, Weddings and Pussification – WITH POLL
Sorry I haven't been posting much. I had no idea high school would be this hard. But anyway let's get down to business. There's great theater showcasing freedom of speech, bad lawyering, great comedy, and cultural trends going on over at … [Read more...]
Anne-Marie Slaughter urges action on Libya
Princeton professor of politics and international affairs Anne-Marie Slaughter makes a case for intervention in Libya in the NYT: The United States should immediately ask the Security Council to authorize a no-flight zone and make clear to … [Read more...]