Congrats to DV!
The very cute couple: And you’ve gotta check out the blog post: a) did a new release of libvirt, and b) got married. 🙂
Archive of entries posted on June 2008
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
Jad Mouawad reports in the New York Times this morning that Saudi Arabia is planning to bump up its oil production half a million barrels a day in an attempt to do something that doesn’t entirely make intuitive sense, but then I am not an economist: While they are reaping record profits, the Saudis are …
(no) water in the desert
Rudolfo Carillo elaborates (delightfully) on the lack of water in the desert: By the time we finally moved to Burque, I remember standing at the edge of the Rio Grande, staring. When I asked my father about this utterly strange phenomenon, a river that flowed, he would say that the world was a watery place, …
It Takes Energy To Make Energy
I spent some time yesterday on a story that encapsulates a lot of energy issues here in New Mexico. Southeastern New Mexico is oil patch country, sitting atop the Permian Basin. Oil production there has long been in decline, but we’re seeing a bit of a boomlet there. $135 a barrel oil will do that. …
Food Jumps Again
Global food prices rose 4 percent in the last week, according to the Economist food price index.
no gas yet
The most significant story in this morning’s Albuquerque Journal was hidden away, the sort of story that doesn’t get a lot of attention because it is about something that didn’t happen: It’s been nearly a year since Tecton Energy began its natural gas drilling in the West Mesa. So far, no luck. “(Tecton) believes there …
stuff I wrote elsewhere
getting paid to float down a boat on a river: But among the river people there also is some nervousness about the future. Much of the funding for bosque habitat restoration work has come courtesy of Pete Domenici, who is retiring at the end of his current term. Love or hate those dreaded pork barrel …
and colorful, too!
High praise that recently showed up in a comment on an old thread on climate change adaptation and mitigation: This website is very nice and colorful too. Its nice to have something to show others where you attend church and to show all the smiling people filled of the goodness of the Lord. You have …
junk in the trunk
Today’s energy tip seems like a no-brainer, but really, who hasn’t driven around with a bunch of junk in the trunk of their car?
“carba”
Great letter from Tom Swiler in today’s ABQJournal: I propose that carbon dioxide should also be known by the name “carba.” Other oxides are known as the elemental root followed by an “a.” For example, aluminum oxide is known as alumina and silicon dioxide is known as silica. Like the name “water,” “carba” is not …