Nobody wants an Electric Car….. unless it goes like stink!

Tesla Motors of Santa Monica, California announced a major milestone today. Their initial production run of Tesla Roadsters (the “Signature 100 Series”) has been sold out. The predictable cadre of Movie Stars (Clooney), IT Big Wigs (EBay), and other people with too much money are the guinea pigs. But don’t get me wrong I AM …

Rev up your Solar System diagrams!

All of a sudden, our neighbourhood might be getting a little more crowded. Next week the International Astronomical Union will meet at its annual convention. The hot topic? What defines a “planet”!? This is a very important question because thanks to more powerful telescopes… we have discovered a number of very large “rocks” (a.k.a. asteroids) …

El Nino, Antartic Snowfall, and Hot Summer Nights

A few weather-related notes for tonight. Live Science has a few interesting stories. #1: Looks like we might be headed for an El Nino year this winter in North America. That’s the warm ocean current that hangs out off the West Coast of South America. Some of it’s known effects.. across North America Wet and …