My Mom emailed me this morning, as she often does and she talked about a news report last night that said that of the 224 glaciers on Vancouver Island in 1974, only 24 remain, and one of the largest and the one that I identify with, Comox Glacier, will disappear within the next few years.
Simple question on Iraqi democracy
Name one Democracy where the winning party must achieve something other than a simple majority (50%+1) in order to govern: Corrected/Updated US Senate: No House: No Presidency: No Canada: No UK: No France: No Israel: No Iran: No South Africa: No Sweden: No Afghan Presidency: No Lebanon: No Iraq: Yes, 75% of vote is needed …
Hybrid Technology in Locomotives
Did you know that according to the EPA 6% of the diesel engines in America are deemed "railroad"? ie: Locomotives or smaller railyard "Shunters". What's more: Diesel locomotives released nearly 900,000 tons of NOX in 2002, about 8% of mobile source NOx emissions.27 8% of all mobile sources... marine, road, and construction. Not bad considering …