We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

Alternative Subsidy 12 Comments

FP:

As more environmentally conscious Americans do their bit to help clear the air by paying up for an eco-friendly Prius or a sporty Tesla, a damaging form of polluted rain is falling in China.
The link is graphite, a vital component in batteries used in Tesla’s Model S, Toyota’s plug-in Prius and other electric cars, as well as in electronic gadgets including iPhones. It’s mostly mined and processed in China where graphite pollution has fouled air and water, damaged crops and raised health concerns. Now, in response, Chinese authorities are closing dozens of graphite mines and processors in a bid for cleaner air even as global demand for the commodity is surging.

h/t Kevin B

France: A Case Study In Socialism

Uncategorized 28 Comments

Down and Out: The French Flee a Nation in Despair
Word to the wise:
“How stupid do you think we are? I have visited the factory a couple of times. The French workforce gets paid high wages but works only 3 hours a day. They told me that’s the French Way.”
(Maurice Taylor, President of Titan International in a leaked letter to the French Minister who was imploring Taylor not to close a Goodyear Tire plant in France) – continue reading HERE

Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors

Media 22 Comments

Murray Mandryk, political columnist for the Regina Leader-Post and Janet French, reporter for the Star Phoenix, in conversation with Dan Florizone (Deputy Minister of Education) and Saskatchewan health professionals.


But read the whole stream. It gets better.
Reference: Introduction to Lean
Lean.org
Lean News blog (from Saskatchewan Health Care)

Six Californias?

Mischief Is Important Political Animal 19 Comments

As Kate’s “O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas” posts frequently prove, California is an absolute mess, proof positive of an entirely corrupt and incompetent government. While “The Big One” may indeed come one day, tech investor Tim Draper has a much quicker solution: Break it up into 6 smaller states. He argues that this will create competition, which will in turn force governments to do a much better job.
Recently Draper sat down with Adam Carolla to discuss his initiative. Columnist Jeff Jacoby weighs in here. If you know someone in California, you can direct them to the Six Californias website.

Renegade Regulator

CSA 24 Comments

In this context, I would like to receive the Government of Ontario’s response to the following questions:
1. Does the Province of Ontario believe that private companies can own public law?
2. If public law cannot be privately owned, what is the basis for royalty payments made by the Province to [Canadian Standards Association]?
3. Does the Province of Ontario pay royalties to any other lobby group or private company in exchange for submissions made to any legislative committee or any Provincial Ministry?
4. If there is no basis for royalty payments made by the Province to CSA, will the Province of Ontario commit to an immediate termination of all such payments to CSA and an attempted recovery of past payments made to CSA?
5. Does the Province of Ontario agree that if public law cannot be privately owned, and if dissemination of public law is in the public interest, there is no basis for restricting the private dissemination of public law?

Good for her.

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