An auspicious day

Here in sunny California, we hear a lot about power grids and predictions for the day’s usage. Usually this is followed by urges to conserve energy for the day, a “flex power” day. I came across this  [more...]

Every day, there is a single honeybee visiting the lavender plants in my backyard. He pokes around among the flowers, taking his sweet time, and I watch him – her – it as it moves from plant to plant. I feel  [more...]

This is certainly an interesting idea – charge all commuters a fee to drive within a congested area. That’s what the city of London is doing beginning tomorrow morning. All cars entering a large central part  [more...]