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Bush Admin Forbids State Standards on Vehicle Emmissions

Link to the article Environmentalists initially found themselves in the odd position of cheering the Bush administration. “But then they read the fine print,” said a story in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Tucked deep into a 417-page ‘Notice of Proposed … Continue reading

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Would you pay?

Check out this interesting article about the potential future of our highways and city streets: pay-as-you-drive. I think its an exhilarating and monumental idea and one I wholeheartedly support. We need to get all these cars off the road. I’m … Continue reading

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I’ll take the Ocean on the Rocks

Here’s a little info-toon in honor of Earth Day for your viewing pleasure. An Inconvenient Truth Cartoon In other news, my band the Ringers is playing at Orchards in Chambersburg, PA tonight. Delirium Tremens on tap! Here’s the address: 1580 … Continue reading

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Reflexes Will Prevent Skin Meltage

That’s right. That’s why the United States government feels that a microwave crowd control device is safe enough for use on unruly crowds. Here are some, um, thought-provoking quotes from the 2005 article above: The ADS fires a 95-gigahertz microwave … Continue reading

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Batala at RFK Stadium

You read it correctly, ladies and gentlemen…Batala has hit the big time!! We are playing at the season opener for DC United at RFK Stadium on Saturday, April 5th. Amid flashbacks of Grateful Dead shows, Free Tibet concerts and innumerable … Continue reading

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