Rush mentioned an Arabian invention of some kind that can skim off oil and actually filter it for use. Clean up the sea and not waste as much oil. Kevin Costner has invented a centrifuge along the same lines. BP can’t get government permission to use them. At the same time, a bacteria was successfully used in Texas to eat up an oil spill back in the 80s. The fact that these ideas are being held in the backburner makes me suspicious.
Free Speech Trenches Update:
FTC floats Drudge tax [Washington Times]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2528177/posts
[Federal Trade Commission]”According to a May 28 draft proposal, the agency thinks government should be at the center of a media overhaul. The bureaucracy sees it as a problem that the Internet has introduced a wealth of information options to consumers, forcing media companies to adapt and experiment to meet changing market needs. FTC’s policy staff fears this new reality...” [snip]
FTC draft study proposes massive bailout of newspapers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2528784/posts
[So tax and regulate Obama critics while propping up their propanda rags with tax money. Future Supreme Sandwich Kagan would be pleased.]
FREE SPEECH TRENCHES
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