Rita bears down… updated tracking pictures

More Posts Below UPDATE (20:25PST): The worst is about to hit for Northern Texas and Louisiana. It’s running smack into the major oil refining center in Port Arthur and giving a hard brush to Houston. Hopefully those who could not or would not flee will be OK. We’ll know by morning. (click to see a …

Sweden leads: Commits to Fossil-Free-Future

Treehugger.com is reporting that Sweden is going to kick its’ oil habit. Goran Persson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, has announced that his country will try to end its fossil fuel dependency by 2020. The plan is mostly based on investments and tax incentives for the use and research and development of alternative sources of …