is highly prized for its mellow non-acidic taste. I drank so many samples I'll be vibrating for a week.The Kona Coffee Farmers Association has listings of their members, many of whom have mail order via websites.
Hilo nearly got hit with a major lava flow in the 1840's and has been walloped twice by tsunamis. We went to the Pacific Tsunami Museum there, which is often staffed by people who survived them.Hawaii now has buoys in
Are they really this clueless? After the housing market collapses in part because of no doc loans, the Fed finally decides they should take action. No little. No late.But they sure moved swiftly to bail out the investment banks with
Turns out human urine is a great source of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous.It must be said that Sue, a avid gardener, and her brother who has a degree in biochemistry and who is currently outside tending to the vegetables here
Cramer on the recent supposed ban on naked shorting and deliberate governmental negligence in enforcing existing rules.SEC Commissioner Christopher Cox made a "bold" move to ban naked short selling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 30 days. However, there
Seaweed can be easily grown and harvested, requires no land, has a much higher yield than land crops, and can be grown in harsh climates. It can also be processed into biofuel, giving us one more renewable source of energy
I have news for Bernanke and the SEC. This won't work. China had short sale restrictions on and it did not stop the Shanghai index from falling over 50%. Insolvency cannot be cured by short sale restrictions and many of
Treehugger says "almost all of our petroleum is used for transportation."Benjamin J. Turon writes an op-ed in the Schenectady Daily Gazette and makes a very good point about how the Kunstlers and Peak Oil Survivalists "forget history and underestimate the
This plan to bury co2 8,000 feet deep in rock 200 miles off California seems 1) expensive and 2) risky to me. How could they possibly guarantee the co2 wouldn't accidentally be released during an earthquake? Rather than screwy schemes
Gasoline historically has been extremely cheap. It still costs less than beer or most any other liquid. Matt Simmons thinks gas could go to $12-15 a gallon. Demand is increasing while supply is dropping. That's the problem.
Not sure what kind of tree it is. Spectacular flowers though! We're in on the Big Island until Tuesday. Lots of photos coming the next few days as we travel to Hilo, Puna, then around the island to Captain Cook
The Big Picture on the financial markets. Bear in mind this is from a financial blog, not a leftie blogThat's not capitalism, its not socialism, its not regulation, and its sure as hell isn't what free markets are. Our language
A NASA satellite has located areas in the ocean where massive floating wind farms would be most efficient and generate the most power.Combine that with the fast-growing field of wave power technology, and it seems clear that much of our
EcoSanity runs video of the Premier of Alberta pimping for tar sands exploitation and intersperses it with funny, snarky comments about his bald-faced lies (Yes, they will deeply respect the environment, right.) Added bonus: A protester gets ejected from the
From Robert ReichSocialized capitalism of the sort the Fed and the Treasury are now practicing, consisting of private gains and public losses, is untenable. On the other hand, it's also true that giant Wall Street investments banks as well as
