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10.16.2009 4:57 pm

Illuminated billboards are no friend of the planet

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bill May may want to check with his own industry experts about the power consumption of those “energy-efficient LED technology” digital billboards that he is promoting. (”Billboards benefit Missouri’s economy, safety”, 10/13/09)

According to a typical digital billboard manufacturer’s specsheet (http://www.agxdigital.com/specSheets.php),…

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01.27.2009 4:57 pm

Repeating the DDT myth

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

We are all pleased that the bald eagle is thriving as reported in the Post on Jan 19,but I was dismayed that the reporter perpetuated the myth that DDT caused the eagle to be endangered in the past.

A year ago,when…

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11.20.2008 5:08 pm

What really happened to the electric car?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I hope everyone that reads this will take the time to see the video entitled, ”Who Killed The Electric Car”. (available on the net) With all the emphasis on the economy, pollution, fuel prices, and war, what could be described…

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07.11.2008 3:58 pm

Reduction in US consumption wouldn’t make much difference in oil prices

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The finite wisdom of the Post-Dispatch Editorial Board was obvious in the Friday, July 11, editorial: Less, alas, isn’t more.

Leading the charge was the lame analogy, of oil and potatoes. Leftist drivel fills the intellectual void for several more paragraphs until…

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06.18.2008 4:07 pm

Conservation is the duty of every American

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the past month, in response to $4 per gallon gasoline, I have been conducting a driving experiment: I have been setting my cruise control right on 60 mph while on Highways 70, 370, and 270, and have made sure…

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