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Phil Osborn's Articles In The Environment
May 10, 2010 by Phil Osborn
Ok, without getting into the real underlying reasons for this disaster, basically the offloading of externalities on the general public in the form of unsecured risk by corporations, let's just take a quick look at the possibilities and problems. Methane hydrate crystals, I believe they're called.  Zillions of tons of them on the sea floor, enough to power the entire world for probably 50 years with minimal pollution.  That's what is causing the real problem for BP.  Any attemp...
January 20, 2008 by Phil Osborn
Update: 01/27/08: I knew that it couldn't be this easy. I was all ready to start feeling good about the City of Santa Ana, for finally taking action to protect people's rights to quiet enjoyment of their properties. Then the following occurred: Working inside one of my units this morning, in the process of collecting a bunch of stuff to relocate, I heard a vehicle pull up outside and then stop. After a couple minutes, I made my way to the front, moving all the boxes in the way and op...