M. found a TED Talk about a very low tech wind generator built by a farmer in Malawi.
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The Other Jim R. mentioned this item in a Memphis newspaper: ATF tells Tennessee that a federal gun law trumps the state’s. JWR’s comment: The new laws in Tennessee and Montana are bound to see court challenges. In my estimation, the Feds are in for a first class spanking when this eventually hits the appeals court level. There is no way that the ATF’s bureaucratic proclamation will pass muster, in light of the Lopez decision. The language of the 10th Amendment is clear, and the interstate commerce clause cannot be stretched to include purely intrastate transactions. No Federal nexus means no Federal jurisdiction!
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Ready Made Resources has announced that they will have a free prize drawing, in the month October. The prize is a Columbia River M21-14SF M21 Special Forces- Combo Edge Knife, a $129 value.
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Jim M. alerted us to a New York Times article: Solar Power, Without All Those Panels