Klan rally erupts
Thirteen arrested, 11 injured
©Scott Sines — Klan rally, Austin, 1983. Once upon a time, an awful, awful time, we had to shoot color slide film in one camera and...
Best and worst states for local food availability ..
Here's an interesting ranking of the best and worst states for local food availability. Their index measures things like the number of famers' markets, CSAs, etc. Not surprisingly Louisiana,...
Advocacy Journalism: Who will carry on the crusade?
©Scott Sines
On Dec. 31st, I involuntarily left the Alabama Media Group (AL.Com) one of a bunch of people caught up in a large reduction in force. I loved that...
There’s got to be a better way
By Scott Sines
This all started about three years ago when I accidently trapped a carpenter bee in our garage. The bee went berserk and repeatedly threw himself against the...
Gas pipeline to connect Texas/Louisiana with Ohio/Pennsylvania
Scott Sines, ©The Green Rocket News
Memphis – Homeowners in Germantown, TN, who live along the right of way to a natural gas pipeline, received notices in June, from...
Chasing the devil out of the tent
©Scott Sines
It was a tradition at the Express-News for the new person to work the evening shift. So I was cruising South San Antonio one night when reports of...
Michigan manages a good deal on renewables
6.30 pm -- Tax credits, technology lead to cost savings, tax reduction
"Consumers Energy ... fast-tracked a Michigan wind farm project to take advantage of expiring federal tax credits... the...
Climate Central study links powerful storms to power outages
At the same time, the same state is being plagued by power outages. A recent study by Climate Central says that 80% of the outages in the last ten...
Following failed strategies
Industry efforts to cleanup dilbit oil spills are following failed strategies of the past. Clearly extraction and transportation of tar sands oil has outpaced environmental safety.
Today (Jan. 21, 2014)...
A man of the people
Bennie wins again
©Scott Sines — Bernardo Eureste was a firebrand and a flameout. Four times he was elected by residents of the poorest district in San Antonio to represent...