More Compressed Air Storage in the News

Couple of nifty items. From the NY Times, Bloomberg and CNN Money no less. Compressed air must be starting to show up on the media radar. Hurrah, if so.

Also a reference or two to an effort in 2001 to do a large compressed air storage system in Ohio. Wonder what happened there as it's not noted in the current media reports.

( All below the cut . . . )

More Compressed Air Storage in the News

Couple of nifty items. From the NY Times, Bloomberg and CNN Money no less. Compressed air must be starting to show up on the media radar. Hurrah, if so.

Also a reference or two to an effort in 2001 to do a large compressed air storage system in Ohio. Wonder what happened there as it's not noted in the current media reports.

( All below the cut . . . )

Votes for Me But Not for Thee Sisters - 1921 Style

Seems like this is at odds with the recent HBO movie, Iron Jawed Angels, that focused on Alice Paul and the fellow young rebel suffragettes she lead. Then again, should we ever trust movies on history? Ah, the joys of third party politics.

Alice Paul Pulls The Strings - The Nation - 02 Mar 1921

"Women won the right to vote in 1919, but African-American women continue to be disenfranchised. At the National Women's Party convention in 1921, their pleas for representation were rebuffed by suffragist leader Alice Paul. The Nation's outraged correspondent Freda Kirchway reports."

"With quiet precision the Woman's Party machine--a veritable tank--rolled over the assembly, crushing protestants of all sorts, leaving the way clear--for what?

If anyone left the convention with a distinct idea of what the Party will do now that it has solemnly disbanded and solemnly reorganized, it is, perhaps, Alice Paul and the Executive Committee and some members of the Advisory Council and a few State chairmen. The rank and file, not realizing that their intelligence was at a low ebb, are vaguely disappointed.

They do not know what their party will do; they only know that no action was taken in behalf of the Negro women, who have not yet got the vote in spite of the Nineteenth Amendment; that birth control and maternity endowment and most of the questions that stir the minds of modern women were ignored; that disarmament was ruled out; and that the program finally adopted--the majority report of the resolutions committee--declared vaguely against 'legal disabilities' and for 'equality' leaving the future definition of those terms and their translation into action to the executive board."

Votes for Me But Not for Thee Sisters - 1921 Style

Seems like this is at odds with the recent HBO movie, Iron Jawed Angels, that focused on Alice Paul and the fellow young rebel suffragettes she lead. Then again, should we ever trust movies on history? Ah, the joys of third party politics.

Alice Paul Pulls The Strings - The Nation - 02 Mar 1921

"Women won the right to vote in 1919, but African-American women continue to be disenfranchised. At the National Women's Party convention in 1921, their pleas for representation were rebuffed by suffragist leader Alice Paul. The Nation's outraged correspondent Freda Kirchway reports."

"With quiet precision the Woman's Party machine--a veritable tank--rolled over the assembly, crushing protestants of all sorts, leaving the way clear--for what?

If anyone left the convention with a distinct idea of what the Party will do now that it has solemnly disbanded and solemnly reorganized, it is, perhaps, Alice Paul and the Executive Committee and some members of the Advisory Council and a few State chairmen. The rank and file, not realizing that their intelligence was at a low ebb, are vaguely disappointed.

They do not know what their party will do; they only know that no action was taken in behalf of the Negro women, who have not yet got the vote in spite of the Nineteenth Amendment; that birth control and maternity endowment and most of the questions that stir the minds of modern women were ignored; that disarmament was ruled out; and that the program finally adopted--the majority report of the resolutions committee--declared vaguely against 'legal disabilities' and for 'equality' leaving the future definition of those terms and their translation into action to the executive board."

Best Political Line in Years

Noted in a very interesting article in The Nation called "The First Ever Muslim Democratic Caucus" (25 Aug 08). Right on.

"It reminded me of the first rule of ethnic politics in diverse and combustible cities like New York and Chicago: if you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu."

Best Political Line in Years

Noted in a very interesting article in The Nation called "The First Ever Muslim Democratic Caucus" (25 Aug 08). Right on.

"It reminded me of the first rule of ethnic politics in diverse and combustible cities like New York and Chicago: if you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu."