Politics and economics are the key factors driving the energy policy of the USA. Al Gore of course is the current poster child for the latest buzz phrase "carbon footprint." Controversy and lobbying over electricity goes back to the days of Edison and Westinghouse as they vied for acceptance of "their" methods of generation and transmission. The laws of regulators often conflict with the laws of ph...

Ada County has the right idea launching a car pool clearing house using GIS mapping software and matching riders with drivers, but they offer it as a perk for county employees--forgetting the taxpayers who pay for the bills. Like most government folks, they just need a little supervision. In a press release that managed to offer quotes from all three Commishes (two are running for re-election) they...

LIVABLE CITY UNBEARABLE FOR BUSINESS, CAL GAL IS BACK, GOOD & BAD FIREWORKS, ANIMAL PROBLEMS, WRITING ON THE WALL 7/11/08 Marty Gofin Michael's Furniture Show Place 623 Americana Blvd. 861-5712 We have called the police on numerous occasions, but I wanted to bring this to the Mayor's attention that in the past month we have had three bicycles abandoned on our property; we have had an employee set h...

There is sure to be a stink when you work with people and poop. Boise City officials have made a personnel change at the Lander Street sewage treatment facility which on the face of it looks like a demotion for the former plant manager. For more than two years the GUARDIAN--and other media outlets--have received complaints from insiders and obvious former employes claiming the former manager of the...

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