T. Boone Pickens to discuss peak oil concerns with Midland audience
(Midland Reporter-Telegram: Sun, 25 Mar) T. Boone Pickens made a name for himself in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he was labeled a corporate raider for efforts to take over companies like Gulf Oil Co., which ended up being absorbed by Chevron.

Sam Butler: Clean fuel's internal combustion
(Michigan Daily: Mon, 26 Mar) Imagine legislators in Washington being driven around in steam-powered cars, indicting heavy polluting car companies, holding federal hearings on reducing carbon emissions, and introducing legislation to ban the internal combustion engine within 10 years. Sound like an optimistic future? Try 35 years ago.

APPLE leader inspires others to help planet
(The Union: Mon, 26 Mar) A Nevada City woman transformed her life by trading in her SUV for a motorcycle, replacing all the lightbulbs in her house with energy-efficient bulbs, taking in a roommate, cutting down on meat consumption and saying goodbye to her cell phone.

Jane Smiley: Videoranch Followup
(HuffingtonPost: Sat, 24 Mar) Thanks to those who showed up at my Videoranch reading last evening. I think I can say it was an interesting experience for everyone, and, perhaps the new new thing, but who knows? When I was a child, my mother had a few things that my father, who considered himself an innovator, had purchased over the years thinking that they would someday be big-the one I remember is a wire recorder. He ...