openspace4life

From a Climate Solutions action email I got today: "The Home Star bill (HR 5019) will come up for a vote in the House of Representatives tomorrow. This bill will create incentives to accelerate home energy efficiency across the nation." And here's a news article about it. Now, I know HR stands for "House Resolution" rather than "Homestar Runner," but it's still pretty hilarious...if you still remember a Flash-animated comedy website that was popular 10 years ago. (I still check them for updates now and then, even though the last one was over 6 months ago.)

On a similar note, the new small-scale wind turbine model from Honeywell is called the "WT 6500 Star Gate." It looks a bit like a stargate too. Confusingly, several other names are associated with it, including EarthTronics and WindTronics. Who knows, maybe WaterTronics and FireTronics are next...