Information Giant has created an interesting post tying together some of the history in a time line which gives a much clearer picture than the isolated fragments the media tends to present.

See if you don’t agree.

I first became aware of this solution to at least some of our environmental woes quite a while ago and seriously considered gathering some investors to build a plant in the U.S.

Now it’s beginning to get some media attention (well … YouTube at least). All we need now is some selective lethal virus that only attacks Washington lobbyists

Check out the Air Car website for more videos and info.

Ever wonder why what you get fed by the news media doesn’t ever quite seem to match what your own perceptions are telling you? Here’s a glimpse at some of what we aren’t being told.

It appears that switching from the “gold standard” to the “debt standard” has opened the door a wee bit too far for those in charge. So much so that most of the “official” published statistics put out by the government and media are highly suspect.

If the “real” facts came out, all those foreigners holding U.S. Dollars would start bailing out and send the dollar down the tubes fast. So it makes sense that the numbers are getting “fudged” to postpone the day of reckoning.

Here’s a look at the decline of the dollar against the euro for the last 5 years

How does this distort our perceptions? If we look at the performance of the stock market

we get the idea that it’s about at the same level it was 8 years ago.

However, if we factor out the crumbling dollar and map the price in euros …

it looks like the market has lost about a third of it’s value in the last 8 years. Hmmm …

Well, I guess we don’t have to worry about inflation at least

Umm … cancel that.

And no wonder they quit reporting M3 money supply growth in 2006 …

the buggers have been printing the stuff like crazy.

I suspect not many will need this one to know how well wages are keeping up with all this …

Visit Shadow Stats to get an in-depth explanation of most of these charts. At least you’ll be a bit better prepared, if not exactly thrilled, by some honesty for a change.

We have a global crisis in creativity at precisely the point in history where mobilizing our vast creative potential may be our greatest hope for dealing with the huge problems we’re facing today.

This video reveals how much we need to do in this area. Suggested solutions to follow.

Now you can fight back and help the environment and your engine’s performance without waiting years for a solution.

Here’s a link that will show you how to convert your regular
car into a “hybrid” without having to pay the RIP OFF prices
of a hybrid car.

Let’s give OPEC and Big Oil a rude awakening RIGHT NOW!

At least some folks seem to be concerned and have come up with simple do-it-yourself ways to counter escalating gas prices.

And YES, they do seem to actually make a big difference

I’ve seen a few variations, but the one linked to seems to have the most testimonials even though it’s a kind of “funky” site.

It’s looks promising enough that I plan to try it myself