MGx - Musings, Essays & Ballads

In 1943 US Intelligence learned that a fast, maneuverable German jet was being produced in the Messerschmitt factories that would deliver a crushing advantage over allied forces during World War II. Racing against time, Lockheed Martin engineers bunkered down in Burbank, CA to produce the first production jet fighter, the P-80.
Lead by Clarence “Kelly” […]

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Recognizing the importance of addressing the climate change crisis and reducing dependence upon foreign oil and gas, the US Department of Energy (USDOE) has launched an aggressive program aiming to meet 20% of America’s energy needs via wind by 2030. In conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the American Wind Energy […]

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Energy creation is relatively simple in theory. Rare earth high gauss magnets spin past copper coils along a magnetically permeable stator core and electromotive force (EMF) is the result. While there are a myriad of technical details that optimize this effect nothing more complicates the production of energy today than the geopolitical climate […]

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This past week has been very hectic as we have been developing critical path schedules, ordering components and completing organization responsibilities all toward the completion of the integrated wind turbine/generator. We are looking at early September for completion and are now trying to figure out what color ceramic coating to apply and that is […]

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This past week heralded a stunning example of the dangers of designing an economic policy dependent upon outside resources. Just three days after Governor Kulongoski inaugurated the new $20M airport terminal and delivered a $624,000 check to build an air traffic control tower, Horizon Air announced they will cut service to Coos County.
One of […]

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In the wake of the horrific flooding in Iowa and the Midwest commodities traders are predicting a sharp increase in food prices across the nation. The floods, made worse by collapsed levees, devastated millions of acres of crops in an already shortened growing season but that is not the main reason for food price […]

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Belize, a Central American country with a population of 314,000 has been in an ongoing power struggle with the country’s Canadian owned power company, Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) over a rate increase.
Fortis is the majority owner of Belize Electricity Limited which can only raise electricity rates after applying for and being awarded a rate increase […]

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This has been a very exciting day for me as a major component of the V-LIM, my wind turbine arrived today at the fabrication site in Coos Bay. Just off the truck from Blaine, WA this annulus is the rotor or will be when we add a few important things like magnets and fan […]

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All week I have been flooded with reports that the official cause of the 2003 electrical blackout was not, as reported, untrimmed trees and overheated transmission lines. The largest blackout in US history, more than 9,300 square miles, may have been caused by Chinese hackers gaining access to networks controlling the electrical grid. […]

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If Americans aren’t motivated by environmental concerns they are at least moved to action, or in this case into just staying home, by the damage to their pocket book.
The Department of Transportation said figures from March show the steepest decrease in driving ever recorded.
Compared with March a year earlier, Americans drove an estimated 4.3 […]

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Right now, as the stars dim on the current administration and a new sun peaks its head over the horizon, our economic future is being debated by elite corporatists and economists. They are debating the merits and pitfalls of ‘free trade’ or corporate globalization versus the current disregard for multilateral influence or imperial globalization.
They […]

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Last night I attended a meeting in Coos Bay relating to ways in which to support local business and thereby keep our dollars local. An organization called Sustainable Connections in Bellingham, Washington has implemented a buy local program with positive results.
Locally, we have an organization forming which is endeavoring to do the […]

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Probably everyone has noticed already but crude oil hit $126 a barrel on Friday, just in time for the summer driving season. The significance of this is deeply reflected in our national trade deficit where according to the US Department of Energy we import 12 to 14 million barrels of oil per day. […]

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While our troops are suffering and dying Bush economics keeps the top wealth right at the top.

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Folk singer Janet Bates and wildlife photographer Steven Holt combine song and imagery.

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