sorry to hear about that, I hope yall dont lose power. On the up side, if its ice pellets falling down that means it is likely not sticking to power lines.
The wife and I had to go to little rock today to see the doctor. It rained all the way down but thankfully no ice. We are right on the edge of the lone though.
Communism has a long history of not caring about the people(which is ironic).
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/chinas_pollution_cost2.php
The only way any country will go for another source of energy is if it is cheaper.
oil shale bothers me as much as strip mining for coal. I hate how places look after they do that. There is a huge strip mine near henderson texas that looks horrific.
birth control is already free. Rubbers are free too. The downside to rubbers is the idiots don't wear them. What we need is a $5000 cash gift for women or men who volunteer to be fixed.
Oil isn't hard to find. We have PLENTY. We just arent allowed to drill for it.