(Read to the end of this post for an update on studies and events around high-temperature geothermal opportunities in Canada) The data is old — dating back to 1985 and earlier — but the Geological Survey of Canada is beginning to put together an inventory of geothermal resources across t...

All efforts to save the planet will be useless if we do not cut population growth. By 2050, the planet will have between 8 billion and 10 billion people, according to a recent U.N. forecast. And yet studies, books and documentaries that deal with various crises fail to discuss the danger of all thos...

Yesterday, January 5th, was meant to be a monumental day for Bet Shemesh. The face of public transportation was meant to have been forever changed. January 5th was to be the day that Superbus took over the majority fo the Bet Shemesh bus lines from Egged, after having won the tender for the lines. E...

The Entertainment Group (The EG) is the most incredible weekend gathering you’ve never heard of. I had no idea what it was 12 months ago, but two unrelated friends — also first-time attendees — raved to me about it in the same week. Once I did the digging, it quickly became the eve...

Before Yom Kippur I attended an interfaith seminar on Forgiveness in Islam and Judaism. The room was packed mostly with Pardes students. I heard for the first time a story about the Prophet Mohammad who lived next to a Jewish man who refused to believe the Prophet's words and prophecy. The Jewish ne...

The other day I wrote about an incident in which passengers of the 497 Egged route from Bnei Braq to Bet Shemesh "busjacked" a 402 bus. They were frustrated that Egged had not provided enough buses and they were on the verge of being stranded overnight in the streets as the last bus had passed. They...

Here it is. This was a marathon show thanks to Bonus Beer Bob’s contribution. The musical guest was Michael Martin. He can be found here and tracks can be downloaded on his MySpace. Beer as follows Green Flash West Coast IPA Avery The Beast Grand Cru Ale Avery Mephistopheles Stout Middle Ages ...

our anonymous submitter spotted these notes in the shared kitchen of a “professional building” — one our submitter says is full of shrinks. perhaps one of them could deduce whether “i.e. me” fits the DSM’s criteria for a diagnosis…or whether she’s just hav...

UPDATE: To learn what you can do about this scourge check out our latest post on the Dirty F'ing Haties. Liberal bloggers are getting their undies in a bunch over the Far Right's hate campaign against their man Barack Obama. It's a game, says Josh Marshall. People won't see through it. There are lot...