So Bush has finally admitted the US is addicted to cheap oil. He made some statements in his address to the nation: – Coal. $281 million to develop clean coal technologies “to generate electricity while meeting environmental regulations at low cost.” And $54 million for a “FutureGen” project with the private sector to seek “an …
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Permanent resident in the USA
I’ve already wrote a bit on my experiences with US immigration and visas. But, since I have two friends going through the permanent residency process, I figured there would be some other people out there that might find this information useful. Some notes to start us out: – I didn’t use a lawyer. Some people …
US Energy
Looks like Rita did a number on the Gulf oil: Hurricane Rita has caused more damage to oil rigs than any other storm in history and will force companies to delay drilling for oil in the US and as far away as the Middle East, initial damage assessments show. With prices going up, one would …
INS adventures and bile.
Back in June, Anna and I went to the main San Diego INS/USCIS office in Chula Vista to be interviewed for my residency application. We weren’t sure what to expect. Would they separate us and interrogate to expose our choice of toothpaste? Well, no. Nothing like any sort of movie description happened. But, it was …
Priorities
Greenspan suggested cutting future benefits and raising the retirement age of social security. Yet the projected Social Security shortfall over the next 75 years is less than one-third the projected cost of tax cuts enacted over the past three years.