<p>One of my favorite sites, WebEcoist, recently ran an awesome article about architectural designs incorporating biomass and thermal energy systems. Check out these images and click through to see the WebEcoist page for them:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a title="San Francisco Bay Transit Center" href="http://webecoist.com/2008/11/02/biomass-thermal-power-systems/1-san-francisco-transit-bay-center2/" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="San Francisco Bay Transit Center" src="http://webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/1-san-francisco-transit-bay-center2.jpg" alt="San Francisco Bay Transit Center" width="468" height="351" /></a></p> <p>San Francisco Bay Transit Center, which uses geothermal energy as well as a gray water reuse system.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a title="Geothermal Skyscraper in Singapore" href="http://webecoist.com/2008/11/02/biomass-thermal-power-systems/4-foster-partners-geothermal-singapore2/" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Geothermal Skyscraper in Singapore" src="http://webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/4-foster-partners-geothermal-singapore2.jpg" alt="Geothermal Skyscraper in Singapore" width="468" height="408" /></a></p> <p>A geothermal skyscraper in Singapore, which also channels wind and rainwater.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a title="Geothermal Songjiang Hotel from old Chinese quarry" href="http://webecoist.com/2008/11/02/biomass-thermal-power-systems/7-geothermal-powered-hotel-in-china1/" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Geothermal Songjiang Hotel from old Chinese quarry" src="http://webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/7-geothermal-powered-hotel-in-china1.jpg" alt="Geothermal Songjiang Hotel from old Chinese quarry" width="468" height="210" /></a></p> <p><br />A hotel in China built inside an old quarry, uses geothermal energy.</p>

<p>In case you missed it, T. Boone Pickens of <a href="http://www.pickensplan.com/index.php" target="_blank">Pickens' Plan</a> (you've seen the commercials) was <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=210176" target="_blank">on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a> this past Wednesday. Not only do I like what he says, but proceeds from his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307395774?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=retwitreaest-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0307395774">The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=retwitreaest-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0307395774" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />, go to support Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, where my beau spent some time recovering from a vehicular accident. Check out the embedded clip below or click the link above.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="332" height="316" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"> <param name="name" value="comedy_central_player" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#cccccc" /> <param name="align" value="middle" /> <param name="flashvars" value="videoId=210176" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="332" height="316" src="http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml" flashvars="videoId=210176" align="middle" bgcolor="#cccccc" name="comedy_central_player"></embed> </object> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307395774?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=retwitreaest-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0307395774"><img src="41jO3X3c9PL._SL160_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=retwitreaest-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0307395774" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></p>