http://www.artipot.com/authors/1246/michael-dappert/ Latest articles by Michael Dappert from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/57812/the-ethanol-hoax.htm Your tax dollars are being wasted for a worthless product. This money could be used to develop true energy alternatives instead of enriching a few corporate promoters. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:04:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/57812/the-ethanol-hoax.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/54760/a-simple-clothesline-will-do-thanks.htm Use a clothesline to dry your clothes. Turn things off when not in use. You really are not the busy. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:34:19 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/54760/a-simple-clothesline-will-do-thanks.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/54654/another-50-billion-dollars-for-iraq.htm More money for Iraq in addition to what has already been spent. 3 billion a week and counting. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:38:50 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/54654/another-50-billion-dollars-for-iraq.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/50753/will-the-700-mhz-band-bring-broadband-to-rural-areas.htm When the 700Mhz radio spectrum becomes available for use will it really bring broadband to rural America or just be another way for telecom companies to maintain their stranglehold on access. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:13:03 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/50753/will-the-700-mhz-band-bring-broadband-to-rural-areas.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/47448/every-home-an-energy-producer.htm Maybe every home or building could not produce a surplus of energy but that is no reason to not put solar panels on every roof in America. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:35:15 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/47448/every-home-an-energy-producer.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/47390/judges-rule-with-political-agenda.htm Court rulings more and more reflect our polarized society. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:34:51 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/47390/judges-rule-with-political-agenda.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/46673/where-do-you-buy-your-garden-seeds.htm You can order from catalogs, buy online, or buy seeds over the counter. Finding what you want is easier than ever. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:12:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/46673/where-do-you-buy-your-garden-seeds.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/45809/protect-your-garden-and-your-self-from-chemical-spray-drift.htm Chemical spray drift is something people should not tolerate. There are ways to complain and let companies know they cannot carelessly spew poisons into your life. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:57:23 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/45809/protect-your-garden-and-your-self-from-chemical-spray-drift.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/44200/using-green-manure-crops.htm Green manure crops are a big benefit to any garden or farm. It can be done all summer long if you have the space. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:14:37 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/44200/using-green-manure-crops.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/44052/its-june-and-it-is-still-70-degrees.htm The weather has been good. Usually by June it is hot and muggy in Illinois. Thank goodness the gnats are gone. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:13:48 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/44052/its-june-and-it-is-still-70-degrees.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/43229/a-fantasy-about-future-web.htm The internet is currently a free for all. Which is the way it should be. There are forces trying to change that. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:54:41 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/43229/a-fantasy-about-future-web.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/42599/waste-a-little-bit-here-and-a-little-bit-there.htm One little incident of waste multiplied across the entire country of the United States makes for enormous amounts of energy wasted. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:39:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/42599/waste-a-little-bit-here-and-a-little-bit-there.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/42421/support-your-local-isp.htm There are lots of reasons to support your local ISP. Cost is not the only factor in picking an ISP. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:38:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/42421/support-your-local-isp.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/42400/what-if-you-made-a-web-page-and-nobody-came-to-visit.htm How many web pages are there? Can they all possibly have millions of visitors? Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:38:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/42400/what-if-you-made-a-web-page-and-nobody-came-to-visit.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/39966/hey-where-is-my-electric-car.htm Why are there no electric cars out there for the consumer to buy? Do I need 8 cylinders and four wheel drive to go to the grocery store? Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:41:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/39966/hey-where-is-my-electric-car.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/39411/i-dislike-bush-co-more-than-lyndon-johnson-or-richard-nixon.htm LBJ and Tricky Dick were good at subverting the public trust. Bush & Co. does not even seem to care if anyone notices. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:37:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/39411/i-dislike-bush-co-more-than-lyndon-johnson-or-richard-nixon.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37957/agriculture-our-biggest-environmental-disaster.htm Agriculture has a huge impact on the environment. Until the full impact of current agricultural practices are reflected in the shelf price of each product things will stay the same. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:08:48 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37957/agriculture-our-biggest-environmental-disaster.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37857/36-years-as-a-vegetarian-in-the-midwest.htm Tofu, whole wheat flour, soymilk. You can buy these products in lots of regular grocery stores today. It was different 30 years ago. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37857/36-years-as-a-vegetarian-in-the-midwest.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37524/why-cant-we-turn-our-lights-off.htm The simple act of turning off lights when not needed could save large amounts of energy and eliminate tons of green house gases. So why don't we do it? Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:54:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37524/why-cant-we-turn-our-lights-off.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37502/the-real-obstacle-to-rural-broadband-internet-access.htm High-speed internet access could have been a reality years ago. But, a lack of Government leadership and the greed of the telephone companies has held it back. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:54:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37502/the-real-obstacle-to-rural-broadband-internet-access.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37285/driving-the-ford-escape-hybrid.htm Driving the Ford Escape Hybrid has almost doubled my mileage and changed my driving habits also. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:52:56 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37285/driving-the-ford-escape-hybrid.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37264/a-brief-history-of-selling-on-ebay-and-how-things-change-over-time.htm Selling on Ebay has changed in the past 8 years. Ebay has changed a lot in the past 8 years. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:52:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37264/a-brief-history-of-selling-on-ebay-and-how-things-change-over-time.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/37256/why-i-bought-a-ford-escape-hybrid.htm Purchasing a Ford Escape Hybrid was a philosophical decision as well as an economic decision. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:52:41 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/37256/why-i-bought-a-ford-escape-hybrid.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/25417/where-have-all-the-carmakers-been.htm American and Foreign carmakers have been asleep at the wheel. Why don't we have more fuel efficient cars, or, cars that run on electricity? Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/25417/where-have-all-the-carmakers-been.htm