Comments for Bearings http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings Geography at its Finest Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Kahuku Marconi Wireless Station, O’ahu, Hawaii by Bearings » Blog Archive » End of World War I and the RCA Monopoly http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/kahuku-marconi-wireless-station-oahu-hawaii#comment-2169 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:48:37 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/kahuku-marconi-wireless-station-oahu-hawaii#comment-2169 [...] Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a three part entry on wireless radio from the Imperial Age to World War II. It was inspired by my visit to an abandoned radio station in Hawaii, but the station itself is an illustration of a much larger effort by government and corporations to form ties and to sow the seeds of the military-industrial complex. [...] […] Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a three part entry on wireless radio from the Imperial Age to World War II. It was inspired by my visit to an abandoned radio station in Hawaii, but the station itself is an illustration of a much larger effort by government and corporations to form ties and to sow the seeds of the military-industrial complex. […]

]]> Comment on Marconi, America, and the Monroe Doctrine by Bearings » Blog Archive » End of World War I and the RCA Monopoly http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/marconi-america-and-the-monroe-doctrine#comment-2168 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:48:21 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/marconi-america-and-the-monroe-doctrine#comment-2168 [...] Editors Note: This is part 3 in a three-part series on Marconi Wireless and government takeover over vital communications networks during times of war. I highly suggest taking a look at Part I here and Part II here before continuing. I hope you enjoy the narrative! There will be more special series’ arriving in the future! [...] […] Editors Note: This is part 3 in a three-part series on Marconi Wireless and government takeover over vital communications networks during times of war. I highly suggest taking a look at Part I here and Part II here before continuing. I hope you enjoy the narrative! There will be more special series’ arriving in the future! […]

]]> Comment on Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories by Rachel http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2148 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:52:31 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2148 And, perhaps the next series could be along the lines of zinc mining along the Eagle River, if not for the photographic support alone. And, perhaps the next series could be along the lines of zinc mining along the Eagle River, if not for the photographic support alone.

]]> Comment on Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories by Rachel http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2147 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:51:43 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2147 These are coming along quite well. If only the bigger mills her weren't so trashed... These are coming along quite well. If only the bigger mills her weren’t so trashed…

]]> Comment on Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories by geographer.jon http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2134 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:37:40 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2134 Most definitely. The corn states are a much-sought-after voting bloc. So what is popular with those folks? Govt. Subsidies! Yay! It's also popular with mainstream, usually ill-informed environmentalists who think ethanol is environmentally sustainable and, nay, even "renewable" (though it isn't). A President can't lose with the sheep if (s)he tells the masses that (s)he'll champion new energy (even if it's unsustainable corn ethanol). Most definitely. The corn states are a much-sought-after voting bloc. So what is popular with those folks? Govt. Subsidies! Yay! It’s also popular with mainstream, usually ill-informed environmentalists who think ethanol is environmentally sustainable and, nay, even “renewable” (though it isn’t).

A President can’t lose with the sheep if (s)he tells the masses that (s)he’ll champion new energy (even if it’s unsustainable corn ethanol).

]]> Comment on Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories by Bearings » Blog Archive » Processing Sugar from Beets in the Early 1900s http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2128 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2128 [...] « Southern California Wildfires and Santa Ana Winds Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories » [...] […] « Southern California Wildfires and Santa Ana Winds Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories » […]

]]> Comment on Steam Power in Colorado’s Sugar Factories by Andy Frazer http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2127 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:07:37 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/steam-power-in-colorados-sugar-factories-2#comment-2127 It's ironic that one of the factors that contributed to the demise of the American sugar industry was the rise in popularity of the corn syrup as a general-purpose sweetener. Corn syrup is a major by-product of the corn industry which receives major subsidies and protection from the American government (this is also the reason why the US is pursuing the environmentally-dumb corn-based ethanol). You have to wonder how many industries rise and fall on the political whims of Congress. It’s ironic that one of the factors that contributed to the demise of the American sugar industry was the rise in popularity of the corn syrup as a general-purpose sweetener. Corn syrup is a major by-product of the corn industry which receives major subsidies and protection from the American government (this is also the reason why the US is pursuing the environmentally-dumb corn-based ethanol). You have to wonder how many industries rise and fall on the political whims of Congress.

]]> Comment on Colorado Sugar Beet History & Architecture by Blaize Wilkinson http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-2094 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:03:55 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-2094 This is a great series, partly because I remember when the plants were operational, surrounded by hills of sugar beets. I grew up in Greeley in the 1970s. One small thing: Greeley, which was originally the Union Colony (not the Greeley Colony), was actually envisioned and founded by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_C._Meeker" rel="nofollow">Nathan Meeker</a>, who was a follower of the ideas of French utopian thinker Fourier, and was also Horace Greeley's agricultural editor. I used to be a docent at a museum in Greeley, so I remember a bunch more, but I'll just stop there. This is a great series, partly because I remember when the plants were operational, surrounded by hills of sugar beets. I grew up in Greeley in the 1970s.

One small thing: Greeley, which was originally the Union Colony (not the Greeley Colony), was actually envisioned and founded by Nathan Meeker, who was a follower of the ideas of French utopian thinker Fourier, and was also Horace Greeley’s agricultural editor. I used to be a docent at a museum in Greeley, so I remember a bunch more, but I’ll just stop there.

]]> Comment on Colorado Sugar Beet History & Architecture by Bearings » Blog Archive » Processing Sugar from Beets in the Early 1900s http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-2088 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:09:05 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-2088 [...] Processing Sugar from Beets in the Early 1900s This is the historic Longmont Refinery today. Captured from the ground floor, this large format image shows exactly how many pipes, catwalks, and tanks occupy a typical refinery. Walking through a sugar refinery fills your mind with conjecture, shock, amazement, and curiosity — all at once (photo copyright Jon Haeber) Editor’s Note: From the founding of the Greeley Colony after the Homestead Act, rough and determined Coloradans were in a desperate search for the perfect cash crop. By 1900, their savior had come in the form of sugar beets. Before they transformed this sweet crop into a cornucopia of cash, however, they needed investment. In Part I, we saw how Colorado was the perfect geographical location for sugar beets. Now we’ll see why factories required massive up-front capital investment. In part III (coming soon), you’ll see how steam power transformed the typical sugar refinery; you’ll find out how corporate consolidation led Colorado agriculture into its days of glory; and you’ll find out why only two remaining refineries out of dozens are still active in Colorado. [...] […] Processing Sugar from Beets in the Early 1900s This is the historic Longmont Refinery today. Captured from the ground floor, this large format image shows exactly how many pipes, catwalks, and tanks occupy a typical refinery. Walking through a sugar refinery fills your mind with conjecture, shock, amazement, and curiosity — all at once (photo copyright Jon Haeber) Editor’s Note: From the founding of the Greeley Colony after the Homestead Act, rough and determined Coloradans were in a desperate search for the perfect cash crop. By 1900, their savior had come in the form of sugar beets. Before they transformed this sweet crop into a cornucopia of cash, however, they needed investment. In Part I, we saw how Colorado was the perfect geographical location for sugar beets. Now we’ll see why factories required massive up-front capital investment. In part III (coming soon), you’ll see how steam power transformed the typical sugar refinery; you’ll find out how corporate consolidation led Colorado agriculture into its days of glory; and you’ll find out why only two remaining refineries out of dozens are still active in Colorado. […]

]]> Comment on Colorado Sugar Beet History & Architecture by Joe Reifer - Words » Blog Archive » Presidio, Bearings, Lynne Cohen, Battle Photo http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-1938 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:38:23 +0000 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~haeber/bearings/colorado-sugar-beet-history-architecture#comment-1938 [...] Last week Jon Haeber featured a group of San Francisco Bay Area photographers on his Bearings blog, including some close friends of mine, and your truly. A few days later he added an interesting new article about the history of the sugar beet industry in Colorado. Put this guy in your RSS reader allready. [...] […] Last week Jon Haeber featured a group of San Francisco Bay Area photographers on his Bearings blog, including some close friends of mine, and your truly. A few days later he added an interesting new article about the history of the sugar beet industry in Colorado. Put this guy in your RSS reader allready. […]

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