Re: my post on the subsidies for and taxation of the oil industry the other day, frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy opposionist writes: The oil industry is already America’s largest taxpayer and most valuable taxpayer…..Attempting to build into the tax system …
Quandary: The Oil Industry Is Both Important and Destructive Read More »
Here’s another post on Joseph Lassiter (pictured) and his high-level treatment of nuclear power as a necessary ingredient in dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, and thus climate change. Dr. Lassiter is Senior Fellow, Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice …
Esteemed Harvard Professor Delivers Critically Important Talk on Nuclear Energy Read More »
I had the pleasure of listening to a number of fine Ted Talks on my trip to the airport this morning, each addressing the growing disparity between the rich and poor, and the demise of the middle class. In a …
World Economic Growth Limited by Sustainability Constraints Read More »
Here’s a video just posted on the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) YouTube video channel, presenting a bit of information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s involvement in smart grid. By design, it’s not very detailed; it covers …
Smart Grid Concepts from the U.S. Department of Energy Read More »
Here’s a piece to which I’ve referred a few times: Harvard’s report suggesting the cost of externalities of burning coal in the U.S. is roughly half a trillion dollars annually. Of course, these are the easily quantifiable cost items, like …
Harvard University’s Report on the True Costs of Burning Coal Read More »
