A friend writes: Hi Craig, Is this piece on solar energy a real argument or a conservative pipe dream? I respond: The latter, as one might infer from the other content on the site.
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Legitimacy of Solar Energy
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At War Over Air Quality
Last year, a close friend sold his house here in Santa Barbara, California and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. When I asked about his reasoning he explained that he thought the droughts, believed to be largely a product of …
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No One Expected Trump’s Behavior
To be completely honest, though I suspected that this was going to be bad, I had no idea how bad. To illustrate how completely easily taken in I was, I told my wife that there is a chance that Trump …
Electric Transportation Is Arriving
Here are four countries that offer a novel array of different incentives to electric vehicles owners. My favorite: Austria hochsgeschwindichkeit (speed limit). On smoggy days, gas- and diesel powered cars are limited to 100 KPM (62 MPH), where their EV …
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Two quick points on supplemental nutrition: a) SNAP comes out of the orange slice at the bottom of the chart here. It’s no more responsible for the ballooning national debt than snow removal in Florida.
Watershed Events in History Are Not Opportunities for Silence
I thought I’d comment on another excellent conversation I had with my mother last night. As a conservative, she is understandably perturbed by my anti-Trump position, and she asked if it wouldn’t be prudent for me to remain quiet and …
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The Future Is China
Let’s suppose that next 50 years produces no unpredictable Earth-shattering events. Let’s speculate that the world of 2070, given what we see today re: environmental decay/climate change, the trend towards fascism, the threat of nuclear war, and all the rest …
Parody Inversion
I can only speak for myself, but this happens to me all the time. I’ll read something that appears perfectly plausible given our current times, only to note that it came from The Onion.
Big Coal Has Big Friends
Recently, we reported that U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry (pictured) made an unsuccessful attempt to bail out the failing coal industry. His grand idea was to pass legislation that would subsidize energy sources that are physically located near the plants …
HBD, Mahatma Gandhi
Today is the 150th birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. As we celebrate, we recall some of the most beautiful thoughts for which he is remembered, including, “Truth never damages a cause that is just.”
