Insofar as 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is near a little Danish town in California that has considerable appeal to European tourists, I often have the opportunity to meet people from the Continent. When the conversation turns to politics, as it often does, …
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“The Young Republicans” Today Has a Different Meaning Than It Had 50 Years Ago
In my day, though we didn’t have electronics means of chatting, we certainly had clubs of young people with conservative values, e.g., the Young Republicans. I never attended their meetings, so I can’t say for sure, but I would bet …
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On What Basis Are You Bullish on Gold?
Do savvy investors take advice from right-wing Trump-supporter talk-show hosts? “This is the age of faith, of hope and of God,” he says. And of gold too, I guess.
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Another Quick Post on the Dichotomy Between Real and False Patriotism
This guy has a terrific point. Such a strange and sad time to be an American.
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Many “Patriotic” Americans Have no Problem with Lawlessness in the White House
This takes us back to the absurd notion that Trump supporters stand behind law and order.
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Trump Administration’s Predictable Response to “No Kings” Rally
At left is something quite pathetic, albeit completely common for today’s right-wing America: slandering those who care enough about their country to stand up and articulate their feelings. “Let’s see who shows up,” says Trump mouthpiece House Speaker Mike Johnson. …
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Sneak Preview: New GM Trucks
I hate to think of myself as prejudiced, i.e., making judgements about people before the facts are available, but I suppose I’m really kidding myself. When I see someone driving a truck like this, I can’t help but think he’s …
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There Is No Way to Prevent the Winners from Winning–and That’s a Good Thing
In virtually all arenas of technology in which there are (or were at one time) many different competitors, we inevitably reach the point that “the winners win and the losers lose.” In renewable energy, we recently said goodbye (except for …
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Tagged with: biofuels took its last breath when Chevron gave up about a decade ago after 30 years of effort, concepts like hydrokinetics geothermal and biomass, decarbonize the energy and transportation sectors, if this civilization is to deal effectively with environmental collapse, in automobile drive trains we have electricity, in renewable energy we have solar and wind
The Death Knell for Hydrogen-Based Transportation
Just yesterday, we learned that: GM has ended its development of next-generation hydrogen fuel cell technology for everyday passenger vehicles, citing a need to focus resources on its electric vehicle (EV) strategy. As part of this change, the company has canceled …
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Wind Energy Making Real Progress, Regardless of what Trump and Cynical Republicans from Kansas Say
Re: a supposed new mode of renewable energy generation, a representative of the “Sumner County Kansas Republican Party” writes: No one care (sic) what power they can harvest/generate, the question is “what tax benefits are there?” I’ll file this comment …
