A reader comments on my post in which I predicted a fairly rapid adoption of EVs and a corresponding diminution of internal combustion engines: such an event requires advances in technology and infrastructure that don’t currently exist. While the author …
How Big a Deal is the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure? Read More »
Here’s an interesting table from the Alternative Fuels Data Center: Infrastructure: US Fueling and Charging Stations
I sure wish there were a way to get everyone on Earth to spend the two minutes required to watch the incredibly powerful video presented below. As I wrote on Facebook to a friend who had posted it, “I’ve never …
Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead is perhaps best known for what she said about social progress: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. There are many …
You Are Changing the World in Ways You May Not See Read More »
I’m on the receiving end of a constant barrage of press releases that boast breakthroughs in every conceivable flavor of renewable energy. And, as much as I hate to be cynical, I have to believe that most of this stuff …
I love this. And here’s another way of saying the same thing from one of my heroes, Bertrand Russell: The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so …
Regular commenter BreathOnTheWind sent me this piece on the rise of electric transportation, and how this phenomenon will disempower OPEC. Can’t happen soon enough. My only objection (a point I’ve made dozens of times) is the forecasted perfectly smooth …
A reader notes that the ascendancy of Donald Trump is due in large measure to the fact that people are tired of being led by someone who sees the need to be politically correct. For whatever reason, I’ve never viewed …
The Phrase “Politically Correct” Has Fallen on Hard Times Read More »
At the suggestion of a colleague, I checked out an episode of “Shark Tank” with my daughter last night. I don’t watch too much commercial TV, but this was actually better than I had imagined. I agree with most of …
You May Have a Good Idea for an Innovative Product, But…. Read More »
Perhaps a bit off-topic, but this is something everyone should see. And in fact, it’s an important aspect of the migration to renewable energy, and all the other social goods we seek. Enjoy.
