A reader notes: Coming up is exposing the Smithsonian who last September published a news release that it would promote U.S. innovations. This never happened…..David Koch is a board member of the Smithsonian. The Koch brothers contributed $15 million to …
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A friend noticed that I haven’t been on as many radio and TV shows as I was a few years ago and I admitted that I’ve been a bit more frugal with use of PR firms to promote my books …
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I know many readers are interested in tracking the progress that the U.S. is making in achieving its 54.5 MPG target for 2020. Fortunately my friend and colleague Jon LeSage has devoted his life’s work to understanding how those measures …
I recently instructed the U.S. (as if it takes my instructions) to tell the world: America as a country, and a heck of an impressive one at that, is proving its moral goodness by phasing out fossil fuels at the …
Energy Policy: Taking a Stand Against Fossil Fuels Read More »
Frequent commenter Les Blevins suggests: Craig, I suggest you require all commenters to use their real names. I’m not sure how I could do that—even if I thought it was a good idea. I really don’t have a problem with …
People Who Threaten Powerful Organizations Do So At Their Peril Read More »
This morning saw the airing of the first episode of the 35th season of PBS’s “Ask This Old House.” I try to catch it every Saturday morning; even though I’m not particularly handy, I love to learn about the various …
“Ask This Old House” Carefully Avoids the Environmental Implications of Energy Read More »
MarcoPolo writes: …Worse still, attempts to include all sorts of dubious “externalities ” looks like a desperate attempt to cover up old lies and maintain old myths. It may preach well to the already converted, but increases mistrust among the …
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Norway’s $890 billion Government Pension Fund Global is the largest sovereign wealth fund on planet Earth—and, up until today, was one of the biggest investors in the coal industry around the world. Yesterday, the Norwegian parliament decided to divest itself …
Readers “Cameron” and “MarcoPolo” are having a spirited discussion in response to my post Sour Grapes from ExxonMobil’s CEO. I wish to point out: This conversation will be tough to resolve in any case, but it will be impossible to …
What We "Practically" Mean By "Subsidies for Fossil Fuels" Read More »
A friend of mine just sent me the content below. As you amuse yourself with it, ponder the assertion: “It’s impossible for renewables to rise to the scale necessary to handle the world’s energy needs,” and think about how often …
Can Renewable Energy Scale Up To Power the Entire Planet? Read More »
