It’s the 527th birthday of Thomas Hobbes, an Englishman widely considered the father of modern political philosophy. Hobbes certainly was no idealist; in fact, he’s best known for his belief that the core of human life is so centered around …
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(I hope readers will enjoy this very thoughtful article on the drought we’re experiencing here California; it was written by my friend and colleague Gary Tulie, of Buckinghamshire England. – ed) How serious is the California drought? That is the …
The reader who sent me this piece in Eestor notes: Thanks for your insight Craig. With the claim of a millisecond to recharge is a game changer plus almost unlimited recharges. All we can do is hope it is real. …
A reader notes: Craig, you might want to look at Zenn Motors (majority owner of Eestor supercapacitors) again. Their annual meeting March 31 was interesting. Eestor has two outside testings and verification of their game changing technology. One of the …
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A long-time skeptic of the whole climate change / renewable energy enterprise writes: The actual science behind “climate change” has become lost in a cacophony of self-interest and distortion. A vast industry has emerged, mostly funded by taxpayers, to create …
What a topsy-turvy world. Here we have a Republican senator bawling out Koch Industries front-group “Americans for Prosperity.” Nancy Detert (R-FL) voiced her displeasure with the AFP for aggressively targeting her for replacement because she isn’t far enough to the right:
Given that the two least expensive forms of renewable energy (solar PV and wind) are variable in nature, common sense tells us that large-scale storage of energy will be required if we are to have large rates of integration of …
When I pointed out the drawbacks to the nonsensical business plan described here, the woman who sent it to me immediately followed with another, accompanied by this hopeful note: “How about this one?” I wrote:
The authorities have rightfully been pushing for us to turn green over the years. While they have their eyes firmly set on the environment, the carrot dangling (pictured) in front of homeowners is that they can shed their energy bills …
As a result of my expressing my willingness to review any and all clean energy business plans for free, I’ve received some doozies. One I got the other day caused me to think: exactly what works in terms of gaining …
