For people who wish to live greener and be less financially dependent on society, the American market at least gives people the advantage of many options. A person living in many areas can choose who provides their electricity. If there …
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From Guest Blogger Jill Clayton: Switching to Solar Without the Upfront Costs
Often times the high investment costs with going solar deter people from making the switch. Now, however, there are alternatives that do not require the initial lump sum payment. For example, solar system leasing and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) are …
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Fewer People Can Afford New Cars, But Is That Necessarily Bad?
As discussed here, the widening divide between rich and poor has meant that new cars are unaffordable for an ever-increasing segment of the American population. At the risk of sounding like Marie Antoinette with her fatal “let them eat cake” …
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Society Has Made Important Progress – But Not Enough
I’m spending a bit of time this afternoon helping my daughter with an essay on Pride and Prejudice as a work of social satire. So many of the social conventions that Austen chops up so brilliantly in this masterpiece have …
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The Regulation of Power Utilities
When I was in Boston last week, I had dinner with Bridge Energy Group’s Director of Regulatory Strategy and Compliance David O’Brien. We were joined by an old friend of mine from high school, so we didn’t talk too much “shop,” but …
From Guest Blogger Kathryn Alexander of Ethical Impact: The Emotional Side of Business
If you are in a sustainable or ‘green’ business the odds are that you care passionately about what you are doing. For you, your enterprise may be a huge investment, but does it make your heart sing? Business is normally …
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Yes, Our Assessment of Nuclear Safety is Not Completely Logical, But….
A great deal of our objection to nuclear energy is based not on logical thinking, but on a kind of irrational hysteria that derives from our contemplating the explosion of hydrogen bombs, or how much more devastating accidents like Fukushima, …
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More On the Regulation of Electrical Power Utilities
In my first conversation with Bridge Energy Group’s Director of Regulatory Strategy and Compliance David O’Brien, which took place by phone a few weeks ago, I became instantly aware that I was speaking with a true energy pragmatist. I could …
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Commas, And Their Correct Use — By, Daddy
Here’s something I wrote for my son when he was a little kid. It’s off-topic in the extreme, but some people have told me they think it’s funny, so I thought I’d post it. Commas, And Their Correct …
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Rethinking the Regulation of the Power Utilities Will Require Fairness, Honesty
On my recent piece on the regulation of our power utilities, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Part of the issue here is there are multiple entities that have some regulatory influence over the grid: FERC, NERC, NRC, DOE, State governments, …
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