If you want one of these “wind trees” for your back yard because you find them attractive, that’s up to you. If you think they could represent a cost-effective way to generate electricity, you’re completely incorrect.
Author: craigshields
Another Low-Speed EV
In the 14 years I’ve been covering electric transportation, I’ve seen the announcement of many dozens of low-speed EVs, every one of which has failed to gain any real traction in the market. Manufacturers of cars that don’t pass highway …
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A Critique of Environmentalism–for Morons
A reader sent me this meme composed by British economist Richard Wellings. My comments: The reason we have a water shortage is prolonged droughts, largely driven by climate change. Reservoirs hold water; they don’t make water. I.e., we have plenty …
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Tight Senate Race
Those outside the U.S. may not get the joke here. It’s a reference to the senate race in Pennsylvania, it which the state’s current lieutenant governor, a perfectly decent human being, may lose to a conman who has made a …
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How To Consider Dandelions
To add some science to the discussion, it’s incorrect to say that a dandelion is not a “weed,” which is defined as an “unwanted plant.” Anywhere they’re unwanted, they’re weeds. Now, perhaps we should rethink what plants we want around …
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Hell: Who, If Anyone, Deserves It?
From the popular Christian pastor John Pavlovitz: I was brought up believing that hell was real, though later in life I’d grown skeptical. It seemed like an idea incompatible with a loving God and with the very idea of Grace. …
Announcing the “Solo”
What has three wheels, one seat, runs on electricity, and costs $18,500? A “Solo” (shown here). How well will this do in the market? It depends on people’s appetite for owning more than one car, with the commensurate costs of …
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Congressional Cowardice
Here’s a combination of self-deprecating humility and raw truth. In particular, these folks are surrounded by cowards. What other description applies to people who know goddamn well that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, but don’t have the guts to say …
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How “Tough on Crime” Are Republicans?
Right. Republicans are absolutely fine on terrorism committed by white people. School shootings? An insurrection? No big deal.
Fox News at its Essence
We’ve all seen clever memes that attempt to explain Fox News in a few simple words. Perhaps my favorite: “Fox News–Making People Mean and Stupid Since 1996.”
