Electric vehicle drivers who own their own homes and are plagued with frequent blackouts may want to look into this. The equipment and installation is in the $5000 range, so this better be a pretty significant “plague.”
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Kasich Supporting Biden??
Why is former Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich supporting Joe Biden over fellow Republican Donald Trump? He sums it up in a single word: conscience. (See video below.) So good to see that someone in the GOP …
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Saving the National Environmental Protection Act
For you petition-signers, here’s a good one that just received my John Hancock. I took the text below from an email that I can no longer find, and thus can’t cite.
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Alarm Over Eco Crisis Grows Amid Fears Ship Leaking Oil Near Mauritius Could Break in Two
As reported here: Urgent efforts to contain an oil spill off the coast of Mauritius reportedly ramped up on Monday due to fears that a cracked ship spilling fuel into the Indian Ocean—polluting nearby coral reefs, mangrove forests, and beaches of …
Portable Wind Turbine
Campers in remote areas can charge their cell phone with this portable wind turbine. Two points: 1) On mountaintops, as shown in the video, this will work, but not in a place of low/no wind, like forests. 2) This competes …
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Caring About the Well-Being of Others
Right. This is something you either understand instinctively, or it’s a concept you’re incapable of grasping. I’m reminded of a time I met the wife of an old friend. Over dinner, she asked what I did, and I told her …
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All-Electric New Construction: You Won’t Be Able To Say “Now You’re Cookin’ with Gas”
According to this article in GreenTech Media, California is readying what could be the next game-changing update to its building-performance standards. Every three years since 1980 , the California Energy Commission reviews its building-performance standards, known as Title 24, with …
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Supporting Law Enforcement Isn’t an All-or-Nothing Propostion
In today’s world with its gross oversimplifications, memes like this are commonplace. Like this is a “yes or no” position? Also, it’s not a matter of being afraid; it’s a matter of avoiding acting like a moron. Anyone who doesn’t …
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News from the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Here’s a piece from an 1918 edition of Alaska’s “Douglas Island News.” All of this is of great relevance today, but worthy of special note are: Do not disregard the advice of a specialist, just because you don’t understand (medicine). …
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Trump’s Decisions on Payroll Tax Holiday Threaten Medicare and Social Security, But Why?
The meme here comes from a reader; it’s a reference to Trump’s promise to make the payroll tax holiday permanent. Doing so will defund Medicare and Social Security, since these programs rely on those taxes on workers’ wages, which are …
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