A friend wants my comment on a device that would somehow help large trucks achieve regenerative braking. While I don’t know the details, I point out:
I’m concerned that this won’t work as well in the real world as you think. (more…)
Over 200 years ago, German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte said, “You could not remove a single grain of sand from its place without thereby … changing something throughout all parts of the immeasurable whole.” (more…)
Those who endeavor to leave this world a better place than the one they found are frequently ridiculed for their altruistic goals, especially in today’s robo-consumer, me-first world, where people so often find themselves judged on the basis of their net worth. Those who care about the welfare of others are frequently laughed at with words like “kumbaya.” (more…)
From this morning’s Los Angles Times: Time and again, President Trump has made clear that he doesn’t like Sen. John McCain, the late Republican war hero. (more…)
From Motor Trend: FISKER PROMISES SUB-$40K ALL-ELECTRIC SUV FOR 2021
I’m not saying this won’t happen, but I am saying that, if it does, it will be the first promise that Fisker has kept in the 11 years I’ve been following them. (more…)
I had a nice chat with an entrepreneur in waste-to-energy yesterday; that’s always an experience I enjoy. Near the end of our talk, we broadened the subject matter to include the entire sustainability movement, at which point she lamented how fragmented all these efforts are. (more…)
What are the possible ramifications of hundreds of millions of climate refugees, desperate to find dry, arable land? Does that sound like it might constitute a threat to U.S. national security?
If you said “no,” you just might have what it takes to lead the White House Panel To Assess Climate Change. (more…)
The author of this article from The Nation asks a good question, but I’m going with the obvious: It’s just not his brand. If you sell hate, you don’t condemn hate groups. (more…)
Yes, he has: (more…)
If it’s not too early to start talking about the 2020 presidential election here in the U.S., it’s interesting to see that Trump (if he’s still in office at that point), will have some competition for the Republican nomination. That’s news in and of itself, insofar as an incumbent president hasn’t seen a viable challenge from his own party in recent history. (more…)
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