Prediction: The Migration To Renewable Energy Will Be Anything But Smooth
Doesn’t everyone love the promise of abundant, inexpensive, and totally clean energy? Actually, no. Those whose profit streams come from dirty, 20th Century energy most certainly don’t. These people are working diligently to delay the onset of renewables as long as possible, and often through overtly dishonest means.
Here’s a story about the voter referendum re: solar PV and net-metering in Florida, advertised as a pro-solar initiative. It reveals how Florida’s largest electric utilities are attempting to deceive voters into supporting restrictions on the expansion of solar by shrouding the bill as an amendment that would promote the use of rooftop solar. (more…)
I may not have friends in high places, but I sure have them in distant places. A long time ago, Greg Horrall left the U.S. to work on an engineering project in Indonesia, and decided to set down roots there. He’s in the ancient city of 
(Pictured: retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens)
It amuses the heck out of me that we have people all around us who love to expound on how renewable energy can’t scale—in an environment where renewables are visibly and aggressively replacing fossil fuels as we speak. My advice to these people: Don’t think, look. What you’ll see is evidence that clean energy is becoming the defining industry in the 21st Century. 
Ask any experienced organic gardener and they’ll tell you – there’s a natural control for every kind of pest. The specific approach to pests is one of the main principles of organic agriculture – it’s all about taking a long view. You should be ready to allow for an acceptable level of pest damage and learn how to control beneficial microorganisms, insects, etc. Listed below are several ideas for natural pest control that will make your organic gardening truly effective. 
I’m preparing for the 50-minute talk I need to deliver on the energy industry at the International Trade Fair. It’s on occasions like these that I wish I were a bit more bombastic as a speaker; I do a decent job of getting the audience into my presentation, but I’m certainly no 
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo offers this observation about my post on “Prayer and Oil,” in which I wonder how it’s possible that the staunchest supporters of oil are also the most ardent Christians, given the Lord’s pacifism and compassion for others. 
It’s always eluded me how religion and politics got to the position we find them in the U.S. today. In particular, how did it come to be that the most extreme right-wingers on energy, i.e., the fossil fuel zealots, turn out to be the most devout Christians? Wouldn’t you have expected the precise opposite, given the character of Christ? 
Whether you have just moved into a new house or are simply planning to do a slight makeover of your old one, the first thing you should do is make a plan of everything you wish to accomplish with your future remodel. Like fashion, interior design trends tend to change over time and they’re mostly characterized by whatever’s in the spotlight in that period of time. 
