A reader notes that the ascendancy of Donald Trump is due in large measure to the fact that people are tired of being led by someone who sees the need to be politically correct.
For whatever reason, I’ve never viewed the phrase “politically correct” as a pejorative. (more…)
At the suggestion of a colleague, I checked out an episode of “Shark Tank” with my daughter last night. I don’t watch too much commercial TV, but this was actually better than I had imagined. I agree with most of the VCs’ reasoning, especially on things like valuation, but sometimes they go after a business concept that I think is asinine. But who knows? I’m often wrong about the market demand for consumer products. (more…)
Perhaps a bit off-topic, but this is something everyone should see. And in fact, it’s an important aspect of the migration to renewable energy, and all the other social goods we seek. Enjoy. (more…)
It’s with sadness that one of my readers got really incensed on my post about Big Money and the Republican Party and unsubscribed. He notes: If you don’t like Trump then that’s fine; why don’t you keep it to yourself? (more…)
In response to my post to the effect that Reykjavík, Iceland has the cleanest energy mix of any city in the world, a Republican who can’t stand Trump and who happens to be very close to me wrote: That was interesting. Guess you’ll be planning a move to Iceland when Trump becomes President.
LOL!!!!! You’re too funny! Iceland actually is a possibility. I won’t be staying here; that’s for sure. (more…)
Sorry, I don’t know the source of this, but the answer is Reykjavik, Iceland …
All of the energy and heat used by the citizens of Reykjavik, Iceland come from geothermal plants and renewable hydropower making it the most sustainable and energy efficient city in the world. This city has also been replacing traditional buses with hydrogen-fueled buses, from which the only emissions are water.
Commenting on my recent post of the electric vehicle market’s being in the tank, a libertarian reader writes a note that concludes: EV’s will continue to improve, but it’s an evolution, not a revolution.
I’m with you on most of this. (more…)
There are many ideas being promoted to clean up the plastic and other garbage from our oceans, but here’s one I hadn’t come across until now. Each could be powered by a piece of solar PV, and could be set in an array to cover huge amounts of surface area. (more…)
As reported by my brilliant colleague Jon LeSage in his Green Auto Digest, the electric vehicle market is in the tank, largely due to the fact that prices of gasoline have fallen in half. How much longer will gas prices stay low? Though it’s anyone’s guess, the most obvious answer: Long enough to bankrupt anybody who bet on electric vehicles–at which point it’s “game back on” for the oil companies. (more…)
I thought readers would appreciate the Writers Almanac’s poem for the day:
How to Clean an Oil-Slicked Penguin
by Andrew Gent
