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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

How do you make Belgians want to take the bus, vs. driving their own cars?

If you’re a clever ad agency, you make a set of adorably cute cartoons promoting the concept of “safety in numbers.”

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Here’s an excerpt from this article on COVID-19 vaccine mandates:

“I love the Aussies. Their history of rugged independence is legendary; I’ve always said Australia is the Texas of the Pacific,” Cruz tweeted alongside a clip of Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner discussing COVID-19 rates and fines for not being vaccinated. He continued: “The Covid tyranny of their current government is disgraceful and sad. Individual liberty matters. I stand with the people of Australia.”

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

Many readers that have seen bogus examples of perpetual motion machines may recall the device shown at left.

In the video linked above is something that looks similar; masses (of children) slide back and forth, closer to and farther away from the center point of rotation, and the device keeps spinning.

The difference between the two is that the kids shown in this remarkable piece are putting in work against the force of gravity so as to maintain a constant torque.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Hydrokinetics

“Invest now!  This will make energy more affordable.”

Never in a million years.

There are small, isolated coastal villages where a total of a few thousand people may find wave-generated energy to be the best deal, though other forms of hydrokinetics may function better than wave.

Moreover, there is no indication that these people have any advantage over the dozens of other players in the tiny space.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

From this article on inductive EV charging:

Michigan will become the first state in America to deploy inductive vehicle charging technology in roads, in an effort to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

From this:

The former president decided a National Republican Senatorial Committee retreat was the right time to set the record straight on the “pee tape,” which no one else has thought about in years.

As we’ve discussed, there are a great number of possibilities that have the potential to drive Trump into political irrelevance–indictments chief among them.

One that I hadn’t considered, however, is rank insanity.  Making a remark like this doesn’t seem like the expression of a rational mind.

Granted, his base doesn’t appear to care about his pathological lying, etc.  But I’m not sure anyone can abide by sheer insanity.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

Out of one side of its mouth, ExxonMobil is all about the extraordinary role its playing in the development of alternative fuels and CCS (carbon capture and sequestration).  Out of the other side is the meme here, about which they write, “Take action to help keep our energy affordable and accessible! Pipelines are critical infrastructure that helps make this possible.” 

Predictions:  Their executives and shareholders will gain wealth steadily through this entire horrific, process, comfortable in the knowledge that rich people will never suffer the full effects of climate change.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Should Bannon be imprisoned?  Well, the only alternative is to admit that the law doesn’t apply to wealthy, powerful white people and that subpoenas are meaningless.  It’s up to the commission to make its choice.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Here’s a statement from former president Donald Trump: “If we don’t solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in ’22 or ’24. It is the single most important thing for Republicans to do.”

First of all, he’s practically begging congressional Republicans to break ranks with him.  What choice do they have? He wants Republicans to lose every seat in congress if they fail to prove what 60+ judges have already ruled to be completely without evidence.

And let’s look at this from the perspective of his voter base.  Up until now, they have not been able to see through the con.  But what do they make of this?  He’s holding his entire party hostage unless they’re successful in reinstating him as president.  How much more obvious can it be that he has no concern for anything or anyone other than himself?

This could be the end.  But think of how many times Trump has said or done something that would have ended the career of any other politician.  Lots of people said he’d never recover from the scene shown above, where he mocked a disabled reporter.  A few days later, all was forgotten.

Without a doubt, this is the strangest thing we’ve ever encountered in the entirety of U.S. history.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Some people believe that the Big Lie is in the process of evaporating and normalcy is returning to Republican politics.  Those folks received a shock, however, when they saw what happened at the recent Iowa Trump rally.  Sure there was the usual throng of fools, but along with them were top Republican elected officials.

From the article here: This one was attended by longtime Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, and other mainstream Republican officials. Some of these very same people, who just nine months ago were slamming Trump for his role in the Capitol riots, were now only too happy to be seen supporting him. This is politics at its worst — and at its most dangerous for our democracy. (more…)

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