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 about my commitment to renewable energy and sustainability more generally. When she asked, “Why would anyone care about that?” I replied, “Good question. Not everyone does. Would you pass me the salt, please?”
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 an eye towards saving citizens money and cleaning up the environment. Last time around (2019) it was all about solar, mandating PV arrays on the roofs of most newly constructed homes. Now, it’s new rules to tip the market toward all-electric new construction, i.e., the phasing out of natural gas at the residential level.
Obviously, this will increase the load on electric utilities and distributed energy sources, which will be further driven by the electrification of transportation. Yet, as we continue to decarbonize our grid-mix, this will look better and better over time.
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 support legitimate law enforcement is a savage; anyone who supports law enforcement’s limitless and racially-biased use of force is an ass****.
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).
Do not disregard the rights of a community; obey cheerfully the rules issued by authorities.
Do not think you are entitled to special privileges.
Apparently, 1918 had its own set of spoiled morons. In a way, that’s refreshing to know.
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 matched by their employers.
I really don’t get this. (more…)
Readers wishing to stretch their minds would do very well to listen to this podcast, featuring thought leader, entrepreneur, educator, author, executive, consultant and business architect Tony Seba.
Tony predicts that the 2020s will be the most disruptive decade in the history of humankind. Why? (more…)
The author of the graph below is obviously bullish on renewable energy–doesn’t that have a familiar ring to it?
Seriously, that projection of renewables goes right through the roof, and that’s a good thing, of course. (more…)
Here’s an article on synthetic fuels in Spanish, beneath which are my (sketchy) translation and comments.
El innovador combustible hecho de aire que se está produciendo en Paises Bajos y con el que quieren revolucionar la aviación.
La empresa dirigida por Oskar Meijerink, ubicada en los Paises bajos, planea hacerlo con una tecnología para captar del aire el CO2, el gas que contribuye al calentamiento global. (more…)
As suggested here, removing Trump from office comes with an enormous added benefit.
What could be more satisfying than exterminating an entire nest of sewer rats by checking one single box?
Five years ago, I wrote this piece on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and an interview I had seen in which Melinda mused: “It’s weird. When I visit them, all I want to talk about is vaccines; all they want to talk about is contraception.”
From my post: (more…)
