In response to the question raised in the meme here, a reader suggests: Maybe the goals of “the market” go directly against our best interests as citizens of Earth? Just a guess. I disagree; I believe that “the market” is …
Category: Renewables – Business
What Effect Do U.S. Presidents Have on Gas Prices?
A reader reacted to my recent post centering around energy analyst Robert Rapier’s explanation of the role that U.S. presidents play in determining the price of gas. She writes: “I am sure the price of gas is a complicated issue, …
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Robert Rapier on Gasoline Prices
I thought I’d publish this piece by senior energy analyst Robert Rapier, and then comment on it. If you are one of those people still raging about Biden and gasoline prices, then I can put you into one of three …
“Centrists” Do Not Take Orders from Oil Companies
Centrist? What does that mean? She’s impeding our country’s transitioning to clean energy, even though there is widespread support for 100% clean energy by 2035. From the article linked below: The results (of a survey of 22K+ people) are overwhelmingly …
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Tagged with: 100% clean energy by 2035
Trump’s Financial Empire Plummets in Value
As if anyone couldn’t have seen this coming, the value of Trump’s real estate holdings have taken a hit as a result of his politics. Well before Trump was elected, I happened to be speaking with a woman sitting next …
Dullards Can’t Get Enough of “Replacement Theory” Rants
Obviously, the racist and xenophobic rants of people like Tucker Carlson and alleged child sex trafficker Matt Gaetz are aimed at a less intelligent audience than the American people as a whole, but really, how stupid do you have to …
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Tagged with: replacement theory
The “Security” of Social Security
I have to admit that I’ve endured a spate of total bull*** from submissions from my reader base lately. The meme here is a good example. Answers: a) The two have nothing to do with one another. Here’s Ronald Reagan …
Tagged with: Social Security
Government By Ignorant, Hateful People Never Turns Out Well
From this piece on Brexit: See that pic (at left)? That’s a portrait of life in modern-day Britain. There’s shortages of everything, from gas, to food, to milk, to beer. Here’s a modern society running out of something completely fundamental …
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Who Cleans Up the Mess Left By the Fossil Fuel Industry?
What Noam Chomsky says here is, of course, true. It’s a broader, more generalized statement than what we say when we talk about the externalities of the fossil fuel world. They keep the profits, we all pay the price of …
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Tagged with: fossil fuel industry
Greenwashing
Someone sent me this with the note: “Designed to make people feel like they are doing their part…” I see the point. Greenwashing does exist. But I would urge you not to be too cynical. Most of what’s happening in …
