At left: “The need to replace fossil fuels.” I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I’m trying to learn Spanish, an endeavor that has been much more difficult than I expected it to be, perhaps because I took it on fairly late …
Category: Renewables – Business
Chile Joins a Long List of Countries Transitioning to Renewable Energy
As shown in this short video, Chile has taken aim at eliminating its coal consumption. They’re installing solar in their vast deserts, and, adding in wind and geothermal, they’ll be at 60% renewables by 2035. Like everything else in life, …
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Renewables Saving Lives
For those keeping score, 330+ U.S. coal-fired power plants were put out of operation between 2005 and 2016, saving the lives of an estimated 26K people. Cause of coal plants’ demise? Glut of cheap natural gas, plummeting prices of solar …
Ivanka Trump Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show
Apparently, life in the year 2020 isn’t tough enough without suggesting that Ivanka Trump, shoe designer, deliver the keynote address at the world’s largest and important electronics trade show. Here’s a conversation between a reader, Kevin, and me. Kevin: A …
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As the Tension in Iran Builds, Borowitz Is Cool and Elegant as Always
When I came across the article at the left, I was reminded of watching a slightly built golf pro with an effortless golf swing that pounds the ball 320 yards off the tee, or listening to a child prodigy play …
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Most People Are Too Desperate To Be Politically Active
What would the American political scene be like if more people had the financial resources and emotional bandwidth required to immerse themselves into it? Think about this, for example:
“Marketing Speak”
In 1995 or so, following a very successful marketing program I had performed for Hewlett-Packard, my client spokesperson did a video testimonial in which he commented on the need to go outside his company’s own internal promotions team as follows, …
American Steel Industry Sputtering
Re: the meme here, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich notes: Just in time for the holidays, US Steel has announced 1,545 layoffs at two plants in Michigan.
Energy Policy in Reverse
A surprise to no one, the Trump White House has successfully put a spear through the major tax credits for renewable energy and electric transportation; the sole survivor here was a short extension of the PTC (production tax credit) for …
American Global Competitiveness Requires Investment in Cleantech
The pic of the peas here inspires both laughter and terror. Yes, it could be part of the endless “you had one job” series, and that’s always good for a smile. More seriously, it’s a reminder of what needs to …
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