Well, that depends. Do you think it’s a good idea to invest in a product you know nothing about, in a market you know nothing about? What about the people? A) You’ve never met any of them, and B) Their …
Category: Renewables – Business
Was Solar Thermal a Scam?
The meme here implies that solar thermal was ill-conceived from the start. Here’s a fair assessment of what happened: Near the close of the 20th Century, the world began to recognize an intense need to replace the fossil fuel sources …
Investment Opportunity?
Maybe I’m just cynical, but I’m uncompelled by start-ups’ claims that early investors are positioned to disrupt some huge industry. Take the people at left, “Miso Robotics,” for instance. Is the use of robotics rapidly replacing human labor in fast-food? …
Why Would Any American Want Trump?
There are two main answers to Mia Farrows’s question here: 1) They’re too dimwitted to see that Trump is, in fact, an ignorant, delusional, selfish, cruel, and boorish criminal. 2) They think some of these characteristics are actually advantageous in …
From Senior Energy Analyst Robert Rapier
Here are a few thoughts that had not occurred to me: When companies get caught “cooking the books,” the fallout is generally brutal. We’ve seen it before—Enron, WorldCom—where shady accounting led to total collapse and bankruptcy. Even when a company …
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A Liberal Arts Education
My alma mater, Trinity College in Hartford, CT, has been named to LinkedIn‘s inaugural Top 50 Colleges list, ranking #42 nationally and #4 among liberal arts colleges. This ranking recognizes schools that “best set their graduates up for long-term career …
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Trouble for American Farmers
At left we see the news we all saw coming. This will present an interesting dilemma for a state, many of whose people will find themselves in the classic condition of cognitive dissonance: If Trump is making America great again, …
Why U.S. Tourism Is Down
The meme here offers a suggestion, and I’m sure it’s at least partially right. But let’s keep in mind that the United States has become a rogue nation more generally. Our president has threated to use military force as necessary …
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Staying Out of the United States
This woman’s insight at left is interesting, but fear isn’t the primary reason I’d stay out of the United States if I were a European or Canadian. Rather, it’s boycotting evil. I don’t use Amazon, I don’t shop at Home …
An Investment Joke
There are people who promise investors 10% per annum with no risk. They’re called “liars.” These people will be in prison soon, but not before they take in fabulous amounts of money from total idiots.
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