Given the bizarre happenings in U.S. government today, many Americans view reminders of our country’s past with a kind of bittersweet nostalgia, and the fear that, absent a miracle, our best days are behind us. On this day in 1888, …
Insanity in U.S. Government Means Deep Anxiety for Most Americans Read More »
Have you ever wondered if Donald Trump has the unilateral authority to launch nuclear weapons on behalf of the U.S.? Do we live in a world without checks and balances that would prohibit this, or any other president, from making …
What Does It Mean To Live in “The Calm Before the Storm?” Read More »
Every few days, Trump invents a new way to drive a wedge through America, aggressively alienating everyone but his shrinking support base. As tragic as this is, however, there most certainly are a few amusing elements to it.
What the world noticed about Trump’s childish threats against North Korea and Iran at the UN today was that the stock market didn’t even blink when he made this speech, as insane as it was.
Long-time 2GE readers have seen this blog morph over the years to include more posts on politics, a result of my slowly coming to realize how completely impotent clean technology is in the absence of the political will to implement …
Technology Can Save Human Civilization from Catastrophe, But Only If We Give It a Chance Read More »
It’s the 375th birthday of British philosopher John Locke, known to academics largely for his writings on empiricism, i.e., the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from our senses, that the external world makes an imprint on our minds via …
Four Centuries Later, John Locke Still Has Us Thinking Read More »
Regular readers will remember 2GreenEnergy associate Dan Sturges (pictured) as one of the top minds in the future of transportation. Dan began his career in transportation 30 years ago as a designer at General Motors, and has evolved to become …
CleanTech Businesspeople Cannot Ignore Politics at These Watershed Times Read More »
I think most of us in the Western world have played the game “Monopoly” and can vividly remember how these wonderful games end, i.e., with two great forces pushing against one another until some combination of luck and skill results …
Today is the 1607th anniversary of the first successful invasion of Rome, as the Visigoths’ siege finally burst through the city’s gates and began what was to become the fall of the Roman Empire. Here at 2GreenEnergy, we’ve often made …
Visigoths Unrequired To Topple the American Empire Read More »
Here’s my first-ever attempt at a meme. Now, it’s not lost on me that good memes don’t need explanations, but I have to set the context for this. It’s a conversation with a friend in which I advocate ignoring the …
A Different Way To Deal with the World’s Scummiest People Read More »
