Frequent commenter Les Blevins suggests: Craig, I suggest you require all commenters to use their real names. I’m not sure how I could do that—even if I thought it was a good idea. I really don’t have a problem with …
People Who Threaten Powerful Organizations Do So At Their Peril Read More »
This morning saw the airing of the first episode of the 35th season of PBS’s “Ask This Old House.” I try to catch it every Saturday morning; even though I’m not particularly handy, I love to learn about the various …
“Ask This Old House” Carefully Avoids the Environmental Implications of Energy Read More »
In my piece just now about the Koch brothers, a reader notes: What you call “pathologically selfish” they would call “responsibility.” They can call it whatever they like. I’m reminded of a quote that supposedly came from a debate featuring …
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: You may argue that the Koch brothers are “pathologically selfish.” They may respond, with equal justification, that it’s you who are selfish, and bound up in self-righteous moralizing. The Kochs can point to the employment they …
No Limit To Damage Associated with Koch Brothers' Business Practices Read More »
Frequent contributor Cameron Atwood writes: (The ever-growing affordability of renewable energy) is one reason why Obama’s “all of the above” (energy policy) is a failure in my estimation. If it were “all of the above ground” it would make more sense. …
I often kid my mother on her political views. She’s a Republican, though she’s a kind and sensitive person who believes that what we’re doing to our environment is “deplorable” (one of her favorite words). I wrote just now: Mom: Looks …
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo objects to my recent post on a progressive energy policy for two central reasons: • It would be disastrous economically. He writes, “The fossil fuel industry represents 28% of the US economy….Your plan would immediately lessen confidence …
A reader asked what I would do if I were elected to public office, by which I presume he meant: what would I do if I had unrestrained power to implement anything I want. First, let me say that I …
Let's Start with a Progressive National Energy Policy and Go From There Read More »
When my children were younger I spent a fair amount of time with them trying to explain the roles played by the three branches of the United States government. We talked about the judiciary, and the purview of the court …
The Texas Ban of Fracking Bans Could Go All the Way Read More »
A quick note from the Low Carbon Investors conference: a speaker noted, “Investing in water is a contact sport” meaning that you’re going to be dealing with individual people and communities who may not approve of what you’re doing. That …
