Here’s an excerpt from the remarks Steven Colbert made at an awards dinner honoring Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people shortly before our 2012 elections here in the U.S. The full transcript is linked above; it’s just too good… Of …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Conservatives Victorious in the UK—But Environmental, Low-Carbon Policies Prevail Nonetheless
On top of what I wrote yesterday, here’s another reminder of what the Conservative (“Tory”) government in the UK has achieved vis-à-vis the environment. Of course, we can only speculate as to how progressive the Labor Party or the Liberal …
UK Conservatives Support of Progressive Environmental Policies
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: The results of the (yesterday’s) UK general election are evidence of what can be achieved by “conservative, responsible environmentalists.” The voters’ rejection of Green-left politicians, in contrast to the popularity of environmentalists like the conservative Mayor …
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The History of Oil
When we think of political humor here in the U.S., we think of television personalities like Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert, and John Oliver, as well as a long line of stand-up comedians that may have begun with Will Rogers and …
Wanted: Energy Pragmatists
It’s the 202nd birthday of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (pictured). He’s best known as the first existentialist philosopher, but he was also active in many other fields, including the writing of fiction. According to the Writer’s Almanac: He published many …
As Long As The World of Politics Remains Machiavellian, It’s Foolish To Hope for Government Support of a Sustainable Energy Policy
Niccolò Machiavelli was born on this day in 1469, a man best remembered for his work called “The Prince,” a set of suggestions for heads of state that can be summarized as follows, according to the Writer’s Almanac: (Machiavelli) wrote …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Clean Energy Good Guys
Question: Tom Steyer, who made his fortune in finance, has pledged to spend “any amount” of his net worth to battle the forces behind dirty energy and to pressure the U.S. Congress to address climate change. What, in fact, is …
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Fossil Fuels: We Need To Cut the Cord
Frequent commenter and senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: The goal should be to direct money in a way that it generates the greatest bang-for-the-buck, and the direction of money should not be limited in any way by the type of …
Government Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy
In response to my piece: Government Subsidies for the Energy Industry in the U.S., senior energy analyst Glenn Doty makes these points which I’ve greatly abbreviated; I encourage readers to click on the link and read the whole enchilada.
Politics and Environmentalist Values
A reader comments: As a conservative environmentalist, I find the looney-right to be far less dangerous to public acceptance and support for positive environmental action than the environmental left. The left entwines leftist ideology with environmental issues. As a result, …
