Sorry for the bait and switch, but I don’t have a clue. Here’s a story about Fox News’ victory in a Florida court of appeals, establishing that news broadcasters have no binding legal obligation to tell the truth, or, to …
Category: Renewables – Politics
We Need To Make Tough Choices In Some of Life’s Arenas—And Energy Policy Is One of Them
Fifty-one years ago this evening, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and attracted a television viewing audience (73 million) that stood as a record for some time. I was a little boy taking piano lessons, and I recall …
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Clean Energy’s Role in the Advancement of Our Civilization
It’s the birthday of Jules Verne (pictured), author of fantasy books of the mid-19th Century. According to the Writer’s Almanac: Verne described inventions that were similar to modern airplanes and automobiles, and tall skyscrapers where people use electricity to listen to …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Proof that the Voice of the American Voter Actually Means Something
Question: How many people went to the website of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and registered a comment supporting Net Neutrality? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Hint: It’s by far the greatest outpouring of support for anything …
Environmental Bills in the U.S. Congress
If you have a few extra minutes and you don’t mind being sickened, here’s a report from the League of Conservation Voters that consists of only two parts. It: • Lists the 35 most important bills related to environmental issues …
Saving American Democracy–A Good Idea If You Care About Clean Energy–Or Anything Else
It’s been a while since I’m mentioned the corruption in the U.S. government brought about by the Citizens United decision that, coincidentally, was handed down exactly five years ago. Long after it is overturned by what’s left of our democratic …
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Warring Over Natural Resources May Be With Us for a While
Here’s a video featuring two people, both, in my opinion, among the world’s ten most talented people. Most of it is about religious wars, but is made relevant to our environmental theme by this suggestion as to what comes after we …
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New U.S. Presidential Campaign To Feature Old Messaging on Jobs, the Environment
Those outside the U.S. have no idea how tedious it is to live in a more or less constant presidential campaign. Here, the candidates and the media are cranked up full-throttle for almost two full years out of every four, …
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A Sane and Healthy Energy Policy Cannot Come from a Corrupt Political System
In response to my post on Big Oil and campaign finance reform, a friend wrote such an eloquent response that I wanted to post the whole thing without editing a comma. Just wanted to comment to you regarding the Citizens …
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Incredible Turnaround in the Future of Free Speech
Just as the tragedy in Paris last Wednesday was the blackest single moment in the history of free speech that the civilized world has ever known, last Thursday saw an immediate change of direction. Chairman of the FCC (U.S. Federal Communications Commission) Tom …
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