There can never be anything approaching a full economic recovery without the deliberate and active participation of the American consumer period. We, the American consumer, make up 70% of the entire U.S. economy.
Category: Renewables – Politics
Guest Post from Wayne Mackey — Be Skeptical of Nuclear Energy
Last March, I became aware of a situation that gave me great pause of concern. I read that U.S. Intelligence had captured a U.S. Citizen in Somalia and while interrogating him they discovered that he had worked as a laborer in 5 of …
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Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, green energy, nuclear energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
National Irresponsibility in Energy Policy — It's Contagious
It’s a frustrating time for those of us who follow the international energy news and try to get the big picture on the slow migration to renewables. The biggest single problem, of course, is that we live on a planet …
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[The Vector] James Woolsey on Renewable Energy and National Security – Part Two
This is a continuation of The Vector’s coverage of James Woolsey’s position in the imperative to move to renewable energy based on national security concerns. You’ve got both the terrorism and enhancing of the bad guys — What Tom Friedman …
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Celebrating Our Humanity and Its Meaning
I try not to write posts that are completely off-topic, but occasionally I come across ideas on vaguely related subjects that I believe are worth sharing. Traveling back East for Christmas, I came across the musings of a writer: “When …
[The Vector] James Woolsey on Renewable Energy and National Security
James Woolsey was Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency from February 5, 1993 until January 10, 1995, and stands among the most vocal and credible proponents of renewables, making arguments touching on national security, global climate change, and …
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[The Vector] Changing Hearts and Minds on Cap and Tax
A couple of weeks ago, David Shukman the Environment Correspondent at the BBC went to marvel at the 1,400 wind turbines that spread in line after line across Nolan County, Texas. Each turbine doubles the revenue from the cotton field …
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Tagged with: Cancun, cap and tax, CCX, Chicago Carbon Exchange, China, Clinton, Co2 levels, ETS, European Emission Trading System, Hideki Minamikawa, Japan, McCain, Obama, Sarah Palin, wind turbines
Whatever You Believe, May the Spirit of Love Burn Brightly Inside You This Christmas Season
Maybe this little sweetheart is asking Santa for peace and harmony in the human community. Well, perhaps not. In any case, the season really is a time for reflection, and pondering the things we truly want. I’m always shocked when …
The Tragic Results of Political Compromise in US Energy Policy
The results of political compromise — maybe by definition — are seldom satisfactory to anyone. But hasn’t this whole process recently gotten worse than ever before? The healthcare reform bill that the Obama administration put through was the product of a hammer and …
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What's Up with Global Climate Change and the Right Wing?
I can understand that certain issues break down along liberal/conservative lines: abortion, health care reform, the death penalty, same-sex marriage, etc. But conservatives almost universally reject the theory of global warming, and, for reasons I’ll get to shortly, that surprises …
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