I try to speak with my friend whom I quoted here on energy policy at least once a month, to try my best to keep up with his incredible insights about the world of the 21st Century. He’s aware of my …
Environmental Justice Is Just One of Many Different Maladies Read More »
Do you ever find yourself getting angry with a certain aspect of your life, only to realize that you’re behaving like a three-year-old? That’s what happens to me, albeit briefly, virtually every time I post something.
Since I’m more involved in free speech than the average man-on-the-street, I should note that I was deeply saddened to wake up this morning to learn that nine people, publishers of a satirical magazine in Paris, had been murdered. It’s …
I write a great deal about practical matters: the installed cost/Watt of PV, the list of heavy metals we find in coal, what we may want to do with off-peak wind, and so forth. These are measurable things, and, as …
Discussions of Sustainability Are Empty Without the Concept of “Connecting” Read More »
Fortunately, most of the actions that we take every day to conserve natural resources and reduce our impact on our environment come at little or no cost to us—financially and otherwise. For example, we’ve pretty much succeeded in getting Hummers …
I want to wish everyone Happy New Year, and at the same time commemorate the birthday of J. D. Salinger, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, featuring the alienated teenager Holden Caulfield. There are two main theories …
I don’t claim to have any particular talent for it, but I certainly do a bunch of writing, and therefore I try to maintain constant alertness for tips that could offer improvement. Here’s a brief passage from the Writers Almanac …
Does Your Writing Communicate Your Ideas Effectively? Read More »
Do you tend to wonder if our civilization is becoming more “civilized?” I do. We’d all like to believe that humankind is making progress, meaning, among other things, that an increasing percentage of our species is accorded what we would …
Is Humankind "Wired" to Survive the Onslaught of Environmental Catastrophe? Read More »
In order to make the point I wish to communicate in this post, I need to begin with a short tale from my college days. I’ve made liberal use of photography (via the links below) to help get the story …
There probably isn’t one true meaning of Christmas, but there certainly are some common and quite wonderful themes that run through this entire season, one of which is belief. It’s a time marked by what Shakespeare reminded us: thinking makes …
