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Republicans are Planning to Cook Your Grandchildren
“How much can the economy really heat up?” NASA Virtual Solar Observatory Image Yet another part of the long-term Republican plan has emerged with North Carolina banning excessive sea level rise . Wondered about the proliferation of super yachts? Obviously the … Continue reading
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Dam the Economists!
John Cochrane, meet the Hoover Dam I wonder if some economists, like some meteorologists, ever look out the window at the real world. Most of the time, there’s a lot of saltwater-vs.-freshwater-school-of-economics sniping going on, especially in the current … Continue reading
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The Light in Rand Paul’s Bathroom
At a recent Department of Energy hearing, Rand Paul trashed fluorescent light bulbs and low-flush toilets. This provoked widespread media coverage, mostly ‘cute’ rather than analytical, as in a NY Times op-ed “Rand Paul Blames Energy Department for Faulty Toilets, … Continue reading
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America Back on Track, an Electrifying Idea
What with the response to the Gulf oil spill, politicized near-gridlock in Congress and the crippling expenditures from the Afghan and Iraq wars along with bailing out Wall Street, our leadership seems incapable of coming up with an idea that … Continue reading
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CCA’s, Coal and Nukes
It’s really great to see that Marin is working to develop what is called Community Choice Aggregation so that the County can buy electrical power for its residents from renewable sources. Essentially, we would all band together and purchase from … Continue reading
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Songs of Power
One of the really strange things about today’s renewable energy market is that some utilities are complaining that there is a lack of renewables to meet their government obligations to purchase green energy, and they certainly don’t want to compete … Continue reading
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