Green energy’s time is coming, but there’s going to be some pain to get there
Green energy has become wildly popular with a certain segment of the population that is extremely concerned about the environment. For most people, green energy is pretty cool stuff, and definitely on the wish list, but…well, I’ll take the SUV over the Prius thanks, look how cheap gas is! The overwhelming tide of the […]
Solar power and natural gas – if we’re going renewable, these two make a good pair
It’s unfortunate that, on some topics, polarizing opinions often drive people into opposing camps, where the opponents are nothing but Neanderthals. It’s the same effect as in neighbouring small rural towns, where identical people become mortal enemies by living a few miles apart and developing different habits. Of course it’s not everyone that’s like that, […]
The US “Clean Cities” initiative: A smart way to reduce both pollutants and propaganda
For several decades the US government has done something intelligent (!) that didn’t cost much money (!!) that is actually having a true positive environmental benefit (!!!). This benefit is the sort of common sense goal that environmental expenditures should be aiming for – the program in question is cleaning the air of US […]
Media manipulation: can’t stop it, but that doesn’t mean you have to fall for it
You might find on this website, if you’re curious enough, some substantial and dare I say unhinged railing at poor media messaging, or manipulated media messaging. It’s pathetic – the railing, not the media – because it is what it is and there’s no use complaining about it. The smart thing to do is […]
Brexit: markets react first, think later; oil caught up in lemming race
The world was blessed to view an unprecedented diplomatic one-act play recently, in the form of the British vote to leave the European Union. Not much of interest in that story from an energy perspective, but since there was an impact on commodity prices it’s worth following the story for a minute. When these […]
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