Author: Craig Shields

Frequent commentor Dan Conine writes: … Make the actual cost of everything available at the point of purchase, rather than burying costs through incentives and subsidies. People buy gas to go to jobs to buy cars because they think it …

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Re: my piece the other day on Christine O’Donnell, a buddy from high school writes: Like John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, it appears she is on a mission form God. Her latest quote is, “God, you gave me this desire. …

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There are a few weapons in my arsenel as an advocate for renewables, and one of them is a fairly comprehensive calendar of events.  I use it primarily to schedule travel, trying, as I have all my adult life, to …

Clean Energy: We Sure Are Good At Talking About It Read More »

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On October 13th, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GRM Research released the “U.S. Solar Market Insight” report covering industry action in the first half of 2010. The news is encouraging: the report reveals there is growth in the …

[The Vector] Solar Industry Grows in 2010 Read More »

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I’m back from my annual chili cook-off with what’s left of my Peruvian Chili. No honors this year. I had to use beans, since I had it so hot it would have incapacitated most of the crowd had I not …

How Can We Dismantle Russia's Biological Weapons Program? Stop Buying Their Oil Read More »

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My mother is not concerned that Christine O’Donnell dabbled in witchcraft. I suppose I’m not either. My concern is she dabbles in ignorance – in fact, she frolics in it. How does a person run for public office — let …

Christine O'Donnell – Cute as a Button, But Needs a New Career Read More »

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I had the first in a series of interviews with Dr. Robert Pollin from UMass Amherst’s Department of Economics and Political Economy Research Institute this morning, in an effort to triangulate on a central issue: What is the precise economic …

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I happened to be driving across the Los Angeles basin yesterday to see a local client when I heard the radio commentary of Robert Reich (Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton)  on the exact issue we’ve been discussing here: the implications of …

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A few months ago, I ran across a human dynamo by the name of Mary Jo Shaub, and I am now busily adding her creds to the website as an associate, in order to address a need that I’ve long wanted to …

Mary Jo Shaub – Renewable Energy for Ag Businesses Read More »

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There is a lot of research and system development going on in the renewable energy field right now. Vector gives you a taste of some very different technologies that could – some day – change the economics of renewable energy …

The Vector: Potential Energy Game-Changers Read More »

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