As an observer of the justice system here in the United States, I have always wondered about the need for laws that are created to help prosecutors go after certain specific types of criminals. For example, we’re far more indignant …
State of New York To Use "Martin Act" To Prosecute ExxonMobil Read More »
As it becomes increasingly clear that ExxonMobil is facing a category-5 hellstorm of legal onslaught from our Justice Department over the oil giant’s conspiracy to deceive the world about climate change, I find myself ever more alert to metaphors that …
Hey ExxonMobil: There's an Intense Little Girl with a Sharp Instrument Headed Your Way Read More »
I had an experience yesterday at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in San Francisco that I thought I’d share. Right before lunch, I took the opportunity to pose a question to the panel on the stage, prefaced with this announcement: …
Needless to say, this is fantastic news, primarily from the perspective that Mr. Steyer notes below. I.e., it’s an announcement that my country does, in fact, have an energy policy, one that contemplates the welfare of the world’s people and …
As I write this I’m listening to a wonderful webinar on mobility, featuring presentations from Shell Oil and the market research giant Frost and Sullivan. There is a fantastically complex array of different forces that are rapidly transforming our world …
Can One Discuss the Future of Mobility without Mentioning Climate Change? Apparently So. Read More »
In a recent survey, thousands of people from all over the world were asked if they aspired to emigrate from their homeland into another country, and, of those who answered in the affirmative, the United States was by far the …
By All Means, Come Live in the US—Just Manage Your Expectations Carefully Read More »
Here’s a quote from today’s edition of The Writer’s Almanac that I hope readers will find relevant: Today is the birthday of … pioneering broadcast journalist Fred W. Friendly (pictured)….a large persuasive man, with strongly held opinions, (who) frequently butted heads with the …
Frequent commenter Glenn Doty, one of the brightest and best-informed people I’ve ever met, writes this in response to my piece on the Obama Administration’s cancelling all offshore drilling leases in our Arctic Ocean for the next two years and …
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it’s the 90th birthday of American political humorist Art Buchwald (pictured). They write: Buchwald began writing political satire when President Eisenhower made a trip to France. His humorous articles caught the attention of Eisenhower’s press …
Here’s a debate between Dr. Bill McKibben, arguably the world’s best-known environmentalist, debating Alex Epstein (pictured), devotee of Ayn Rand, on the value of fossil fuels in today’s world. We all appreciate that coal, oil, and natural gas played a …
Do Fossil Fuels Pose a Risk To Our Civilization? Read More »
