Sometimes we progressives wonder if we have the wrong message to persuade others to come on board. Are we coming on too strong with ideas like Black Lives Matter? Should we back off a bit with some of our demands …
Category: Renewables – Business
Stock Market Records and Basic Economic Strength Are Two Different Things
Robert Rapier, who works in the energy industry and writes and speaks about issues involving energy and the environment, was one of my first contacts in the renewable energy field. He writes about the graph below: I often talk about …
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Decline in U.S. Coal Consumption, But Why?
From The Hill: Nuclear-powered electricity generation surpassed coal-fired generation for the first time on record last year, according to a new analysis. Warmer-than-average temperatures and a reduction in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic combined to reduce natural gas prices …
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‘Clean Coal’ Actually Increased Pollution
A great deal of environmental healing will come from the Biden administration, at least if we can predict the future based on the first two months. In particular, there has been robust discussion concerning putting an end to subsidies that …
Where Will the Stimulus/Relief Package Take Us?
As Connecticut senator Chris Murphy points out here, there is a moral issue at stake here. But, if nothing else, this will be a very interesting experiment in macroeconomics. The neoliberalism that has defined the United States for the last …
Walmart and Costco: The Difference Is Decency
Here’s why I haven’t been in a Walmart for the last 20+ years. It’s bad enough that the Walton family pays its employees slave wages; it’s even worse that you and I are subsidizing the Walton payroll so its people …
Argentina Is Torn Between Its Shale Dream and Climate Goals
Here’s an article that describes how natural gas fracking could be Argentina’s ticket out of a years-long economic crisis, but it jeopardizes a promise to wipe out emissions by 2050. It begins: President Alberto Fernandez took to a makeshift stage …
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Where Should the Stimulus Package Go?
Is trillion-dollar public spending a good idea? That’s arguable. If we’re going ahead with it, should that money go to those who need it most and will spend it immediately, thus stimulating the economy? That’s irrefutable. See graphic below.
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Marketing At Its Worst
As a marketing consultant, I sometimes like to comment on extremely poor choices when it comes to promotion. I might do something like this in a vegan campaign, but could this possibly entice anyone to eat more meat?
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Texas’s Deregulated Electricity Market Cost Residents More Than the Loss of Power
Question: From the Wall Street Journal: Texas’s deregulated electricity market, which was supposed to provide reliable power at a lower price, left millions in the dark last week. For two decades, its customers have paid more for electricity than state residents …
