I thought I’d get a quick start on my new book and knock out a few interviews by phone. To that end, I had a call scheduled with a colleague in Kansas, a senior player in the wind energy industry. …
Koch Brothers Hard At Work In Their Mission to Kill Wind Energy Read More »
Now that the regulations on centralized control of news media have all but disappeared, we face the inevitable: multi-billionaires clamoring for ownership of the largest media outlets. Case in point: the Koch Brothers, worth about $50 billion, are attempting to …
Tribune Company: Tell The Koch Brothers To Take a Hike Read More »
Most of us read George Orwell’s 1984 in high school, and since incorporated the adjective “Orwellian,” into our vocabularies as a result of the enormous impact this masterpiece made upon us. As it’s usually used to describe language, “Orwellian” refers …
A great number of ballot initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change went up in flames in the midterms on Tuesday, largely because voters were misled by a torrent of advertising. Here’s an article describing how the Koch brothers and other …
What a topsy-turvy world. Here we have a Republican senator bawling out Koch Industries front-group “Americans for Prosperity.” Nancy Detert (R-FL) voiced her displeasure with the AFP for aggressively targeting her for replacement because she isn’t far enough to the right:
The effects of Big Money on politics are loathsome indeed, though it’s gratifying to know that there are places that this corruption simply can’t reach. Take Oregon, for instance. Far be it from me to tell the Koch Brothers how …
Big Times for Koch Industries and Other Kingpins of Big Coal – But Not Everywhere Read More »
Someone asked me recently to name some of the things I would miss most and miss least during my time here on Earth if I were to be hit by a bus this afternoon. Here’s an excerpt from what I …
Few People Would Mourn the Disappearance of Koch Industries Read More »
I wrote recently that I was mystified about PBS’s “Ask This Old House” and how it so awkwardly avoids the issue of energy and the environment. Several readers pointed out that the show is produced by WGBH in Boston, which is …
The contribution to the U.S. grid mix from renewable energy last month was 7.3%–not counting hydro-electric dams, which accounted for an additional 7.0%. At this point, I guess it’s fair to say that clean energy in the U.S. is not …
Koch Industries Ramps Up Opposition to Renewable Energy Read More »
My business deals in expediting the phase-out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy, electric transportation, and energy efficiency solutions. Moreover, I believe there are both financial and moral reasons for wanting this transition to happen. Financially, we see …
