2GreenEnergy financial guru Bill Paul writes in response to my piece on Sane Energy Policy: I think that if you look at what’s happening in countries OTHER THAN the U.S., there’s reason for optimism. In Japan, South Korea and the …
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Voters Want a Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
The Writer’s Almanac reminds us that it’s the birthday of the French thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville whose visits to the fledgling U.S. in the early 19th Century culminated in his famous book, Democracy in America. According to the …
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US Supreme Court Decision “Citizens United"
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the State of Vermont in which I recalled a conversation I had with my father when I was a little boy. We were talking about his impressions of the people who …
Vermont Calls for an Amendment to Abolish “Corporate Personhood”
Tired of the big money in politics? Tired of corporations running the country? If so, you’re not alone – and, according to the “Move to Amend Coalition,” a grassroots national organization spearheading resolution efforts across the country, people of all …
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Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. FEC — Vermont Speaks Loudly
Anyone who’s ever been to Vermont recognizes that these people think and act differently from the rest of the country. Fiercely brave and unapologetically independent, Vermont cuts to the chase, unafraid to take clear and decisive action when it’s demanded. …
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Why Good People Are Not Attracted To Politics
Frequent commenter Greg Chick writes: I am not sure why good leaders are not in politics. Possibly good leaders can make lots of money (in the private sector) … The single best answer I can provide is that the political …
Deal with Corporate-Government Collusion Or We’re Doomed as a Nation
A friend of mine who runs a very successful hedge fund cautions me to expect inflation, and suggests that perhaps it’s a good time for me to get back into real estate. But our discussion so far leaves me unconvinced: …
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The Single Most Disastrous Event in the 235 Years of Our Republic — And What We The People Are Doing About It
Here’s a bit of good news that I’d like to pass along. I’ve often written that the U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will some day be remembered as the single most ruinous event in the …
“Corporate Personhood” and Energy Policy
I try not to comment on political issues that have no direct bearing on clean energy, or sustainability more generally. Having said that, I have indeed taken up the mantle of MoveToAmend.org, in its fight to overturn corporations’ recently granted rights to …
Why Is the US So Ineffective in Cleantech?
When I wrote the other day: “Every day we read about the global dominance that China is achieving in cleantech, and wish the US could get on the stick as well,” a well-meaning reader wrote back: “It makes you sad …
