From an email I just got, sent with the pic you see at the left: one of the billionaire Koch Brothers admitted on television last night that they want something in return for the millions they’re spending to elect Republicans …
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Creating Our Energy Future
According to the Writers Almanac: It was on this day in 1837 that Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a speech entitled “The American Scholar” to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard University. …. (It) was the first time he …
Obama Doesn't Mince Words at the National Clean Energy Summit
I thought I’d post a pic of my press credentials from the National Clean Energy Summit. Apparently, anytime the president is in the same room with a member of the media, a “White House Press Pool” tag is required, even …
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Renewable Energy – Attack and Counterattack
I take great delight in the fact that every day, more Americans are becoming mindful of the issues surrounding fossil fuels and the migration to renewable energy. Americans “overwhelmingly” prefer solar and wind energy to coal, oil, and nuclear energy, according to a Harvard …
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Destroying the Earth for Profit
My colleague Walter Feuchs wrote the following about the Smithsonian Institution and the Koch brothers. I can only add that I’m flattered that Walter likes my slogan (the title of this post); I’m delighted that he makes frequent use of …
Quick Note on the Koch Brothers
In my piece just now about the Koch brothers, a reader notes: What you call “pathologically selfish” they would call “responsibility.” They can call it whatever they like. I’m reminded of a quote that supposedly came from a debate featuring …
If the Migration To Renewable Energy Is Inexorable, Why Is It Taking So Long?
When someone asks me this question at a party, I normally ask if he wants the three-minute or three-day version; there are dozens of answers, each quite important, and each requiring some time to articulate. One of the most important …
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Heartland Institute Is Always On the Attack
It’s been a while since I wrote something on the brazen evil represented by the Koch-funded Heartland Institute, so I thought it might be time to rectify that. Linked below is an article that will make your skin crawl.
Will Today’s Billionaires Let Humankind Destroy the Earth?
I have a chapter in my current book project (“Bullish on Renewable Energy – Eleven Reasons Why Clean Energy Investors Can’t Lose”) tentatively called “Extremely Wealthy Forces of Super-Innovation Will Not Let 20th Century Energy Policy Slowly Destroy the Planet.” …
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“Realpolitik” and the Cause of Environmentalism
Readers who subscribe to dictionary.com’s “word of the day” know that today’s offering is “realpolitik,” meaning “political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.” Apparently, “The word comes directly from the German word of …
