There are dozens of posts here on the imperative to eliminate money from politics, many of which center around the overturning of the catastrophic U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” which enables corporations to spend limitless amounts to influence our …
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A reader opines: politics in general have no place in the green energy space. A few thoughts: Politics can’t help but come into this, at least in the U.S. Here, energy is a business, and there is a significant interaction …
Those of us concerned about the sustainability of our civilization cannot ignore, even if we’d like to, the political rancor right now to go around in the U.S. Thus, I thought readers would in interested in this riveting debate between …
Question: How long has it been since the catastrophic U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” that granted corporations the power to spend as much money as they wish to influence our elections? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. …
What a coincidence. One fine morning last week I sat down to write a Thanksgiving post when I checked my email, saw that I had received the message below from billionaire eco-philanthropist Tom Steyer, and laughed when I realized that …
The Holiday Season Is a Great Time To Offer My Gratitude–To You Read More »
96 years ago today, Congress passed the Volstead Act, which provided for enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcohol. As we all know, this was overturned in the early 1930s. Relevance? The U.S. Constitution, …
They’re Called “Amendments” for a Very Important Reason Read More »
My recent post: The Social Contract and the U.S. Government makes the point that the American people are in the process of putting a spear through the U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United.” A reader responds: Hi Craig. When you look …
America Is Exorcising Itself of “Citizens United” Read More »
I met a very interesting guy yesterday at the Low Carbon Investors conference: a professor at Stanford whose discipline is disruptive technologies. Among other things, he’s an advisor to several different groups of students who are working on new approaches …
It’s the birthday of social philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a leading figure in the Enlightenment, whose writings contain the basic ideas behind the U.S. Constitution, the French Revolution, and so many other important elements of the way Western civilization has developed …
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Corruption in Government Read More »
Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
