Five Years of Recent History
So much has been going on lately in the news that I created a chart to keep track of all (that is: some) of it. Right before the election seemed like a good time to ....
Category: Technology
Save Money, Save Ukraine, Save Earth
My recent op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Background information about electric cars. More on human-caused climate change.
US Energy Independence
Given the need to isolate Russia, a major exporter of fossil fuels, let’s take a look at US production of fossil fuels in recent decades. The big picture: through three presidential adminstrations, we’ve been producing ....
Nerds in Bed
Usually Girl dives right into the ocean of sleep and it is Boy whose mind wanders in the dark from island to island. One time near the beginning, Girl was the one who couldn’t sleep. ....
Republican Representation Gap: Clean Energy Edition
1. Today It’s not surprising that large majorities of people in California, Massachusetts, and New York believe that the government should “regulate CO2 as a pollutant”. But Texas, Nebraska, Florida, and North Carolina? Over 75% ....
Happy Equinox: Solar Energy Edition
3/21/2021 update: See end of article. To celebrate Spring Equinox 2021, I present to you my experience installing solar panels. The Short Version We had a solar panel system installed for about $11,000 (after federal ....