Mar
19
A Very Bright Guy With Some Sense
March 19, 2009 | 5 Comments
Here really bright people get noticed. Especially those that demonstrate they have some sense, you know like common sense. Dr. James Sweeney at Stanford comes to mind. Now we’ll add Professor Richard A. Muller at UC Berkeley. I haven’t met him as I have Sweeney, but Kerry Dolan wrote about Professor Muller in Forbes Magazine […]
Feb
11
The Efficiency Problem
February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
It isn’t easy to get the mass of people to move to efficiency. Big consumption equals a bigger ego, a perception of higher status and raw emotional gratification. It could be connected to the sin of pride or some such, but the other side has attractions too. Getting efficiency has a more reasoned gratification; a […]
Jan
23
What the Utility Companies Are Thinking to Change
January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Edison Electric Institute, a creature of the utility industry, has a paper out that outlines what they believe are the technologies that would be most beneficial to “reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” Its also an outline of where they think investment must go to reduce fossil fuel use and keep the grid running at proper […]
Jan
14
A Way to Save The Economy
January 14, 2009 | 11 Comments
Emails range from spam to how to get more information on topics to asking for solutions – the economy being the current leader. I’m flattered. The solutions for an economic recovery lie in the opportunities that solving current problems create. We have two obvious economic sectors in need of new innovations, credit and powering the […]
Jan
12
To Hell With Depression. We’re Gonna Have a Good Year
January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
That’s the last line from Mitch Albom in his piece titled ‘The Courage of Detroit’ published by Sports Illustrated Wednesday January 7, 2009. The “bonus” article is also a cover page leader headline and after you read it you’ll see why. Click on over and see, or sit tight and see if I can motivate […]
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