Category Archives: Energy

Japan Now Has to Create a Third-Best Option for Energy Generation

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I’ve described nuclear power as the second-best option. Just to be clear, I don’t like nuclear power, but, in my opinion, decommissioning nuclear power plants should be the last step on the path to renewable energy, not the first. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Nukular Stuff

The Second-Worst Thing About the GOP Becoming the Batshitloonitarian Party: The Carbon Reduction Edition

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Of course, the worst thing about the GOP becoming the batshitloonitarian party is, as I’ve noted before, they are batshitloonitarians. But one thing it also does is transform merely sane, although not very good, options, into ‘liberal’ policies, when, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Energy, Environment, Housing

What’s Wrong with This Energy-Saving Graphic?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I’m all for energy conservation–at this point, the CO2 release situation (i.e., global warming) is so dire that anything buys us time. But there’s something wrong with this picture: (from here) It’s a house. A single, detached house. It’s worth … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Housing | 4 Comments

When Heating Aid Collides With Austerity: Today’s Installment in Devil Take the Hindmost As Public Policy

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

It’s cold out, especially in the Northeast, and that means it’s time for ‘fiscal conservatives’ to attempt to help poor elderly people freeze to death. No, I’m not kidding (boldface mine): Congress is considering cutting $1 billion out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Human Decency, Conservatives, Democrats, Energy | 4 Comments

If Solyndra Is a Failure, the Bush Administration Is Also to Blame

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

You might have heard of the supposed ‘scandal’ surrounding the failure of the government-supported Solyndra solar panel manufacturer. What’s gone unnoticed is the role the Bush Administration had in supporting Solyndra: July 2005: The Bush Administration signs the Energy Policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Energy, Little Lord Pontchartrain

Actually, Apartment Buildings Are Sexy

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Improving your home’s energy efficiency is something you should do–and you don’t have to wait for anyone else. But there is a larger issue of how we live and organize our communities that also needs to be addressed.
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Housing, Transportation | 7 Comments

House Republicans Heroically Protect the Republic from the Scourge of Light Bulb Vigilantes

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Or something. Abject lunacy is clearly a contagious disease.
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Posted in Conservatives, Energy, Environment, Fucking Morons | 34 Comments

Why Do We Fetishize Budget Deficits and Not Trade Deficits?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Deficits don’t matter, the causes of those deficits do.
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Posted in Economics, Energy, Jobs, Oil | 4 Comments

This Would Seem Something Educational Reformers Might Want to Do Something About

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Today’s lesson brought to you by Big Coal.
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Posted in Education, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Propaganda | 2 Comments

What Is Really Required to Move to a Renewable Energy Future: The Lance Mannion Edition

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

This is not going to be easy to fix. Not at all.
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Housing, Nukular Stuff, Oil, Transportation | 7 Comments