The Pickens’ Plan is counting on government to do it all by doing things to encourage more big businesses to invest in renewable energy and then pretty much guarantee that they profit and profit handsomely. The Pickens’ Plan is claiming to be encouraging free enterprise, but if the government must be the means by which [...]
Archive for February, 2009
How does the Picken’s Plan stack up?
Posted in energy, energy policy, public policy, renewable energy, tagged renewable energy, pickens plan, obama, energy policy on February 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
How should congress structure the economic stimulous package?
Posted in energy policy, government, public policy, renewable energy on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Republicans suck and need to be voted out of office. We need to use some common sense in dealing with the stimulus plan, and we need to get moving on renewable energy and an entirely new electrical grid.
$18 billion in bonuses paid by Wall Street firms in 2008
Posted in education, government, tagged 18 billion, bonuses, ceo compensation, ceo pay, corporate corruption, federal bailout, wall street on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I doubt the number $18 billion in bonuses is accurate, it is likely many times that amount, but lets go with that for a minute. As far as I am concerned, those $18 billion came directly from taxpayers since every firm that paid those bonuses was receiving far more in taxpayer money than they paid [...]
Are Macs Really More Expensive than PCs?
Posted in economy, energy, renewable energy, tagged energy, global warming, mac, macintosh, Microsoft Windows, pc, renewable energy, Windows Vista on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was of the impression that an Apple Mac computer was more expensive than a PC running Microsloth Windows, but when all things are considered I’m not so sure. It is true that you can get into a Windows PC cheaper than a Mac, about half for a comparable hardware configuration. The story can’t end there. Windows [...]
A Plan for Green Schools
Posted in education, energy, energy policy, public policy, renewable energy on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many schools are starting to investigate ways to generate their own electricity and otherwise green up their image. Schools have received grants to install solar panels on their roofs and a few even erect small wind turbines away from their buildings. Part of the thinking is that if our children are expected to learn about [...]
