Alternate Energy – Bittersweet Abattoir

Attention: “We do not have a climate change problem. We have a how else can the fossil fuel industry make $1.5 Trillion per year problem.”

–Simon Brice Connor, Cambridge University

Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable

A) Women’s rights are drying up more quickly than Lake Meade. This process has been catalyzed with Republican support for the kind of misogynistic myths that would warm the heart of Phylis Schlafly. Examples include “women should remain in violent marriages,” and “A rapist should have access to children born from his attack.” Margaret AtwoodContinue reading “Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable”

Not Exactly Shocked Over Here

For the 1000th time: Economic theory is just that. It is theory. As my macroeconomics professor once intoned, economists usually conceive people as little economic beings, maximizing their utility and doing little else. “Reality,” as another prof said, is a “special case.” Globalization was a terrific theory. If it’s cheaper to manufacture in China, forContinue reading “Not Exactly Shocked Over Here”

Practically speaking….

If the price of gas goes to $6 per gallon and heating prices go through the ceiling, this would seem an ideal time to get as much of the economy as possible running on green energy. I’m no optimist, but it sounds like “the smart move,” as Michael Corleone once said.