My browser tabs are out of control: time to dump some energy notes! 1. I mentioned yesterday that kids are driving less, in part because they get their connection fix online. I notice this downtown in Madison: nobody drags Main…
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Lots of tabs on the browser: let's clear the green power queue! Fossil-fuel frontman Mike McDowell says wind power advocates are full of hot air. He waves his hand at vague, unnamed, unhyperlinked "greens" and environmental groups, then proves them…
I suppose I shouldn't get into the habit of citing adulterous Republicans as authorities. That said, I note with some policy pleasure that Arnold Schwarzenegger agrees with me that we need to level the playing field between oil and renewable…
Still think green power is for sissies? Don't say that to the Marines. America's best butt-kickers are using solar power to save money, save troop backpack weight, and save lives. Outside tells of one Marine unit's experience operating in a…
Time to clear the queue! Here are some energy and environment notes from all the tabs crowding the top of my browser: If we can get rid of direct payments to farmers, surely we can get rid of $24 billion…
Dr. Blanchard tasks us renewable energy advocates with his argument that all of our green power sources—solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal, biomass, and even hydroelectric—suck up far more wealth in government subsidies than they produce. In his quest for policy consistency,…
My friend LK compares the United States and Germany on wages. Short version: the German middle class gets better wages and better work hours than we do. The Germans get more from less---ah, German efficiency. On that note, I turn…
KELO blips an AP report on the USDA-NASS 2009 On-Farm Energy Production Survey. This first-ever count of renewable energy use in agriculture finds a tiny percentage of South Dakota farms are installing wind turbines and solar panels and saving a…