Environment
Lower Your Utility Bills
In the early days of manned space flight they had a major problem of how to enable astronauts to write on paper in a zero gravity environment. NASA spent millions and came up with the […]
green-living
Environment
U.S. Postal Service is Killing Trees
The U.S. Post Office came up with a brilliant idea to stave off bankruptcy: offer discount postage rates to bulk mailers. That’s when the avalanche of mailings started. I’ll certainly never buy anything from any of […]
Environment
Obama’s Secret Kill-the-Green-Jobs Agenda
The U.S. taxpayers lost $100 billion in government loans and guarantees that were extended to Solyndra to make solar electricity panels. Environmentalists were originally thrilled about Solyndra. Now they’re horrified, or at least they should […]
Environment
EPA Levies New Bovine Flatulence Biofuels Tax
Methane contributes to global warming. Its Global Warming Potential is 72 times that of carbon dioxide. Back in 2008, scientists in Argentina strapped big plastic bags on cows to capture their flatulence so they could […]
Money
It’s the Economy Stupid
The #1 concern of all Americans is the economy. The solution is simple: require all buildings to have an energy efficiency inspection each year, just like the safety inspection you get for the car. Building […]
Energy
The Great Smart Meter Rip Off
The 2006 stimulus project spent $3.4 billion to install 18 million “smart meters” in homes and small businesses. That was the first baby step. These devices go on the famous principle of “charge for gasoline […]