“What was your solar installation’s ROI?” This was a question recently posed to me packaged with context issues (is solar financially sensible, discussing Chinese panels, solar panel production pollution (without mention of coal’s pollution), and otherwise). When I began to a typically geekish ‘it all depends’, the interjection: no, what was YOUR solar system’s return […]
Entries from March 2022
That solar ROI … considering one Virginia installation’s return (and exploring complexities).
March 30th, 2022 · Comments Off on That solar ROI … considering one Virginia installation’s return (and exploring complexities).
Tags: Energy · energy home · solar
The raciest election in America has the potential for important energy implications
March 3rd, 2022 · Comments Off on The raciest election in America has the potential for important energy implications
From Tuesday’s Texas primary, the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner (TRC) has led to a runoff that might be the raciest election campaign of 2022. An editorial note, first and foremost, SUPPORT LUKE WARFORD,the D candidateeven while watching the R runoff (with one candidate clearly better (or, well, not as bad)).As to Luke, here is his campaign […]
Tags: Election 2022
Russian Scientists Stand With Ukraine
March 2nd, 2022 · 1 Comment
There are growing numbers of courageous people confronting Putin’s War of Aggression. From Ukrainians, of all ages, taking up arms to Russians protesting on the streets despite police brutality and large numbers of arrests, they are taking on various forms of personal risks to Just Say No to the invasion of Ukraine. Across Russia, thousands […]
Tags: science · Science Communication
Will the Brick Wall stand against Fossil Foolish ALEC Legislation?
March 1st, 2022 · Comments Off on Will the Brick Wall stand against Fossil Foolish ALEC Legislation?
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a front organization, in essence, for pay-to-play corporate interests to get slavish state legislators to submit cookie-cutter, lobbyist-written legislation in state after state after state. From promoting for-profit prisons to criminalizing exposure of factory-farm animal-rights abuses to anti-labor, the ALEC legislative agenda promotes privatization of profits and socialization […]
Tags: Energy