Tag: economy

Ice Ice Baby

Ice Ice Baby

I am starting today on a personal note.  I have been shamelessly promoting the virtual outing presentation that I made last Thursday.  It was very well attended in fact setting a new record for our group’s presentations.  It went very well from my perspective and I have received very favorable feedback.  In case you missed it and may be interested to see…

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Operation Warp Speed in Transportation

Operation Warp Speed in Transportation

There’s been several articles this week that describe how we are inexorably headed for a carbon free, mostly, electric future in transportation.  There have been, and still are, skeptics that don’t believe that we will get to the point by 2030, or 2035 at the latest, when every mass produced car in the US will be fully electric much less light duty…

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Suicidal

Suicidal

It is impossible for me to write a post today without saying anything about the insurrection/coup attempt at the Capital Building on Wednesday.  Debbie and I have been talking and worrying for a very long time about if there would be violence in the streets if Trump lost the election.  While we did not foresee the assault on our nation’s Capital Building, with ALL…

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The Small Picture

The Small Picture

Happy New Year.  I hope that you all had a safe, restful and pleasant holiday season.  While we face distressing situations right in front of us let’s have confidence that 2021 will see improved outcomes than we’ve experienced last year. I thought rather than starting out 2021 with the BIG picture I’d start with the SMALL picture.  As I’ve written about in the…

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The Walrus

The Walrus

The time has come,’ the Walrus said,       To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —       Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot —       And whether pigs have wings.’ This week is a continuation of last weeks post about the end of the fossil fuel industry.  This week is specifically focused on…

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The Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

The Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

“This rather old saying, ‘chickens have come home to roost’, is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone has done in the past have come back to bite or haunt the individual. In other words, you are telling someone that he has to face the consequences of the deeds done in the past — though he may…

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When Will It End??

When Will It End??

I listened to a webinar this week about the future of the energy industry.  It reminded me of a panel discussion I attended at the University of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook luncheon in 2012 when a Toyota executive was predicting that the majority of vehicles in 2050 would still be burning gas even if many of them might be hybrids.  My view then was that…

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