I was out at the cabin, trying to trim the reeds and weeds along the water, when I came across a stark reminder of how good we have it because of fossil fuels. I was using the electric whipper snipper when the reel head decided to disassemble itself. But I still had a...
Quick quiz – what is the best Star Wars movie? Ding ding ding! The Empire Strikes Back, of course. What most people may not realize is that the ice planet of Hoth was almost certainly based on a very real experiment by the United States military from 1959 to...
Among the virtuous at the 2015 Paris Climate Summit were political leaders from rich countries who feel guilty about colonialism and assume unchecked climate change will put an end to modern civilization as we know it. As luck would have it, a group of 20 poor...
This column by Jim Warren is part 4 of 4 What can supporters of the conventional energy industry and a rational transition do to stem the tide of public opinion flowing against them? The simple answer is “catch up.” Learn what we failed to learn prior to and...
The theme for this series of columns can be summed up as an attempt to answer the following question: Can supporters of a rational, economically-feasible transition to renewable energy reasonably hope to convince enough policy makers and members of the public that the...
The hazards presented by disruptions to the reliability of the electrical power grid and our capacity to use natural gas to heat buildings, along with wild spikes in energy prices, go well beyond the threats of inconvenience and financial losses. These sorts of energy...
