We adore and venerate the ancient Greeks; Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, but modern Greeks are too often pains in the…
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Elon and the Missing Tesla Taxi
Tesla is determined to avoid the market for taxis worldwide and I’m stumped for a reason. A quick look at…
Red Alert for California Aquifers
So here’s the back-story, in case you don’t give a damn about dams: Shared by seven states and Mexico, the…
World Population Slows and Yet We’re Not Satisfied
This fascinating article passed my way and I guess I’m confused. Time was when we feared explosive population increases. 1955…
A New Wyoming Strategy: Buy Our Coal Or Else We’ll Sue Ya
Sometimes I just have to maintain a very active sense of humor to keep up with Republican governors. The sun…
Gm’s Last Guzzle of Gas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra recently announced that General Motors plans to completely phase out vehicles using internal…
What Stands in the Way of an Electric Car Revolution?
Charging stations, of course. Price is an issue, but with universal charging, sales will explode and with exploding sales, prices…
Suppose Texas Was the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Okay, just leave reality behind for a moment and suppose. Here’s the parallels Both are part of a national network,…
Elon, Maybe Time to Put a Cork in It?
There’s something about wealth and celebrity that activates our nutty-as-a-fruitcake button. Wealth usually isn’t enough, it takes the combination. So…
In Olden Days, a Glimpse of Stocking…
…was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows…anything goes. So says the musical genius Cole Porter And that resonates…