Month November 2007

Google’s goal: Renewable energy cheaper than coal

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, plans to invest first tens of millions, then hundreds of millions of dollars into R&D for renewable energy that will be cheaper than coal. They want to create breakthrough technology. “We have gained expertise…

Unintentional Bloomberg comedy

Watching Bloomberg TV these past few weeks has been almost comical.  There’s been a deluge of bad news lately, especially for the financials. Write downs in the tens of billions.  “Investments” that are now selling for pennies on the dollar.…

Climate change crisis. The case for socialism

Under socialism, the workers’ state can impose mandatory emissions controls and implement emissions reduction technology in a coordinated fashion. The worst case scenario of global warming can be averted. Such mandatory controls would need to be worldwide, not just nationwide.…