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America’s decline and recovery from nuclear stupid (charts)
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe nuclear energy polices and regulations implemented by our U.S. government over the past 30-40 years are nothing short of nuclear stupidity or stupidity on steroids. Examples of how those policies have squandered our nuclear power plant design and technology competitive advantage over the rest... -
Pennsylvania’s alternative (renewable) energy scam
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsMost energy consumers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have probably noticed some odd goings on but aren’t aware of the of scam being run on them as a result of the implementation of the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004. [[1]] Some of... -
Purple Pennsylvania Act 47 solution is not a solution
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 4 CommentsWould you hire a two time loser on burglar charges to keep an eye on your house while you are away on vacation? Umm, probably not. Would you go back to a repeat offender state legislature in Pennsylvania to create a program to replace the... -
Why Little Johnny USA can’t read and Little Yuēhàny China can
Posted on December 18, 2010 | No CommentsProgressives never seem to tire of showing off why just because they can read doesn’t mean they have a lick of sense. Their recent love affair with everything Chinese is becoming almost laughable. The cartoon below that appeared in the Patriot News today is a... -
Time to do a “public value test” on the FCC and their attempt at Fairness Doctrine by another name
Posted on December 7, 2010 | No CommentsFCC Commissioner Michael Copps in a recent speech at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York promoted the notion a Public Value Test to be applied to the re-licensing of commercial radio stations. A Fairness Doctrine effort to shut down conservative talk radio... -
Basing U.S. energy policy on Constitutional principles
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s fair to say that the Obama administration has fumbled around with and bungled every aspect of energy policy they have come in contact with. One might ask why that would be. An obvious but incomplete answer would be incompetence. Not that there hasn’t been... -
Is it facts and science or nuclear stupid?
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsOn an average day most Americans use or are served in some way by dozens or maybe even hundreds of things/devices powered by electricity. You just expect the electricity to be there. About the only time you give it a thought is if one of... -
How America got stuck on nuclear stupid
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsIt must be possible U.S. Federal government policy and regulation concerning the development of commercial nuclear power plants could be worse but it’s difficult to imagine how. If ever you needed a perfect illustration for the phrase stuck on stupid, this is it. Our government... -
2010 midterm elections are over; back to work on an American Energy Renaissance
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2010 midterm elections are over but the long difficult road we must take to achieve an American Energy Renaissance [[1]] still lies before us. Obstacles that have been placed along that road over the past forty years and continue to be thrown at us... -
Why liberals should join conservatives in opposing the growth of Michelle Obama’s nanny state
Posted on October 31, 2010 | No CommentsIf Michelle Obama has her way we’ll all be drinking wheat grass shakes and eating tofurkey for Thanksgiving… umm, umm, umm, healthy, healthy, healthy. You would think that liberals would be all over that vision of the nanny state that makes sure the great unwashed...