Tokyo Taxis and “Smart” EVs
Thursday means it is time for a drought update. As I expected, this is the week we see the big change in the official drought statistics for Wisconsin. It has been raining a little extra this month,...
View ArticleAGW Ranting
As I have mentioned before, we can solve this potential problem (AGW) like every other problem that has ever faced humanity – through voluntary cooperation and innovation. We have never cowered from...
View ArticleAlternative Energy
I don’t claim to be psychic but just yesterday I was wondering why deep mines are not used for producing some type of geothermal energy and then today an article arrives describing how University of...
View Article“Better” EV News
Some days there are so many interesting things to blog about that I don’t know where to start. Today I will start out with a little balance – some good electric vehicle (EV) news to balance out the bad...
View ArticleNew Technology & Inventions
I have often mentioned the great opportunity that lies within the AGW and Peak Oil stories. Necessity is the mother of invention. Anyone one of us could be the next Bill Gates if we develop the...
View ArticleEVs on the move
If I was out Black Friday shopping today I would be looking for the 50% off deal on electric vehicles. What?! No dealerships in the area. Sadly, the Wisconsin market will likely be one of the last to...
View ArticleCarbon Emissions Going Down!
Another update on the recent snowfall. According to the NWS in Green Bay, the two-day snow total of 13.5 inches was a record for the month of February. A new two-day record was set in Stevens Point as...
View ArticleProgress in Electric Vehicles
I have just enough time for a short update in the blog today. I have been following the progress of electric vehicles (EV) during recent years. I really wanted to buy an EV for my next car but the...
View ArticleBetter Ways to Travel
When I wrote the Concrete Life (Part 2 and Part 3) a couple years ago, I was rather pessimistic that anything would change anytime soon in the U.S. – that the huge sprawling urban centers would only...
View ArticleBiofuel and Alternative Energy Developments
To all my bio-fuel supporting friends, sorry, but I still am not convinced that it is an effort we – as a society/economy – should pursue in a significant way (still good for niche areas though, as I...
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