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Energy

The Great Smart Meter Rip Off

The 2006 stimulus project spent $3.4 billion to install 18 million “smart meters” in homes and small businesses.  That was the first baby step.  These devices go on the famous principle of “charge for gasoline […]
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Environment

EPA Levies New Bovine Flatulence Biofuels Tax

Methane contributes to global warming. Its Global Warming Potential is 72 times that of carbon dioxide. Back in 2008, scientists in Argentina strapped big plastic bags on cows to capture their flatulence so they could […]
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Money

‘s the Economy Stupid

The #1 concern of all Americans is the economy. The solution is simple: require all buildings to have an energy efficiency inspection each year, just like the safety inspection you get for the car. Building […]
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Environment

U.S. Postal Service is Killing Trees

The U.S. Post Office came up with a brilliant idea to stave off bankruptcy: offer discount postage rates to bulk mailers. That’s when the avalanche of mailings started. I’ll certainly never buy anything from any of […]
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Environment

Lower Your Utility Bills

In the early days of manned space flight they had a major problem of how to enable astronauts to write on paper in a zero gravity environment. NASA spent millions and came up with the […]