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If you haven’t seen the latest animated film from Disney/Pixar, Wall•E, you really should.  And do take your children.  Far more than an entertaining love story, Wall•E takes a satirical jab at our obsession with bloated consumption.  How interesting it might have been if Disney had decided to forgo the usual merchandising tie-ins to make an […]

I’ll admit that I’m straying off topic here, but here’s another reason why I’m voting for Bill Richardson in the New Hampshire Primary.  From the Boston Globe, Richardson’s answers to a questionnaire on the limits of presidential power.  See also this summary of all the candidates’ responses, at the Huffington Post.

The New Hampshire Primary is now just a month away, and while my endorsement likely will mean nothing, my vote–just like yours–could make a difference.  I am going to cast my ballot for Democrat Bill Richardson. 
Here’s why:
Relevant experience matters to me:  Richardson, born in the US but raised in Mexico, has spent his entire adult life […]

[Note: corrections added for Giuliani’s entry, 12/1/07]
This is a sister posting to my summary of the Democratic candidates’ energy and climate change plans.  The election is now less than a year away, and the New Hampshire Primary will be here in January.  Over four months have passed since I last reviewed the Republican candidates positions on energy and […]

The election is now just a year away, and the New Hampshire Primary will be here in January.  Over four months have passed since I last reviewed the Democratic candidates positions on energy and climate change, and it’s time for a refresher.
To find out where the candidates stand on the issues of energy and climate […]

Peter Tertzakian, in his informative and lucid book, “A Thousand Barrels a Second“, argues that the world in general and the US in particular are near a breaking point with regard to energy supply–and not for the first time.   Tertzakian describes several similar break points that have occured over the last few centuries:  the development of […]

Many thanks to Francis at Caught in the Stream, who was kind enough to award me a Thinking Blogger Award, which I shall post proudly.  I can think of no better praise than to be told, your blog makes me think.
For those not familiar with this meme, it was started by Ilker Yoldas at The […]

[Note:  I have provided an updated summary, as of November 27, 2007, at this post:  November update: the Democratic presidential candidates on energy and climate change.] 
This is a sister posting to my summary of the Democratic candidates’ energy and climate change plans.  The Republican candidates held their debate in Manchester, Tuesday night.  To find out […]

[Note:  I have provided an updated summary, as of November 11, 2007, at this post:  November update: the Democratic presidential candidates on energy and climate change.]
Sunday night’s Democratic debate in Manchester left me more than a little disappointed in its content.  Given that we are at war, I guess I shouldn’t complain, but I am anxious […]

America quite literally was built on coal.  After more than 150 years of intense mining and consumption, the US still has the largest coal reserves on earth.  And that, according to Jeff Goodell’s very informative and readable book, “Big Coal”, is the problem.  Goodell walks with us on a journey from the extraction of coal–out of the cramped […]