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The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is too big price to pay for our dependency on oil. Now we have to re-evaluate our energy plans. FINALLY. The sustainable approach is to stop drilling and spend more money on energy conserving measures and renewables. . . . . . . In this months [...]
We need another Square Deal. Its starting to happen, in spite of the terrible division in our government. Obama and the Democratic party are looking strong. Contrast that to the dissolution and confusion on the right wing. Republicans, look at your current state of affairs and compare that to the great accomplishments and leadership of [...]
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Finale to Les Miserables
It’s become a sad fact that politics in America has become polarized. Moderates and centrists are now squeezed into a hairline dividing the left and right. The media has a part in this, cable television and the Internet especially. Take Fox News, claiming to be “fair and balanced”, and an evident mouthpiece for extreme right [...]
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Here I will get on my high horse again. A list of words being used too often, and thereby lose their true meaning. In my opinion, these fit the definition of CLICHE. These words are currently being used in the media and opinion places online frequently and, in my opinion, incorrectly. English language students, take [...]
My younger brother passed away Wednesday. Steve, we will miss you. I know that the universal force will carry you to a place where pain and suffering don’t exist. God rest your soul.
This is a bit of deja vu about energy. Like the last energy crisis. But now they say it is different. This New York Times article, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last” is provocative. It says this may be an inflection point in our economy and its dependence on energy. I can only [...]
Corporate geothermal or (ground-coupled or pond-coupled ) HVAC systems are eligible for tax credits under the same law as renewable energy measures tax credits. Renewable energies (wind and solar) and combined heat-power systems get a 30% tax credit. A new geothermal /geocoupled heat pump investment will garner a 10% tax refund, which improves an already [...]
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Alexander MacColl passed away in February at age 82. He was headmaster of Moorestown Friends School while I was there. He was also my advisor and mentor for junior and senior years. It was funny that we were both new to the school in September 1969, so I felt an affinity to him as soon [...]
I am starting a new business with my wife, Wendy, rehabilitating distressed homes in northern Virginia. If you have an older home in the metro DC and NOVA region that needs some care, call me. We have not come up with a name for this effort yet. LEED for Homes connects to this effort www.greenhomeguide.org [...]
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