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Dependence on oil has a BIG cost

the common Oil slick

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.
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Theodore Roosevelt brought us the Square Deal.

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 [...]

Sweet ending to a beautiful opera

Finale to Les Miserables

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“…we hold these truths to be self-evident, except…”

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 [...]

Current Events: Cliches

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, [...]

Steven Gary Susskind 1956-2010

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 [...]

U.S. Energy Use pattern is changing

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 [...]

Corporate Geothermal is a Renewable Energy tax credit…

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 [...]

In memory of a mentor from my youth

Alexander MacColl

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 [...]

New directions – a new web site

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.