The Psychology of Electricity
Electricity is magic. It is everywhere and can be used by anyone – all you have to do is plug in or flip on and things spring to life. It can do almost anything – heat your home, power your...
Tag: Climate change
Why is California’s Air Board Using Chinese Research to Ban Diesel Trucks?
“The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Friday that the sale of all new diesel big rig trucks and buses will be banned in the state starting in 2036, coming in a year after a similar new gas-powered car...
The Misanthropic Delusions of California’s Ruling Class
Earlier this week I attended an event in downtown Sacramento produced by an industry trade association. One of the highlights of this event was a plenary session where a high ranking state politician addressed the crowd. The participants shall remain...
Gov. Newsom’s ‘Stronger Proposal to Hold Big Oil Accountable’ is Full of Organic Matter
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta “met with leaders representing a coalition of hundreds of organizations, stakeholders and local leaders to unveil new, stronger proposals to hold Big Oil accountable,” the governor announced Thursday. “We’re making major...
Could Gov. Reagan Have Foreseen the CARB Never-Ending, Monomaniacal Quest?
In 1967, then-Governor Ronald Reagan signed the legislation that created the California Air Resources Board, known as “CARB.” One of CARB’s tasks was, as the name implies, to assist in reducing the terrible smog that plagued Los Angeles and, buoyed...
‘Fact Checkers’ Claim California’s Import of Alaskan Oil isn’t Really an ‘Import’
The Sacramento Bee published an article last week claiming that it’s not true that Californians are paying higher gas prices because the state no longer produces most of its own oil and instead imports the majority of its supply. “Claim: Californians...
An Abundance of Scarcity: Now and Forever
With abundance, anything is possible; with scarcity nothing is certain. And what the world is facing right now is an abundance of scarcity. From climate change edicts to purposefully limiting housing supplies to cordoning off the public square for the...