Civic leaders of the German community of Wildpoldsried had the foresight and vision back in the late nineties to enact and implement an initiative to end dependence upon centralized and fossilized electricity. Now Wildpoldsried produces 321% of its energy needs, selling the excess back to the national grid and earning millions in annual revenue.
Read MoreBe there or be square – PLEASE ATTEND!! We need you there! ***Pacific Connector Hearing in Coos County – May 20th 2010*** 4:00 p.m. Rally Outside from 3 – 4 p.m. The Hearing will take place in the Planning...
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All this time I thought research and development and prototype design was the hardest part (and believe me it isn’t easy), but the procedural side of launching a new product is pretty damned intense. The brain power required from conceptualization to production is not only extensive but the diversity required puts the old ‘thinking ten moves ahead’ in a chess game to shame.
For anyone who doubts the long term influence of commercial competition consider that if the Thomas Edison backed General Electric Company proposal to light up the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with DC current had beaten out...
Read More“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of...
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President Obama gives his first weekly address since taking the oath of office and talks about the economy, recovery and energy independence.
Energy efficiency, investing in public infrastructure, including schools and education, and improving access to broadband internet are all part of president-elect Obama’s plan to create millions of new jobs.
Once again the evidence that centralized power production is a colossal dinosaur is overwhelming....
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