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The Happer Letter: Re-Opening the Climate Change Debate

Tom provided us with this article from the WSJ regarding renewed debate on climate change in Australia. In order to expand upon that, I wanted to provide the text of the Happer Letter which is referenced in the article. The Happer Letter Dear Editors: Fifty-four...

Obama’s Cash For Clunkers 2009 Explained

Brian, I’d be really interested to hear why someone would get the same amount of money if they trade in a truck/suv but only get a smaller increase in mpg than someone trading in a car. Any chance you can look into this? Since I don’t trust detroit or their lobby, I...

Are Your Car’s Tires Underinflated?

When I was home last weekend I caught my brother-in-law checking out the underside of my car. My first thought was that he was cutting my break lines. After I determined that he was only looking at my tires, I was obviously relieved. After much discussion, he...

Defend Al Gore

Please somebody, defend Al Gore for me. What is it that you think he is trying to accomplish with his rhetoric? “We must face up to this urgent and unprecedented threat to the existence of our civilization,” And: “This is the most serious challenge...

Overcoming the Intermittency of Wind and Solar Power

The Drawback of Renewables If we are going to discuss the possibility of making solar power and wind power a large part of the United States’ energy production mix then we need to be honest about some of the drawbacks. As we’ve already discussed, one of...