Category Archives: Clean Energy

ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part II): Small, but Not Minimal, Government Is Best

Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In Part I of this series, I argued that a fundamental reason our government is broken is the political selection process favoring ideological warriors over pragmatic problem solvers. I introduced my “Funnel of Futility” theory: as ideology becomes increasingly important in one’s decision-making … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Mathematics, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Technology, Writing | Tagged Democrats, Reflections of a Rational Republican, Republicans, ROARR | 10 Comments

ROARR’s Guiding Principles (Part I): Data-Driven Decision-Making Produces Pragmatic Public Policy

Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since starting this blog almost ten months ago, I intended to post this site’s guiding principles. Yet ten months into this experiment, I still haven’t done so. So without further ado, here is the first of seven principles that embody the philosophies underlying Reflections … Continue reading →

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Cost per Job in DOE’s Loan Program Qualifies for One-Percent Status

Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As of today, October 22, 2011, the cost per job created (or saved) from the Department of Energy’s Federal Loan Guarantee Program is $554,217.61 (i.e., $35.9B in federal loan guarantees divided by 64,776 jobs). The most famous of these loan guarantees was the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged DOE, DOE Federal Loan Guarantee Program, Occupy Wall Street, One-Percenters, OWS, Solyndra | 4 Comments

My Occupy Wall Street Demands

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“These demands will create so many jobs it will be completely impossible to fill them without an open borders policy.” — Lloyd J. Hart, precocious and Jefferson-esque author of Occupy Wall Street Demands I recently discovered this list of demands from an … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Humor, International Security, Media, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Unions | Tagged Alternative Energy, Corn, Cubs, Debt, Default, Ethanol, Fossil fuels, Humor, Immigration, Immortality, Lloyd J. Hart, Lolipops, Mass starvation, Ninjas, Nuclear Energy, Occupy Wall Street, Red Sox, Republicans, Sarcasm, Smoot-Hawley, Starvation, Tariffs, Twinkees, Unemployment, Unicorns, Unions | 24 Comments

9/11 in Numbers (Part III): How Have Things Changed?

Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, the government and most individuals are in weaker financial health, government has aggressively expanded, and the United States appears to be in a weaker position as a global superpower. That said, the United States still remains unmatched militarily, and … Continue reading →

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9/11 in Numbers (Part II): Climate and Energy

Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, climate data appears mixed, while energy consumption in the United States has undergone a notable amount of change. Climate Measures of climate change present a mixed picture for the United States. While the average global monthly concentration of carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Energy Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Solar, Wind | Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, Gasoline prices, global warming, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, September 11, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Wind Energy | Leave a comment

Huntsman’s Jobs Plan a Good Start

Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, the Huntsman campaign released an alternative to the President’s soon-to-be-released jobs plan. The plan includes four broad components including: 1) tax reform, 2) regulatory reform, 3) energy independence, and 4) free trade. I broadly agree with most of Huntsman’s proposed policies. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Smart grid, Taxes, Technology, Unions | Tagged Corporate taxes, Energy independence, Income taxes, Jon Huntsman, Tax Reform, Taxes | 2 Comments

Solyndra: Another One Bites the Dust

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

After receiving a $535 million loan from the federal government, and about $1 billion in venture capital financing, California-based manufacturer Solyndra suspended manufacturing operations today, and laid off 1,100 employees. It also announced its plans to file for bankruptcy protection. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Solar, Taxes, Technology | Tagged CIGS, Evergreen Solar, Solar power, Solar PV, Solyndra | 5 Comments

Proving Obama Is a Failed President

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg posed a tantalizing question: “you think Obama’s been a bad president? Prove it.” More specifically, he issues the following challenge to Obama-doubters: “Your mission, Jim (and readers named something else), should you decide to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Media, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Unions, War | Tagged David Frum, Democrats, Failure, Jonathan Alter, Libya, Nuclear proliferation, President Obama, Republicans, Weapons of mass destruction, WMD | 16 Comments

Could Michele Bachmann Really Bring Back $2 Gasoline?

Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Earlier this month, Republican presidential hopeful Representative Michele Bachmann boldly declared, “Under President Bachmann you will see gasoline come down below $2 per gallon again…That will happen.” She suggested she could achieve this goal by allowing more aggressive U.S. oil … Continue reading →