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New Deal = No Deal: Framing Energy Policy Matters

Posted on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Michael Kanellos at greentechmedia published an article today arguing that the President’s comparison to Sputnik with America’s dependence on fossil fuels is an imperfect one. He later suggests that the New Deal better fits the clean energy narrative. I think … Continue reading →

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Of Smart Grids and Cyber Warfare

Posted on Monday, February 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Richard Clarke posted an interesting article today on the potential of cyber warfare to be the next major domain of war, much as sea power was in the 19th century, and air power, in the 20th. The evolution of this … Continue reading →

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We Do Big Things: Rational Republican Reaction to 2011 State of the Union

Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Overall, I think Obama’s State of the Union was a success. While it had its own unique problems, it seemed like a genuine attempt to bring the nation together and focus on solving issues in a bipartisan manner. As always, … Continue reading →

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Rebuke of Republican Rejection of Renewables Not Far Off the Mark

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, the New York Times published a Room for Debate series of columns on “Can the U.S. Compete With China on Green Tech?”. I wanted to focus in particular on David Roberts’ column, “Understanding the Objective“, which decries the Republican … Continue reading →

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Prudent Protectionism for American Exceptionalism

Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Greentechmedia published an interesting article yesterday (see “DOD Must Buy American-Made, Not Chinese, Solar Panels”) bemoaning the Buy American provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 for solar panels used on U.S. military installations. While I … Continue reading →

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Smart Meters, Stupid People

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Only those who have been to a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hearing in San Francisco can fully appreciate the “health hearing” described in this recent article in Greentech Media. Many new technologies face criticism, but resistance to PG&E’s ongoing … Continue reading →

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Get Well, Gabby

Posted on Saturday, January 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Congresswoman Giffords for her speedy recovery. The cowardly act of attacking an unarmed Congresswoman who was spending her Saturday meeting with constituents is all the more outrageous because she was … Continue reading →

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