Monthly Archives: March 2024

Solar Installations: Net Metering and VDER

Figure 1 – Bi-directional electric grid (Source: Ipsun Solar) The top picture in this blog illustrates a possible future electric grid that is designed to encourage the shift to decarbonized sustainable energy. Most sustainable energy sources are directly or indirectly (e.g., … Continue reading

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Florida and NYC: Rational Places to Live? 

Many people blame Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss on her description of half of Trump’s supporters as “deplorables,” a term under which she included people who are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, etc. One word she didn’t include in her description … Continue reading

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The End of the Anthropocene?

 Figure 1 – Timeline of the aeons, eras, periods, and epochs (Source: World Economic Forum) Over the last two weeks or so, the papers were full of existential issues. At the top (so it seemed) was President Biden’s advanced age. … Continue reading

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Immigration and Politics

My previous blog emphasized the importance of immigration in equilibrating demographic transition in many countries with below-replacement fertility rates. However, reliance on immigration for population growth makes it a major political issue. This blog starts to explore the political ramifications. … Continue reading

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