Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Tesla Inc. has begun taking $1,000 deposits for its remarkable solar roof tiles—to be delivered this summer at a price point that could expand the U.S. solar market.
Tesla will begin with production of two of the four styles it unveiled in October: a smooth glass and a textured glass tile. 1 Roofing a 2,000 square-foot home in New York state—with 40 percent coverage of active solar tiles and battery backup for night-time use—would cost about $50,000 after federal tax credits and generate $64,000 in energy over 30 years, according to Tesla’s website calculator.
That’s more expensive upfront than a typical roof, but less expensive than a typical roof with traditional solar and back-up batteries. The warranty is for the lifetime of your home [....]
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The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 4:51pm
And in yet another example of "pay no attention to the Wizard, look at the man behind the curtain," CNN reported 20 min. ago that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signed an international declaration highlighting the importance of the Paris Agreement in tackling climate change Thursday, even as the Trump administration considers withdrawing from the agreement.
Furthermore, I note that Tillerson was chair of the meeting.
Edit to add a reminder that Sec. Tillerson joined Exxon/Mobil in 1975 and was its CEO from 2006 to 2016.
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 5:07pm
But energy scolds tell us that electric cars really don't save much and that we should just give up & shoot ourselves (so cockroaches can bloom, I suppose). What to do, what to do...
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 05/15/2017 - 9:35am