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Perhaps it is the aging process (yes indubitably getting older) and major health challenges. I am reunited with my enduring interest in history, both in the broad overview global as well as local and personal. I am struck by the consistent parallels of 125 years ago and today’s headlines. The corporate energy oligarchies aligned with political consorts are again seeking to be permitted to develop new oil exploration in our national parks. This is astounding, our national park

In my last attempt to describe the “BIG” that we find surrounding us, I can say my mind seeks to be philosophical and also comment what could be considered on the juxtaposition of current economic reality. Adam Smith a Scottish economist and moral philosopher in 1776 published a book, a “treatise” entitled the Wealth of Nations. According to Wikipedia Smith laid out a system of political economy with the famous metaphor of the & quot;invisible hand& quot; regulating the marke

One thing I found during this past summer, there continues to be a daily barrage of climate and energy related news. It is often polar opposite. Let’s start with wind and solar generation. The US Energy Information Agency touts that wind and solar surpassed coal in electric generation in 2022. According to the Associated Press Gregory Whetstone the CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy said, “Over the past decade, the levelized cost of wind energy declined 70 percen

As a country across seeming all sectors, political, economic, societal, and cultural there is literal and figurative bombardment that BIG is better, and becoming BIGGER is better.  Restrictions on corporations and financial institutions have been reduced. Consumer advocate groups and regulatory oversight is being erased. Large corporations are consolidating markets. Urban and suburban hubs keep advancing into rural areas. Politics are infiltrated and dominated by rich donors

A cliché often heard is “History repeats itself. “According to Wikipedia, supposedly Winston Churchill once remarked The adage  “history is also written by the victors” Or possibly a German might have said it in 1941 before Mr. Churchill later claimed it as his own. It is one of the most cited quotes pertaining to the academic discipline of history, used to illustrate that history can be highly subjective because the people, groups or nations involved will mold accounts to th