by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 12, 2012 | Energy Rant
Last week I described a hypothetical, unethical scam to achieve a desired outcome, which leads up to this week’s rant, which I didn’t have space for last week. I first came across this in The Wall Street Journal editorial page. The Heartland institute, which I had...
by Jeff Ihnen | Feb 13, 2012 | Energy Rant
True or false: It’s easier to teach Pablo Picasso how to paint a house than it is to make a house painter into a Picasso-grade painter/artist. For the answer, keep reading. I was sitting in a session at last week’s AESP conference sipping my weak overpriced Starbucks...
by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 21, 2011 | Energy Rant
This week I provide my own analysis of raw data to nail this Jell-O to the wall, and I’m done. It’s all good. Does anyone know what the “O” stands for? Orama? Jell Orama? First a recap from last week from which I got some blowback. But would you believe it if I...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 7, 2011 | Energy Rant
This Geography guy really needs to get out of the classroom and the city for that matter once in a while. Modern agriculture is probably demagogued and more poorly understood than energy efficiency, and since this opinion piece addresses both I will dispense with its...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 31, 2011 | Energy Rant
We interrupt this rant for this special announcement. Our cold spring in the northern plains is wreaking havoc in the form of tornadoes in the southern and middle parts of the country. I think the weather phenomena had a lot to do with my interest in mechanical...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 29, 2011 | Energy Rant
Some things in life you have to fully commit yourself to or they will end in colossal failure, or immeasurably small success. When I was a kid I played Evel Knievel by setting up ramps of 2×12 planks and concrete blocks. I jumped my bike across maybe a five...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 15, 2011 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Like any respectable pets, our dogs Bailey and Atlas have us trained, very well. I roll out of bed on the weekend, slog downstairs to make a strong mug of coffee, light a fire (in the wood stove), sit in my chair to read the paper and then the dogs position...
by Jeff Ihnen | Mar 1, 2011 | Energy Rant
Although I don’t appreciate talking about it, we have a black list of companies and organizations for which we will not again partner with, work with, or bid their request for proposals. What type of activities land somebody on this list? Companies or organizations...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 25, 2011 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
Last week I attended the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) national conference in Orlando at the Disney World Hilton. Thankfully, it wasn’t actually in the park – hey, I don’t know man. I would otherwise not go within 2-3 states of a crowded black...
by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 1, 2010 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant
“The Arrow. Does the arrow move when the archer shoots it at the target? If there is a reality of space, the arrow must at all times occupy a particular position in space on its way to the target. But for an arrow to occupy a position in space that is equal to its...
