Energy Rant
Cut through the fluff with candid, expert takes on energy policy, programs, and industry trends. Written by our CEO, Jeff Ihnen, the Energy Rant is a blog that challenges assumptions, questions status quos, and delivers sharp insights with just the right dose of irreverence.
Distributed Employee Resources – Alignment is Everything
We’re going off-road this week, inspired by some things I read in The Zweig Letter. The title of the article is ...
Lithium is Not Nirvana
I am typically afforded the freedom to chase rabbits as I write these posts, but last week my mission was to ...
Soothsayer Says: Eight Predictions for the Energy Industry
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing now. That quasi-cliché is why I have never had a New Year’s resolution, and ...
Baker’s Dozen Energy and Carbon Saving Tricks
Do squeaky wheels get the grease? No. They get replaced (Peter’s principle). Adulators get dessert. That is the ...
12 Schemes to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Back in the day, when I was interviewing college kids for full-time employment with us, I would ask them to tell ...
Fly Balls, Fast Drives, And Fault Detection Diagnostics
For those of you who are not doctors or veterinarians for our beloved pets, have you ever been in an exam room ...
Agrarian-Style Programs; Lily Free Rides
I’m an insatiable consumer of information, but I need to learn more. For example, if you haven’t watched the ...
Performance Programs, Ouija Boards, and Mark Twain
I could not compete with my former self and Gene Simons from last week, but I went back to the Gallup ...
Performance-Based Programs; Do You Have the Delusion?
Employees at Michaels get a free psych-x profile (it’s not my area of expertise) to determine personal strengths ...
Good, Perfect, and Real Carbon Targets – Finale
In this week's Energy Rant, we're covering the final segment of good, perfect, and real carbon targets.
There ...
Good, Perfect, and Real Carbon Targets – Part 3
In this week's Energy Rant, we're covering part three of good, perfect, and real carbon targets.
In Part I of ...
Good, Perfect, and Real Carbon Targets – Part 2
In this week's Energy Rant, we're covering part two of good, perfect, and real carbon targets.
Last week we ...
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