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I think nearly everyone reading this knows Trump’s budget blueprint calls for eliminating the popular ENERGY STAR® program. This is an enormous topic, so let’s dive in and see where Jeff takes us. Absurdities I have no idea what Trump is thinking – that eliminating this program will do anything for profligate, runaway, candy-for-all federalRead more

June 1, 2017.  Does that ring a bell?  To many, it is a day of infamy – the day Trump bid adieu to the Paris climate deal, accord, treaty, or whatever (Paris).  Since then, I have read many an article, LinkedIn posts, and Tweets filled with wailing and gnashing of teeth.  Was Paris that good? Read more

The Donald has been in office long enough for an assessment of performance, if I may use that term, on energy policy. States Matter Most, but not all, of us are employed under a patchwork of state policies. State houses and executives set the policies, and utility commissions see to it that the policies areRead more

In case you haven’t noticed, the Energy Rant is rebellious. It doesn’t add to the resonate frequencies of our industry’s echo chamber. Strength, resilience, and long-term success require bravery of leaving one’s comfort zone, and frankly, spending most of one’s time in the uncomfortable zone. Do the words snowflake, cocoa, Teddy Bears, Play-Doh and cry-insRead more