I know that I am constantly pointing out how right I have been for years and years when it comes to predicting what would (and has) happened concerning the subjects which I cover. AND, that it would be worse than the conventional media was reporting. My kids tell me that I overdo that aspect of my messages. OK, I get it. But…
I am starting today on a personal note. I have been shamelessly promoting the virtual outing presentation that I made last Thursday. It was very well attended in fact setting a new record for our group’s presentations. It went very well from my perspective and I have received very favorable feedback. In case you missed it and may be interested to see…
There’s been several articles this week that describe how we are inexorably headed for a carbon free, mostly, electric future in transportation. There have been, and still are, skeptics that don’t believe that we will get to the point by 2030, or 2035 at the latest, when every mass produced car in the US will be fully electric much less light duty…
It is impossible for me to write a post today without saying anything about the insurrection/coup attempt at the Capital Building on Wednesday. Debbie and I have been talking and worrying for a very long time about if there would be violence in the streets if Trump lost the election. While we did not foresee the assault on our nation’s Capital Building, with ALL…
I hope you had a wonderful holiday however you may celebrate. And let’s hope that we survive until noon on January 20th and that after that 2021 is a better year than this one. As we end 2020 I am astounded and delighted by the change that has occurred since the 2018 midterm election. The change in the public’s…
The time has come,’ the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.’ This week is a continuation of last weeks post about the end of the fossil fuel industry. This week is specifically focused on…
I listened to a webinar this week about the future of the energy industry. It reminded me of a panel discussion I attended at the University of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook luncheon in 2012 when a Toyota executive was predicting that the majority of vehicles in 2050 would still be burning gas even if many of them might be hybrids. My view then was that…
The Federal Reserve is finally proclaiming the obvious and what I’ve been warning you of for years. “The Fed said storms, floods, droughts and wildfires are among the “acute hazards” that could upend stable economic conditions.” While this article is primarily about the threat of climate change to commercial and residential real estate and their underlying assets (mortgages and mortgage backed securities)…
You know that I’ve been warning for a very long time that investments in fossil fuel assets are going to lose their value and do so much sooner and faster than “conventional” wisdom. Of course, there were some that didn’t even agree that fossil fuel investments were even risky. I posited that major oil companies’ investments in enormous development projects…
Today’s message is that small, sometimes nearly invisible things matter in a BIG way. Previously I’ve alerted you to NSR (New Source Review: https://franklytalking.com/altering-nsr-can-kill-you-concerned/) and how what might be an obscure adjustment to a regulation can have an enormous impact on your personal health and that of the planet. In addition, I wrote about the CRA (Congressional Review Act: https://franklytalking.com/what-the-hell-is-cra-and-why-should-you-care/) and how its…