Years ago when cars were introduced and manufactured, there was a space on the very first autos for the buggy whip – a holdover from the old technology of horse and carriage. We look back on that now and chuckle, yet we are seeing this same phenomenon unfolding today. Old technology dies hard.
As we approach an era [...]
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The Buggy Whip Effect
Posted in Economic commentary, International insights, Political commentary, Technology, future of our country, philosophical pondering, tagged algae, buggy whips, chaos, fossils, global economy, hydrogen, inventiveness, new technology, new thinking, political will, solar cells, windpower on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Complacency is Our Downfall
Posted in Economic commentary, International insights, Technology, future of our country, tagged foresight, new energy, oil on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We Americans are a short-sighted people in many ways, and unfortunately, that myopic vision leads to distressing results.
Now that oil prices have lowered, Americans do not feel compelled to support exploration of new clean energy sources because they can go to the gas station, fill up the car, and the cost is not prohibitive. So [...]
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