Germany is in the midst of a large-scale, government-driven energy transition toward renewables….The U.S. has also favored renewable energy with tax incentives and other subsidies, but the effort has been modest compared with Germany’s….So which country is doing a better job of shifting its energy mix?
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Germany and the U.S. have Different Ideas About Energy
Posted May 26th, 2016 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Remembering the Holocaust
Posted January 27th, 2016 at 1:38 pm (UTC-5)
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Six million Jews. That staggering estimate of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust, known as the Shoah in Hebrew, still boggles the human mind. And yet we know it happened during World War II, during the rise and rule of fascist German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. We have the photos. We have survivors’ stories. We have Hitler’s written words. We have toured the death camps in Europe. 71 years ago today, those imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious Nazi camp in southern Poland, were liberated by Soviet Troops. In case we ever forget the potential of humans to commit such a genocide – it has happened since in Rwanda and Cambodia and some say, right now in Syria – we remember the victims of the Holocaust on January 27th.
The Heat Is On
Posted November 30th, 2015 at 2:23 pm (UTC-5)
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Expectations are high in Paris for a deal to slow global warming. President Barack Obama laid down the gauntlet during a trip to Alaska, saying “This year, in Paris, has to be the year that the world finally reaches an agreement to protect the one planet that we’ve got while we still can.” There are hopeful signs: the debate is no longer whether or not climate change exists, but how to curb the greenhouse gases that cause it. As negotiators from 195 countries try to hammer out an agreement over the next two weeks, some experts are saying it’s a waste of time. Why? Because there is no set benchmark or standard built into the process of promising exactly how much a given country must reduce emissions. Still others say that softer approach is exactly how to convince leaders to act, if not now, then in future.
Let Greece Leave the Eurozone
Posted July 22nd, 2015 at 3:12 pm (UTC-5)
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The bailout plan may rescue Europe — by restoring German-French amity and signaling that the currency union is intact. But it won’t rescue Greece….The kinder approach might be to let Greece leave the euro zone, in what might be called an assisted transition.
The Resolve Behind Russia Sanctions Is Weakening
Each time the European Union’s sanctions against Russia come up for renewal, there’s speculation that some countries might break ranks and vote against the trade and financing restrictions. There will probably be no deserters this time around either; but a softening of the sanctions is on the cards in the near future.