Podcast From ABB: Electric Vehicles Pt. 2: So, what does this mean for utilities?
Commentary: Trump Impeachment In The Rear View Mirror
The Trump Impeachment is now behind us. I stop and think, "what is in the future"? It is obvious that the impeachment process is political, not legal. Also clear is that impeachment is a political weapon. A person can be impeached for a reason, or for no reason. I think we will go through this…
Video: Criminal trial against Arkema, top executives will begin this week
Trump Economic Theory Of Relativity Is Proven By The Economic Data, What?
On January 8, 2020, I had the pleasure of attending the MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas Luncheon, held at the Federal Reserve building in Houston. One of the speakers there was John Duca, Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and professor of economics at Oberlin College. After the luncheon, I had a…
Press Release From IADC: Chemical Safety Board Approves Final Rule on Accidental Release Reporting
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board recently approved a final rule on accidental release reporting. The rule requires prompt reports to the CSB from owners or operators of facilities that experience an accidental release of a regulated substance or extremely hazardous materials that results in a death, serious injury or substantial property damage. The prepublication version…
Video: President Trump Deploys Bortac To Sanctuary Cities Feb 15 2020
Podcast From ABB: “Electric Vehicles Pt. 1: Myths, economics and business cases”
Scientia Small Conference: “Work in the 21st Century: Automation, Workers, and Society”
I had the opportunity to attend the Scientia Small Conference at Rice University this week, Feb 13 - 14, 2020. The purpose of the conference is to examine the workplace from 4 difference perspectives: automation, workforce development, leadership, and policies. According to the Scientia Institute Charter at Rice University, the purpose of the Institute is…
Basketball: Old Dominion Dominates Rice, 73 -70
Rice University played Old Dominion on Feb 13, 2020 at Tudor Fieldhouse. I really thought Rice was going to pull this one off, but no. Although Rice has been on a winning streak, Old Dominion just barely slipped by them. Things started off well enough. Rice led throughout the first half and went into the…
By The Numbers, 2/12/2020
The EIA published its Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Here are some highlights. All items are in millions of barrels per day except inventories, which is billions total. Dates are defined as week ending averages, except utilization rate which is a four week ending average. The full report can be found here. Item 2/7/20 1/31/20 Refinery…
