December 06 2008 William writes:
I have moved back to California for a job with SolarCity, an aggressive residential solar company that aims to make solar installations as easy as a phone call. I am very impressed by its horizontal management style and cutting edge financial instruments. LA could become the epicenter of the residential solar industry with its intense sun, many roofs, and strong incentives.
Culver City is a nice area and is similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan with its many diverse restaurants, young population and random hipsters. I live only a bike ride from the beach and work so my car is one of the many just take up a parking place.
LA in general is interesting. Huge roads and too many cars define the city but this situation of a frustrated public and many lanes might help the city create pragmatic transportation solutions. California recently authorized funding for the costruction of a bullet train system to link all major CA cities.
I do miss the open space and mountains of Wyoming.
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September 28 2008 William writes:
There was a great op-ed by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times recently. Two paragraphs wrote exactly what I’ve been thinking:
“Infants and the elderly who are disabled obsess about survival,” said Sridhar. “As a nation, if we just focus on survival, the demise of our leadership is imminent. We are thrivers. Thrivers are constantly looking for new opportunities to seize and lead and be No. 1.” That is what America is about.
But we have lost focus on that. Our economy is like a car, added Sridhar, and the financial institutions are the transmission system that keeps the wheels turning and the car moving forward. Real production of goods that create absolute value and jobs, though, are the engine.
“I cannot help but ponder about how quickly we are ready to act on fixing the transmission, by pumping in almost one trillion dollars in a fortnight,” said Sridhar. “On the other hand, the engine, which is slowly dying, is not even getting an oil change or a tuneup with the same urgency, let alone a trillion dollars to get ourselves a new engine. Just imagine what a trillion-dollar investment would return to the economy, including the ‘transmission,’ if we committed at that level to green jobs and technologies.” (read the whole article)
America needs to promote productive developments such as infrastructure and technology. Where are our leaders in government?
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March 21 2008 William writes:
Encana is a natural gas and oil producer with the majority of its assets located in North America. The company has increased its gas production and reserve holdings annually for the past 3 years. On Dec 31, 2007 had access to 12.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (5% of North American reserves). continue reading »
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