Here’s a resume/CV I wouldn't mind having myself: Professor Daniel M. Kammen, University of California – Berkeley Daniel M. Kammen is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. Kammen is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL). Kammen is also the Co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment. Daniel Kammen is a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which … [Read more...]
Hard times?
October 16, 2008 By 50 Comments
You know, for a year or more now, financial times have been really bad worldwide. The mortgage crisis has thousands of families in America losing their housing. Banks are failing all over the world. Food prices are soaring. Oil prices have skyrocketed, although in the past couple of weeks, they are falling back down to more realistic levels. Stock Markets all over the world have been on a wild roller coaster ride. It would seem that financially, we are in a very uncertain time. The Philippines has been sort of an economic basket-case for decades now. People are hungry, going without food. Many of the poor get little or no medical … [Read more...]
How Much Government Is Enough Government?
July 21, 2008 By 12 Comments
I was casting about thinking over several things I might write about this morning when my friend Bob kind of made my decision for me. Bob wrote a post about the advantages of free market versus government managed economy and some of the comments he received absolutely blew me away. I'm a bit older rhan most around here ... I can clearly remember sitting with my mom and a map and the radio listening to the news from Korea every night. I particularly remember one night when the news came over the air that Joseph Stalin had died. I cheered and my mom scolded me for being un-Christian and rejoicing in the death of a fellow human. One of the reasons … [Read more...]
Construction Everywhere!
April 2, 2007 By 2 Comments
In the past months Bob and I have been traveling a lot. I notice a lot of road construction. I just didn't pay much attention to it until lately, because I realize that it is almost election time here. Always here in the Philippines politicians will work on their projects when its almost election time to show people that they have done something during their term. It's nice that they will have projects to work too, but they should do it not just during election time. I guess thats how they run there business here. I should say people are just used to it though. I guess in some ways I wished to have election here like 3 times a year so that … [Read more...]
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