In the dark
Key insights for reshaping energy policy distilled in an easy 60-minute read
Speaking
24/7 Clean Energy
Keynote presentation for 7×24 Exchange event.
Liberty & Energy: Advancing Nuclear Power
Keynote presentation for Liberty Energy Speaker Series.
Fixing Energy Policies That Hurt People & the Planet
Keynote presentation for Blue Ridge Energy’s Community Leaders Council.
California’s Energy Policies Kill Small Businesses
Keynote presentation for California Fuels + Convenience Alliance.
Articles
Written for people who want to think, not just agree
Deep in his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin reveals a secret to his success. His accomplishments steal the spotlight, so I almost missed this buried treasure.
The Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile soars at 550 miles per hour and can hit a target up to 1,500 miles away. The smart missile’s onboard guidance system uses satellites and global positioning system (GPS) calculations to make course corrections to ensure accuracy within 15 feet of a target. Imagine a
We’re living through a remarkable moment: the beginning of The Information Age, a transformation reshaping society and how we work. As we shed the Industrial Age, like a snake slithering out of old skin, we discover that we need a new toolbox of skills and work habits.
The best way to develop ideas for new services or products is to consider your own problems. What do you find tedious, annoying, or inconvenient? How could you solve that problem or minimize the irritation?
Questions guide your attention toward a destination. Imagine you could look at a map depicting every important decision you’ve made. You would see that at every fork in the road you had faced a question. Your answer to that question determined your next step, which determined your path forward.
Look around you. Find a pen, book, or anything you can hold in your hand that will not break if you squeeze it. Pick it up. Squeeze the object as hard as you can for about five seconds. Feel the muscles in your hands and arm contract. Notice the tension in your stomach. Is your heart starting to bea