Category Archives: California
Solar Panel Carports: What’s So Ugly About Saving the Planet?
Stories have been done recently about new carports made of solar panels. This NYT contribution spends a fair amount of space on the argument in California about the esthetics of PVs versus their environmental logic. It’s somewhat ironic given California’s … Continue reading
Sun Thing to Squawk About: Largest U.S. Public Land Solar Project Awarded to German Company
How did a German company win the $6 billion federal contract to build the largest solar project ever on American public land? If it wasn’t such a good idea, it would be embarassing. Surely there are American companies capable of … Continue reading
Online Reunions Put the Face Back in Your Book
One of the great underestimations of the power of the Internet is its ability to bring people together. While the same thing was said of TV in its heyday, I can say from experience that, unlike TV which merely gave … Continue reading
Kevin Garn Scandal: Utah’s Church, State, Corporate Media Out of Touch With Morality
“These are tough times. We, as legislators, live in a fishbowl down there. It’s hard to hide anything.” – Utah Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City Yup, “tough times”, Scotty. Remember the good, old days when you could take … Continue reading
Anderson Valley’s Solar-Powered Brewery: Greatest Beer on Earth
I was absolutely blown away by the quality of Anderson Valley’s Boont Amber Ale of Boonville, California after my wife bought a 6-pack the other day. Then I looked at the bottle cap: “Solar-Powered Brewery.” It doesn’t get any better … Continue reading
No More FedEx Runs: New TurnHere Digital Upload System Heralds Better, Greener Web Video Future
One of my major clients is a company in suburban Oakland, California named Turnhere. They are the world’s largest processor of web video for marketing, advertising and promotion in the world. I’ve been producing material for their various clients like … Continue reading
After a Month on the Road, I Know I and America are Cookin’ Despite What Right Wingers Say
The last few weeks have been encouraging both for me and for the people I’ve done business with. After going through Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Fort Wayne, IN, Rochester NY and a few other places since October 9, … Continue reading
Autumn in Southern California’s High Country: Great, But Not Utah
Rivalries are an American tradition. Yankees-Red Sox. North-South. Dodge-Chevy. And in the American West, the most intense rivalry is between states who feel theirs is the most beautiful. Most Americans would probably say California is more beautiful than Utah. That’s … Continue reading
Oktoberfest in Big Bear Lake: California Doesn’t Need Schwarzenegger to Get Its Kraut On
Big Bear Lake, California: It’s actually a fascinating and easy ten-hour drive from Salt Lake City to this old and popular resort town about an hour-and-a-half east of LA. That is if you don’t mind driving I-15 through Las Vegas … Continue reading
OK, OK- I Love L.A.: Maturity, Earthquakes, or Just Tired of Fighting It?
I just spent the last three days in the greater Los An-guh-leez area (as David Letterman used to call it). I shot a couple of videos for Delcam, my British machine tool software client. Delcam is not only the largest … Continue reading
