Thoughtful, sensitive, considerate people are rightly concerned about the multiple hardships that the poor in the world are subjected to. Is there something reasonable that can be done to alleviate their pain and dire straits? The good news is YES. The simplest, most effective change that we can offer these disadvantaged people, is to quickly make available to their communities: low-cost (the lower the better), reliable energy, 24/7. Giving citizens in third-world countries low-cost, … [Read more...]
Joint Letter to President Trump Urging the Rejection of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
As noted in the letter below, the Montreal Protocol was created originally to replace the use of certain refrigerants with hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) in air conditioners and refrigerators because of the belief that those refrigerants were depleting the ozone layer. The Kigali Amendment now would require that HFC's be replaced with hydrofluoro-olefins (HFO). HFO's cost ten times what HFC's cost, and would greatly hamper the spread of refrigeration and air conditioning to the developing world, in … [Read more...]
