Why is linking the price of wind energy to gas so vital? There are arguments for it and against it. Ultimately, we need to get away from the belief that higher energy prices help the transition to Ne… (View Post)

See above - I worked with someone who tried to introduce a petrol pump in the UK that clearly showed price and tax. It was blocked from being used. (View Post)

When I worked for an oil company, one colleague was tasked with comping up with a single petrol station pump design for use round the world. The advantages were that it would meet all the highest sta… (View Post)

Christmas bonus and a mid year bonus, IIRC It's a con, since the monthly wage is lower to make up for it. (View Post)

Lincoln suggested* buying out the Southern slaveholders, late in the Civil War. Because the monetary cost would be less than finishing it militarily. And with lots less dead people. *some say this wa… (View Post)