by Tom Campbell | Feb 12, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment
Energy consumption can be divided into two major sectors – electricity generation to power our homes, offices, factories and, in the future, our automobiles and transportation energy for our cars, trucks, airplanes and most ships. In electricity generation, there are...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Economic Opportunity, Energy, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures, Infrastructure
The best job is a permanent job, created in the private sector in a growing California economy. Thus, we should do everything we can to foster an environment in California that will cause jobs to be offered here and to stay here. Many of the proposals made elsewhere...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment
Wind systems are now close to providing electricity at near grid parity in pricing. Solar systems for both concentrated applications in desert regions and rooftop usage in urban areas are also becoming more competitive as entrepreneurs and investors develop ever more...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment
Oil dominates the transportation energy sector; over the last decade, oil imports have peaked (in 2005) and biofuels have grown, now accounting for over 8% of gasoline consumption and some part of diesel usage. California should support research at its universities in...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment
The August 2017 auction of cap-and-trade certificates brought $935 million to California government revenues. The Legislature was not long in spending it. $640 million was allocated to Governor Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail project. In future years, 25% of the...
