The plea to the felony charge is significant because Matthew Greene admitted coordinating with other New York-based members of the extremist group at the front of the Capitol mob, although there is no evidence that he entered the building. [read post]

Pix Credit 1902 Cartoon of a more ancient form of corruption; HEREPix Credit: HERESince the Enlightenment and the rise of narratives of quantitative divinity in the West, it has become common to deepen cultural presumptions that (1) numbers do not lie; (2) that data serves as its own defense against corruption; (3) and that "following the science" inevitably serves the community as protection against the corruption of discretionary governance by humans. [read post]

Key Findings Introduction Climate Change and Energy Consumption Cost Recovery and Expensing, Explained Energy Tax Policy in the United States Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Increased Capital Stock Turnover Retrofitting Accelerating the Shift Towards Clean Energy Housing Investment, Density, and Sprawl A Word on Policy Neutrality Expensing Is a Great Complement for Green Policies Conclusion Key Findings Expensing for capital investments would increase new investment and capital stock… [read post]