Yeah do I have Google, and that’s why I use it to try to respond with actual metrics instead of vague assertions regarding drag strip cars. That was one event of methane release. Are you really going to argue that this one event superscedes all other environmental disasters in the entire United States? including New…

Totally agree on the nuclear...but I think you underestimate wind, solar and storage in combo. CA has a ton of offshore locations where the wind is near constant, and in fact peaks after sunset—-just as solar goes bye-bye. It won’t be enough to carry the full load. But CA has already had days when in nearly 70% of…

Aliso Canyon was a clusterfuck. My godson and two of my oldest childhood friends live in Porter Ranch. but no one died from that leak and based on the chemical profile, no one will. The long term effects are also questionable based on the best science we’ve got. Compared to other environmental calamaties, that doesn’t…

Well now, the more I look at the numbers the more optimistic I’m becoming about renewables in CA. Not only are the numbers going up significantly year to year, the increase seems to be accelerating. From 2006 to 2011 we added only about 3 percent to the renewables column for total energy production. From 2001 (the…

Ok, fair enough, that explains it. I was not including natural gas. If you look at my original post that you first replied to. I specifically mentioned natural gas as being cost competitive to coal, in other words as an alternative. Given it’s about half as polluting as coal, and cheaper, I see it as a win-win. And I…

Yes, so? I think you are losing the thread of your arguments here and flailing about. The discussion was about how electricity is being generated in CA and how that factors into the carbon footprint of electric cars. What does CA’s total energy portfolio have anyting to do with that?l Of course we still have to pump…

???? Did you look at the table you linked to for 2016? I just did and whether you define total energy used to power anything in CA by in-state production or mix in what we buy and “import” in from other places via interstate transmission lines (total power mix), Coal accounts for 0.16% or 4.13% and oil for .02 or…

Not in CA where most of these things are and will be sold....and given how cost competitive natural gas and renewables have become/ are becoming, it’s not a stretch to presume that even in states that currently use more coal in electric plants to produce electricity, those equations will change.

But the irony is that the Harvards of the world often do a much BETTER job in term of accepting/admitting and graduating African American students. If you look at their latest numbers for the incoming Freshman class, it’s hard to be critical on that score alone. The bigger problem are the big, “middle-level”…

I’d like to see a clear cut case of that level of cultural bias in the verbal aptitude section of modern SAT tests because I would immediately drop it into my classroom lecture on the inequities of SAT tests....but I’ve yet to actually find one. You hear these stories every so often. Version I’ve heard most recently…

College professor here, I study academic outcomes, have focused on under-represented and historically disenfranchised groups, and are FULLY supportive of affirmative action. In fact, I wish it was more comprehensively and aggressively applied. Plenty of empirical evidence that a diverse campus benefits all students,…

Perhaps this is implied in how we we are defining “driver”, but for a typical driver, driving on typical roads, I would consider oversteer as a bigger problem than understeer, which is why—-as has often been reported—-automakers have baked in understreer in most cases. On track days, sure, understeering is more of a…

Long post, but need to vent a bit because I am a genuine fan of Cadillacs CTS and ATS offerings. I realize that sedan sales are down in general, as people keep buying cross-overs and SUVs, but Cadillac has to take considerable blame for CTS and ATS sales numbers. Here’s my experience. After a lot (several months)…

Long post, but need to vent a bit because I am a genuine fan of Cadillacs CTS and ATS offerings. I realize that sedan sales are down in general, as people keep buying cross-overs and SUVs, but Cadillac has to take considerable blame for CTS and ATS sales numbers. Here’s my experience. After a lot (several months)…

Yo Ghost—long response but I have a lot of personal empathy, so figured I’d try to be helpful. This may not be the answer you were hoping for, but you are probably at the stage where you need a good exterminator. I tried everything I personally could after it became clear that rats had gotten into our stand-up…

Trust me, I don’t expect boxing to change anything. There’s hardly a sport that is willing to stick to something “just because.” But there’s no reason that refs couldn’t more consistently follow one set of rules, or more aggressively sanction boxers who try to push it by pulling their short halfway up their abdomen…

I’ve seen that too, and I’ve seen that not done, and I’ve seen everything in between. That’s part of the problem. A general lack of consistency. And that reminds me that you don’t see this problem nearly as often in MMA fights because the groin protectors are so much more fitted (while still apparently functioning…

I completely appreciate that a low blow is technically defined as blow below belt line (although I know some refs take a more conservative take and count anything below the navel as a low blow)...but this is the problem with low blows in boxing...especially if you are going to argue that it’s a true shot to the nuts…

Great recommendation Tom. I am close to pulling the trigger on this. Test drove the 14' and 15' models, unbelievable steering feel and handling. Motortrend went gagga over this car in their tests and comparos. Only thing I would add is that the cabin interior is not Audi/MB/Lexus quality, and there is considerable…

HA! I missed your comment, I just posted that this was a pretty good single leg take-down/ transition to side mount