"Eternity is in love with the productions of time." William Blake
Apple goes political with patent application.
This is great. Apple, with more cash in the bank than the US Treasury, takes matters in their own hands when it comes to sustainability. It’s great to think they would venture to reinvent “the battery,” or find other new ways to better power electronic devices, as more powerful gadgets require more power, particularly their displays.
Straight from the patent application:
“Our country’s continuing reliance on fossil fuels has forced our government to maintain complicated political and military relationships with unstable governments in the Middle East, and has also exposed our coastlines and our citizens to the associated hazards of offshore drilling,” the filings state. “These problems have led to an increasing awareness and desire on the part of consumers to promote and use renewable energy sources.”
It’s incredible to me that they put this in the Background / Related Art section of a patent application; sounds like something to campaign on.
NTU.org Ads About Rising Energy/Gasoline Prices: Fact or Fiction?
This multi-million dollar ad by NTU.org does not attempt to tell the truth about the reality of rising gasoline prices by any stretch of the imagination. They are preying on public fears and ignorance and certainly do not represent the future. High oil and gasoline prices are here to stay, folks. If, over the last decade, Exxon only found 95 barrels of oil for every 100 they produced, then that means consumption is outpacing supply and oil companies are going to make as much money as they can, while they can. Also, if US refinery capacity (what’s used to turn oil into gas) are at 85%, and we have not built a new one since 1977, how is it possible to instantly produce more gasoline to reduce current rising costs? It’s impossible and oil and gas companies really don’t mind; they are making huge profits at the moment.
While homes in southern Germany produce more power than they consume, and energy companies pay residents for excess power, we are seeing big oil propaganda like this in the United States. If we want an energy independent future for our kids, tax breaks for the oil companies is not going to get us there.
If you want to fund the future invest it in one of these companies rather than giving any money to NTU.org.
If you really want to change things, call your congressperson and tell them you want to nationalize big oil. It’s the only way to bring down prices in the short term.
