Essays & Other Articles
This section archives articles and essays on topics that don’t quite fit into the other categories on energy. They include articles on high-mileage vehicles, chain-reaction accidents, our neighbors, Tule fog, and . . . well . . . other subjects.
US Representatives Fong and Valadao Must Call for Article 25 Now
By
Paul Gipe
Today I publicly urged Bakersfield area congressmen Vince Fong and David Valadao to invoke Article 25 of the US Constitution …
Not Something I See Every Day: Murder in the Morning
By
Paul Gipe
Got out for my Sunday walk at 5.30 am. Dark of course. Venus and Jupiter are prominent in the east. …
Jimmy Carter, the White House, & Me
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve been invited to the White House only once. Jimmy Carter was the only President to ever invite me. For …
On the Writing Life
By
Paul Gipe
I began writing as a way to explore the world, learn something new, and make a difference. It has been that–and more. I’ve been more or less freelancing since the mid 1970s when I published an exposé in an independent (counter-culture) newspaper on a McDonald’s billboard. The article was a success and the offending billboard was eventually removed. Ah, the power of the pen. I was hooked.
Wind-Powered Vehicles: Is this a Thing?
By
Paul Gipe
Yes it is. Back in 2022 I wrote two articles on solar and wind-powered EVs. The former I said held …
We’re Number 1 Again: Bakersfield Tops US Air Pollution Charts
By
Paul Gipe
Yes siree, we’re serious folk here in Bakersfield, Kern County’s largest city. We strive to be Number 1 in whatever …
