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.
To Beck Meadow and Beyond–One More Time into the Sierra Wilderness
By
Paul Gipe
Yes, I made it out of the Southern Sierra Wilderness on my own power but there were times when it …
Getting Back on the Horse
By
Paul Gipe
Getting Back on the Horse After months staring at my expensive bicycle I finally got on it. Ok, I wasn’t …
Well, What do you say?
By
Paul Gipe
Had to run an errand to Rite-Aid. I occasionally see homeless hanging out there in the morning. It was hot …
Finally, The EU’s Market Policy Recognizes Reality
By
Paul Gipe
After decades of ideological mismanagement of the blocs’ electricity market policy, change may be on the horizon. The EU’s policy has nearly obliterated the continent’s renewable energy industry, leading to the easily predictable–and predicted–dependence on Russian gas and oil. It took the invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing energy prices for the EU to ask “how did we get it so wrong.”
We’re Back after a Long Hiatus: wind-works is Up
By
Paul Gipe
After nearly six months my web site wind-works.org is back up. Thanks to the tireless effort of Matthias Bank the …
Serendipity or How We Survived a Thunderstorm and Ate a Delicious Bear Claw
By
Paul Gipe
We’re continuing our Pandemic Peregrinations to explore our region of California. To that end we try head out most Thursdays for day trips in our Chevy Bolt. On this trip we drove to Mount Pinos in the Los Padres National Forest. It’s the closest place you can go to escape the sweltering heat of Bakersfield in August.
