Published

2 years ago

February 23, 2025

Alice Rush

The suggestion from a reader at left represents the right idea overall, but needs to be rethought.

I met a guy from Norway the other day who talked about his nation’s wealth tax. In short, it’s hard to become and remain a billionaire anywhere in his region of the world, though it’s actually easy to become fairly affluent. That’s because moderate income people actually pay significantly lower tax rates than we Americans do, and, of course, all education and healthcare are free.

If I were asked to suggest the best approach to a wealth tax, I’d start by researching how various counties around the globe have designed and implemented theirs.

Wealth Tax

Renewable Energy

How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

Published

16 hours ago

October 8, 2026

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

Rosemary visits DTU Wind & Energy Systems in Denmark, where Nicolai Frost-Jensen Johansen explains rain erosion testing, tip speed, and LEP defects.

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How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion

Renewable Energy

This Guy Is Bucking the Trend

Published

1 day ago

October 7, 2026

Alice Rush

If it’s true that David Valadao is moving back in line with Trump (which seems exceptionally unlikely in California), this jackass is in the slim minority. Most congressional Republicans are trying to pretend they’ve never heard of Trump.

The representative’s district is in the rural farming region in Central California, but still, aligning oneself with Trump makes no more sense than cozying up to skin cancer.