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10 Reasons to Look Forward to the Future - Johan Norberg

Need to feel uplifted on this Monday Morning? Watch the video below. Here's a bit about the book Progress: “Mr Norberg unleashes a tornado of evidence … a blast of good sense.” – The Economist ‘An exhilarating book.” – Steven Pinker “Superb” – Matt Ridley “Excellent” – Philippe Legrain “Refreshingly... Read more →

Listening to climate doomsters makes our situation worse

ID 115221206 © Gunold | Dreamstime. An interesting take on a very "hot" topic. "...The IPCC’s Working Group I reports (the physical sciences) were rightly described by activists as the “gold standard” description of climate research and the most reliable statement of scientists’ consensus. But by 2011 activists were saying... Read more →

Will hydrogen (Fuel Cell) vehicles be the future?

Keith Crain editor-in-chief of Automotive News recently wrote an editorial with the heading "Electric will be a rude awakening" where he asserts that it will be a long time before electric cars assume market leadership simply because of the hundreds of millions of gasoline and diesel powered vehicles on the... Read more →

Tim Clark – The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Idea City featured Author Tim Clark back in 2015. Clarke discussed "how they develop The Old Farmer’s Almanac and explains some of the myths and wisdom which are inserted into the book come from." Order The Old Farmer's Almanac here... About The Old Farmer's Alamanac: "Time-tested and generations approved, the... Read more →

Vagrants in the graveyards

I was recently invited to a meeting to discuss the issue of vagrants and how they have made the graveyards along Shirley Street their home away from home. These unfortunate souls strew garbage among other things throughout graveyards when they sleep there. By day we see them roaming the neighbourhood.... Read more →

Why no cost benefit analysis to accompany solar suggestions?

There is a popular opinion that The Bahamas can easily move to solar energy as our source for electricity. After all we're still burning diesel fuel, in some cases Bunker C, to generate power for our daily lives. While we've been carrying our green bags to the supermarket for years,... Read more →

The Butcher, The Brewer, and The Baker Book Talk: Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster

Bahamian Professor Virgi Storr talking about revival in the wake of hurricane Katrina. In this Charles Koch Institute The Butcher, The Brewer, and The Baker book series talk, Virgil Storr and Stefanie Haeffele-Balch discuss their new book Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster: Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship. Watch the... Read more →

Government Can't Solve Our Problems, but Civil Society Can

...trust in the federal government’s ability to solve problems is at its lowest point in decades. by Richard William Graber This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. A recent Gallup report revealed a paradox of today’s national political debate: While a number of candidates on the... Read more →

Sewerage Dumping

Sir, Perhaps Juan McCartney of Guardian Radio 96.9 might now offer his apologies to the Bahamian people for scare-mongering, by going off half-cocked over this sewerage dumping matter. Now a fuller picture has emerged concerning dumping of sewerage by Carnival ships. It has been revealed that international agreements state sewerage... Read more →

Electric Cars Aren’t Nearly as Green as People Think

Next time you see an electric car or a charging station, keep in mind the emissions involved in producing the battery and the electricity used to keep it running. by Catherine Alles This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. For years, I’ve imagined how great it... Read more →