Posts Tagged “energy policy”

Jane Brox’s Obit for Old-Fashioned Light Bulbs

August 1, 2010 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

In the Globe today, author Jane Brox writes about the waning days of the incandescent light bulb, that staple of modern life. Read her essay here, and consider subscribing to the Globe if you appreciate the writing.

T. Friedman Lays Out His Hand

August 1, 2010 by PaulM Posted in Current Events, History, Lowell, Politics 2 Comments

Columnist and “talking head” Thomas L. Friedman of the NYT has his fans and his detractors; he turned off a lot of people with his support for the Iraq invasion. The current mess in Afghanistan can be traced in large measure to the bad decision to start a second war in…