Tag Archives: Politics

Solar is Drowning in Political Backwash

By Mike Mulvihill
An article in the NY Times this weekend, A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search, has generated a number of posts in support and in opposition of the article and solar subsidies.
The article points out that several investor-owned utilities and large projects capable of shopping for private capital, are utilizing federal [...]

Nuclear Intrigue Abounds

By Mike Mulvihill

Dubya was never one of my favorites, but this week’s Wikileaks exposed that his Axis of Evil label is likely well-earned given what we now know about nuclear collusion between North Korea and Iran.
Per the stories in the New York Times and Financial Times, Iran obtained a cache of advanced missiles, based on a [...]

Out Social Media’ing the Democrats

by Mike Mulvihill

Photo: voxefx
 I have lived in several places throughout the east and Midwest, but I spent my formative years (8 to 18) in the garden spot of the Garden State and I have now lived in Richmond, Va., for the past 19 years (my longest stint so far in one city/location). So I have [...]

Lubricating the Wheels of Social Media

by Mike Mulvihill

FOX News – Just an Old School Troll

 By Mike Mulvihill
Transparency is certainly top of mind in the SM world as a result of the FTC ruling on endorsements and testimonials (i.e., pay-to-blog). The ruling has drawn commentary from far ranging sources such as the Council of PR Firms to Chris Brogan. Like Chris, I don’t know what’s so hard to get on [...]