Coral Gables Environment, Politics and Government
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
This is the next logical step.
He has done his homework and has thought through some minimal reforms that are needed to make government smaller, more effective and, hopefully, more transparent to the public.
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
Does this sound familiar to those of us in Coral Gables–city managers retire or resign, and are never fired.
Hours after Mayor Carlos Alvarez was removed from office by a resounding recall vote, Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess is set to step down.
Burgess is expected to make the announcement during a Wednesday afternoon news conference which Alvarez is also expected to attend.
via Miami-Dade County Manager Burgess to Resign | NBC Miami.
March 16, 2011 Leave a comment
For those who think nuclear is a great solution, the evidence is that the costs of this energy are impossibly high if you include risks and dealing with the waste.
Fundamentally, we need to focus on the energy technologies and strategies that meet the combination of low cost (including all environmental and health costs), practicality, and scalability.
Nuclear fails the key tests not because Japan shows nuclear power is inherently unsafe. Nuclear fails the test because it is wildly expensive, and Japan makes clear there is a good reason for that.
March 3, 2011 Leave a comment
I like this description of politics in Washington.
I think that the same perceptions applies to local government, Miami-Dade and Coral Gables. Clearly, sharp commentary and strong questions are not welcome in local government forums.
The city is beautiful (except now for the horrible snails) and the politics are easy where you can get away with just about any sort of distortion of the truth in the commission chamber and in the election campaign.
Washington has become a city of ideological marketing, where those who would note that the emperors have no facts are unwelcome in their own newsrooms. It is a city where access matters most and those who ask tough questions don’t get access.
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