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Barataria

Barataria itself means “cheap lands” in Spanish. This is the domain promised to Sancho Panza at the end of Don Quixote in return for his loyal service. I have used this name for many reasons, the most important being that whenever I’m sick of bad writing, especially my own, I re-read Don Quixote to reinvigorate my faith in language and imagery. I grew up with figures of Don Quixote around the house because, frankly, it was the 1970s. My childhood hero was the “Gentleman Pirate” Jean Lafitte, who had his own benevolent “Kingdom of Barataria” in the swamps of Louisiana.

Most significant of all, however, is my desperate need for a Sancho Panza. Inquire within.

 

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Next generation's struggle

By Erik Hare, Barataria

This is a dialogue with my daughter Thryn Hare (Kathryn).  Thryn has been named one of OutFront’s “25 leaders under 25”, a strong activist for Gay / Lesbian / Transgender rights at only 15 years old.  I couldn’t be more proud.MORE »

Energy: Implementation

By Erik Hare, Barataria

If you ask just about anyone who makes a living predicting the future of societies and economies in the developed world, they will tell you we are a technology drive society. New ideas, products, and systems will change our lives and get us out of any jam.

This is one post in a small series on energy in the US, focusing on energy independence and renewables.MORE »

Energy: Biogas

By Erik Hare, Barataria

Anyone who has spent time in a swamp, like the incredible Florida Everglades, knows what “biogas” is. It’s the end result of natural processes that break down plant matter and return the nutrients back to the soil – and produce a lot of methane gas. Capturing that process, improving it, and making use of the methane is a very old technology that has been in use in some form for centuries.MORE »

Energy: The Market

By Erik Hare, Barataria

There is nothing more fundamental to the health of economy than energy costs, particularly the price of gasoline. There are more important things in life, especially food, but that cost does not rise and fall as rapidly and unpredictably as the cost of the gasoline that keeps our whole system running.MORE »

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