Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler

The author. Fabulous Bulls full suspension Class 3 mountain e-bike. Single track off-road trail. Turtle Rock. Saint George, Utah. January 2, 2021. Photo by Marta Hasler

You May Have 3 Kids, But Do You Really Need A Van Or SUV?

I’m riding 12-20 miles on my e-bike nearly every day, year-around in northern Utah, southern Utah, and northern Wisconsin. Here in Lindon, Utah, I do one of the following. 1) I’m on the beautiful blacktop 20-mile-long (separate from streets) Murdock Bike Trail that goes across my back property line. 2) … [continued]

Some companions and me skiing on the top of Alta Ski Area. The Alta address was automatically at the top of my Tesla NAV choices. Alta, Utah. February 21, 2025. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised: Incredibly Good Except When It Isn’t

A lot of us clean energy proponents are so disappointed with Elon Musk lately that we would like to sell our Teslas to make a statement. However, as a retired person, I don’t have the money to do that. My 2019 Tesla Model 3 has nearly 150,000 miles on it … [continued]

Geothermal power plant in Cove Fort, Utah. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Geothermal Power In Utah, The US, & The World Compared With Other Technologies

I believe in the clean power bible written by Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University. He explains why wind, water, and solar are the only practical and economical means he believes can convert the world efficiently, quickly, and economically to clean energy. He has eliminated other popular green energy items … [continued]

Construction of a solar farm and soon an electrical energy storage facility. Green River Energy Center. Ferron, Emery County, East Central, Utah

Clean Energy Utah — An Update

Not far from one of the most beautiful spots in the world, Arches National Park (as shown in the photo below), Moab, the Green River, and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which is under construction (as shown in the … [continued]

Solar farm and energy storage facility. Green River Energy Center. Castle Dale, Emery County, East Central, Utah

Utah’s Clean Solar Energy & Storage Boom: Why?

Near some of the most beautiful spots in the world, the San Rafael Swell and Arches National Park (as shown in the two photos in the figure below) Moab, the Green River and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which … [continued]

Grand Coulee Dam. Columbia River, Washington. Bureau of Reclamation. US Government Photo

The Problem & Potential Of Hydropower

Mark Z. Jacobson from Stanford University has explained why investments in wind, water, and solar are the only feasible ways to convert the US and the world to clean energy. However, even the best technologies come with environmental impacts. With encouragement from the federal government, private industry has recently made … [continued]