Greg Kozera Growing up in the 1960s almost everything we bought was made in the USA. The Big 3 automakers were General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Foreign cars were uncommon. The VW Bug was the most popular foreign car in the U.S. It was cheap. Much smaller than American cars. Chinese made products were nonexistent. […]
Greg Kozera This week at the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) Winter Meeting, a speaker discussed the promise and pitfalls of zero carbon. The question was asked, “Will a net zero U.S. power grid solve the problem of China’s increasing carbon emissions?” His response was, “No! China is undoing any progress the USA is making. […]
Greg Kozera Our family is back at the Outer Banks for Thanksgiving week. We rent a large house and everyone comes who is available. We had two of our three children, some of the grandchildren and a number of other relatives and friends. The house is three story with 7 bedrooms. The kitchen is on […]
Greg Kozera My mother made an incredible barbeque sauce. Growing up, we loved it when Mom made ham barbeque sandwiches for dinner. Mom’s ham barbeques were awesome. She found a way to make them spicy but sweet. Mom didn’t share her secret ingredients. Her sauce was unique and different than any barbeque I have had […]
Greg Kozera A few years ago, pre-pandemic I took a carload of newspapers and cardboard to our local recycle center. People were dropping off plastic household waste. I didn’t realize they were collecting it. Since China wasn’t taking it anymore I was curious what they were doing with it. I approached the man working there […]
