Prompted by an email from Miriam Gross of Brighton, I look up “boondoggle.” Webster confirms that the word was coined by Robert H. Link. I hadn’t known that until Miriam wrote. She had been alerted to ...
Carbon capture technology is criticized for extending the operational life of oil wells, potentially leading to increased fossil fuel use. Public funds are being used to support carbon capture ...
The California high-speed rail project has often been derided as a boondoggle, and with good reason. After narrowly winning a statewide vote in 2008 with low-balled cost estimates and exceedingly ...