2GreenEnergy associate Dr. Tom Konrad (PhD in math) runs the website altenergystocks.com, and, ever since I’ve known him, he’s been bullish on New Flyer, a bus OEM in Canada. They’ll build you a bus with whatever drive chain you can …
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Climate Change Affects Our Mental Health
There are 1415 blog posts here on climate change, but, up until now, not a single one on the psychological impact it has on our population, i.e., the anxiety and stress it produces. Here’s an article that addresses this phenomenon, …
The Trump Phenomenon Will Be Hard To Reverse
The question posed here is an excellent one, even though it’s unanswerable. I recall the first moment I became aware that Trump was being taken seriously. I called my mother and asked, “I thought that one rock solid qualification for …
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Corn Ethanol Under Pressure
Of the 13 billion bushels of corn harvested in the U.S. each year, 27% are consumed in creating ethanol, largely on the basis of the $7 billion in subsidies paid to corn farmers by the U.S. government.
Generation Capacity
From the American Energy Society: “Capacity” – perhaps the most misused term in energy. On average, wind farms have a capacity factor of about 34%; meaning they work about a third of the time.
The Rank and File Trump Supporter Is Not a Happy Person
Since last Sunday, I’ve been heads down writing the marketing section of a business plan for a company in bio jet fuel, so I haven’t had too much time for blogging. It’s always nice to work for a client whose …
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Educating Girls
Two out of every three uneducated children in the world are girls, and it’s this sad fact that lies at the root of so many of our civilization’s woes.
Those Darn Laws of Physics Again
As I’ve lamented over the years, very few of the ideas that come through my inbox are workable. Most contemplate accomplishing a task, say, generating electricity, in a way that clearly couldn’t be cost-effective. Approximately once a month, however, I …
Agroforestry
Here’s an article on decarbonizing our atmosphere. The author has identified the central issue here, i.e., it’s all about cost. There are lots of things we can do to reduce the carbon footprint of the energy we generate and consume, …
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Waste-to-Energy Highs and Lows
I’m in the process of bringing together a waste-to-energy deal, i.e., linking a cleantech entrepreneur with a source of investment capital. If it happens, I’ll be hired as a consultant, and, counting my chickens before they hatch, I’ve already decided …
