For some reason, environmental issues tend to be controversial, perhaps because of the (deliberately misguided) notion that regulations in this arena stifle economic growth. For those interested in a few facts on the matter, I give you this snappy video …
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Here’s a video on a new approach to solar PV that claims to double the efficiency from about 18% to 36%. But I can’t see how anything these people say could possibly be true (beginning with the current efficiencies, which …
A self-described conservative on Facebook admonishes a fellow conservative who had majored in broadcasting in college and is now telling the world that climate change is a hoax: I think those of us on the right make a mistake when …
Those of us who think of themselves as “people of peace,” might variously define that notion as: treating all people respectfully and fairly, standing up for a wide variety of human rights, and doing everything possible to avoid war. More …
Here’s an interesting article on the future of energy from Kansas City-based Fritz Maffry. I agree with every word, FWIW. My associates and I take extreme exception to the KCPL (Kansas City Power and Light Company, an electric utility company …
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2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me this incredible article on the falling cost of light over the millennia. My first thought when I saw it was that I would skim through it, since the subject matter may seem fairly obvious. …
Here’s a letter, written by a member of the pro-nuke group of which I’m a part, published recently in Physics Today. Though these folks seem to have an unnatural enmity towards renewable energy, they make many excellent points about the …
A commenter from Australia raises an interesting issue, noting: Go ahead, protest vigorously, make as much raucous dissent as possible, but don’t be surprised when you find support for your opponents strengthening. You bring up a good point about people …
On yesterday’s post on global warming, frequent commenter MarcoPolo notes: “Climate change has been occurring since the creation of the planet.” This is true, but irrelevant. Equating a phenomenon that’s occurred over 4.5 billion years to one that’s happened …
As mentioned, Cameron Atwood sent a series of political memes he created, including the one below on climate disruption. I wish there were a way to communicate this concept to everyone on Earth; it’s certainly one that I sneak in …
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