2GreenEnergy Supporter Gary Tulie writes from his home in scenic Buckinghamshire, England (pictured): Hi Craig, I have wondered for a long time how big wind turbines might eventually get. This article indicates a possibility of reaching 50 MW per turbine. With …
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Citizens United: Buh-Bye!
As I wrote yesterday, Obama is not checking out of here without making some extremely important reforms before he goes, and he seems to be picking up the pace as the time for his departure from office nears. Here he’s …
Nuclear Safety Is Not a Cut-and-Dried Issue
Frank from Florida writes: How can a pro-nuke person honestly say that he or she is “concerned for our descendants and all species around us?” Don’t they know that after a nuclear accident it takes generations for living things to …
Investment Opportunity: Project Financing for Large Geothermal Heat Pump Projects
When it comes to the design and construction of sustainable, “green” buildings, the use of geothermal to provide heating and air conditioning may be the single most important and exciting concept around. Of course, developers, architects, and owners of large …
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Obama’s Not Checking Out of Here Without Making a Broad Set of Reforms
Those of us who concern ourselves with environmental matters unanimously agree that the Obama Administration has represented a complete about-face in this arena from that which came before. Yet it’s hard not to notice our president’s work in dozens …
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Geoengineering with Calcium Oxide
Here’s a discussion about a senior scientist’s attempt to deal with rising CO2 levels as they pertain to ocean acidification. He favors seeding the seas with lime (calcium oxide, from limestone, pictured left), and explains why basalt (which is super-abundant) isn’t …
Periodic Table Provides Interesting, Though Grim Reminders
It’s the birthday of the man who created the Periodic Table of Elements – Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. A couple of things bear mentioning here. • There is nothing in the visible universe that isn’t some combination of items on that chart …
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Early Television and What We Can Learn From It
Today is the 90th anniversary of the first demonstration of the television, and thus an opportunity for me to tell this little story. The technology of TV was developed before humankind could figure out how to use it, and thus …
A Great Deal of News re: Renewables Energy Will Be Bad Until We Fix This
My fine friend Brian McGowan writes about this article, which offers bad news for the solar industry in Nevada: You know about this right? Yes, I’m aware of it. But it doesn’t come as any surprise given the way we regulate …
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Can Nuclear Be Safe?
On my post “Adventures in Biofuels,” a reader notes: One thing I notice is you continue to point to nuclear as an option. Do you really believe humans can build a facility, operate it efficiently and dispose of the waste safely? I …
