We do a daily post of Instagram in an effort to reach out to young people. (We currently have 3943 followers; we want 3.9 million). As suggested here, we try to create a message that blends urgency with optimism. In …
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U.S. Politics: Low-brow? Disgusting? Shameful?
If you believe that every iota of U.S. politics is shameful, you are certainly not alone. But I challenge you to listen to this six-minute speech and not come to a different conclusion.
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Interesting Renewable Energy Questions on Quora
Here’s one on “Alternate Histories (Hypothetical Historical Scenarios)” What would the world look like today if fossil fuels never existed? Without access to abundant cheap energy from fossil fuels could a society have developed using different technologies that would allow them …
How Many Dimensions Are Important in Solar PV?
I volunteer to answer questions on renewable energy on Quora.com. From today’s feed: Question: What is the most hyperactive solar power product (per cubic volume) that is coming in 2016? Volume because transparent solar panels have been invented already. So …
Proponents of Nuclear Science Shouldn’t Object to Objectivity
There are many interesting but sad elements to my involvement with the pro-nuclear online community of which I’m a part. For example, last night one guy asked the 95-member group in an effort to discredit the arguments of anti-nuke renewable …
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Solving Our Environment Problems Comes at a Cost: Brotherhood
I hope you’ll check out the video link here, showing how truly awe-inspiring certain aspects of the Chinese people and its culture are. As another example, China is the world’s leader in investments in renewable energy. Unfortunately, it’s also the …
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The Work of Simone de Beauvoir Raises Some Interesting Questions
From today’s Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of the novelist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, (pictured here with her boyfriend Jean-Paul Sartre) born in Paris, France (1908)…..
CSP and an Advancement in Thermal Heat Storage
Many of us occupy ourselves, in otherwise inactive moments, by contemplating what the future of energy may be like. We need to keep in mind that, since the earth receives more than 6,000 times more power from the sun than …
Encouraging Uptick in Electric Transportation
Over the years, 2GreenEnergy has played host to an uncountable number of discussions about the projected adoption curve for electric vehicles. In particular, many of us have wrung our hands over how slow this process has been, while harboring the fear …
Think Twice Before Taking a Position Against The Dalai Lama
I like to think of myself as a man of righteous conviction. “Damned be he who disagrees with this,” I sometimes think to myself as I pound my chest between keystrokes. Having said that, it really does feel good when …
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