Today is the 145th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. National Weather Service. Thus, when we say, “2014 was the hottest year on record,” what we really mean is that it was the hottest year in the last century …
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India: Thinking Big on Solar Energy
Here’s a fellow in India building a 10 GW solar farm. That’s an impressive number, but by my quick calcs, that’s almost 200 square miles at 20% efficiency. That’s a lot of real estate. Of course, India is comprised of …
We Need To Make Tough Choices In Some of Life’s Arenas—And Energy Policy Is One of Them
Fifty-one years ago this evening, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and attracted a television viewing audience (73 million) that stood as a record for some time. I was a little boy taking piano lessons, and I recall …
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Coal Won’t Go Gentle Into That Good Night
The ad below is a call to action focused on Australian coal miners, but it illustrates a larger point: there are interest groups on all sides of every issue—some helpful, others harmful. Yet getting rid of destructive practices isn’t as …
Clean Energy’s Role in the Advancement of Our Civilization
It’s the birthday of Jules Verne (pictured), author of fantasy books of the mid-19th Century. According to the Writer’s Almanac: Verne described inventions that were similar to modern airplanes and automobiles, and tall skyscrapers where people use electricity to listen to …
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From Guest Blogger Martin William: The Latest Trends in Home/Kitchen Appliances
The kitchen is one of the most important parts in a house. It is where the family gathers the most aside from the living room. Over the years, the appliances that fill a kitchen have transformed, following the latest trends …
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Analyzing Claims Regarding "Breakthroughs in Physics"
At the rate of approximately one per month, I receive emails from people who claim to represent breakthroughs in physics that are called “over unity” or “perpetual motion,” where the purported efficiency of the process is greater than 100%, meaning …
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The Lighter Side of Climate Change Denial
My biggest problem with 2015 so far is that it’s happening in the absence of Steven Colbert, at least in the form of the “Colbert Report.” I had forgotten how fabulous this whole enterprise was until I came upon this …
Neither You Nor I Know What the Future of the Energy Industry Looks Like
Don’t we all chuckle to ourselves when we hear people explain what the energy industry is going to be like in the year 2100? Our world changes so fast today—and that rate of change is only accelerating—that it makes very …
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The Migration To Renewable Energy Is Both Essential and Impossible
I have two main theories that address our transition from fossil-based to renewable energy: 1) The challenge the world faces in phasing out fossil fuels is both absolutely imperative and ….totally impossible. It’s akin to the paradox: what happens when …
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