Here’s a conversation that I thought readers may enjoy: Craig: (Writing to a reader who claims that wind and solar would require all the lands in PA, OH, and VA in order to achieve 99.9% reliability.) No one advocates using wind …
The Role of Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Further Discussion Read More »
If you are striving to live a green life, you are likely a habitual recycler. If you are an all-star recycler at home, you should know about the awesome recycling projects out there for recycling enthusiasts. Many companies and organizations …
Another fellow from the pro-nuclear energy group writes more on his “anti-wind” viewpoints: I crunched a lot of numbers relating to the Budischak & Kempton 2013 study of cost minimization using wind, solar and storage technologies, which study was well …
There are well over 4500 blog posts here at 2GreenEnergy, but, to the best of my knowledge, this is the first one on solar cooking. Like so many other elements of solar energy and sustainable living, this is a subject …
Global warming continues to be a growing threat in 2014, despite several years of effort to diminish the effect our energy usage has on the environment. It is vital that each household does as much as possible to reduce its …
From Guest Blogger Ashley Harman: How to Lower Your Kitchen’s Carbon Footprint Read More »
I wrote a post recently on nuclear energy and how its advocates tend to denigrate wind and solar. Commenting on it, my colleague Mario Gottfried offers a note about nuclear reactors’ lasting 100 years. 100 years? Obviously, neither Mario nor …
What Will the World of Clean Energy Look Like in 100 Years? Read More »
A reader notes: “Fossil fuels (and nuclear fuels) provide energy storage. To replace them with renewable energy sources like wind we’ll need to incorporate a means of storing the energy.” This isn’t completely incorrect, but it’s misleading, and it provides …
Energy Storage Benefits Renewables–and All Other Resources Read More »
Here’s a good article on wave energy, i.e., the conversion of the mechanical energy from ocean waves into electricity. For what it’s worth, I’m hoping that this arena will one day succeed, and I agree that if it does, this …
The Law of the Jungle Applies to Wave Energy and All Other Forms of Renewable Energy Read More »
“It is not enough to succeed; one’s best friends must fail.” – variously attributed to Gore Vidal, La Rochefoucauld, Somerset Maugham, Genghis Khan (pictured), and Larry Ellison People who think this way must have very sorry lives. Personally, I’ll be …
Can Nuclear Succeed Without the Failure of Wind Energy? Read More »
Our civilization’s words imply that we value peace. I mention that today, as it’s the 42nd anniversary of the last appearance of a human being on the moon, during which Commander Eugene Cernan and crew member Harrison Schmitt unveiled a …
Our Words Suggest that the Human Race Is a Peace-Loving Species Read More »
