Floating Solar PV Farm
Here’s an article that presents a floating PV farm in China, in a small lake formed by a coal mining pit. This sounds like a good idea in that it sequesters the toxins from the mine. (more…)
Decarbonizing Transportation in the U.S.
A great deal is implied by the meme here, principally why many other nations, some more advanced than others, have modernized mass transportation systems that cause gross reductions in car VMT (vehicle miles traveled). Quite conspicuously, the U.S. has failed to make even the most tentative first steps here. (more…)
Things Look Bright for Renewables, But There’s a Catch
2250 megawatt coal-fired power plant
According to the American Energy Society, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar (large scale PV) and wind (onshore) has fallen 13% and 7% in the last year, respectively. (more…)
White-Dominated City Celebrates Black Lives Matter
Here’s a meme that reminds us of what MLK said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Unless this country, and organized civilization with it, completely loses its bearings towards humanity and spins off into some dystopian white-dominated fascism, the white race will eventually extend its hand towards minorities and say, “Let there be peace. We’re all in this together.”
It’s a beautiful sentiment. All we need to do is to make it a reality.
Problems in the American Voter Base
The American electorate has several problems, some obvious, others hidden. On the surface, we have the corporate propagandists, the overt racists, xenophobes, homophobes, gun nuts, Christian fanatics, war-mongers, etc. (more…)
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More Coal Plants Running Unprofitably Every Day
From the American Energy Society:The state of the global coal sector, by the numbers:
Cartoon: This Is How We Destroy Everything
About the video below, someone may say, “This is hyperbole! Humankind isn’t that terrible!” Guess what: you’re right! Maybe we can learn something here anyway. (more…)
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Will We Meet the Climate Goals We Set in Paris?
Redhead girl, Eiffel tower background
There are 28.2 million Google hits on this subject, so it’s not like no one is asking this question.
The truth is this: It’s a function of the decisions that you and I make along the way. (more…)
What Will Our Energy Future Look Like?
Here’s a presentation by Shell Oil that attempts to answer the question. While Shell is probably the most decent and honest of the large oil companies, there is no doubt that building such a story and paying for it to be disseminated means there is at least some level of self-interest here. (more…)
Recipe for Clean Energy: Add a Little Chile
Chile just announced that it has joined a great number of other countries that are phasing coal out of their grid-mix. Their huge solar farm out in a desert provides the “cheapest unsubsidized energy ever, anywhere, by any technology.” (more…)
