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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Energy Storage

Here’s another one of those clean energy concepts that falls under the category: “will ‘work,’ but would be so ridiculously expensive that it will never be built.”  It’s an idea in the energy storage space that’s a variant of “advanced rail,” using surplus energy to move masses uphill against the force of gravity, and then recovering some of that energy when the masses are allowed to return back down.

If this class of concepts is to have any legitimacy, it must lie in their simplicity.  That’s where this particular idea completely falls apart.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

Question:  There are two unique but related things about the small town of Verkhoyansk in Siberia, about 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle.  What are they?

Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.

Relevance: If climate change weren’t a reality, this wouldn’t be happening.

Opinion: That 1300 people choose to live in the middle of nowhere under conditions like these is probably the result of the horrific quality of life afforded to most Russians.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

We’re living through a period of time that will either strengthen or destroy the rule of law we have enjoyed for 244 years here in the United States.

The president and his henchmen are doing everything in their power to demolish the Justice Department and the system of checks and balances our fore-fathers fought and died to put into place here in the years that followed the Declaration of Independence.  (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

For those who want to see a timeline of biblical and world history together, here’s The Amazing Bible Timeline with World History.

I mention this subject infrequently, as I don’t want to disparage anyone’s religion, but I occasionally want to point out that people who believe that the Earth, the heavens, and humankind were put here at the same time, a bit more than 6000 years ago, carry a huge and unnecessary burden. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Here’s an article that offers the perspectives of 25 people who voted for Trump in 2016 but subsequently withdrew that support–each for a different reason. The only commonality was that each had reached a “breaking point.”

That’s a good thing, because it was starting to appear that these people really couldn’t arrive at a place where something Trump did pushed them across a line.

Worth a look.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

What are we to infer from this graph?  Given that it displays two vastly different outcomes, there must be at least one dramatic difference between the subject groups and the way they were treated over this period of time.

Both are part of the developed world, have essentially the same genetic make-up and access to healthcare.  Neither has a vaccine. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

It is suggested that this will come in at about $30K and offer a 200-mile range.

Here’s what I told the guy who took back my diesel Jetta due to the emissions scandal, and suggested a new, gas-powered model: “There are people who willingly deal with criminal organizations like yours. They’re called “criminals.” I wouldn’t take one of your cars if you gave it to me.”

I’ve cooled off a bit since then, but I’ll never buy another car from them.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

Just a reusable rocket booster, that lands on a tiny little barge named: “Yes, I Still Love You,” 300 miles out into the Atlantic.  This one’s been reused five times…

This is one of the things that is causing climate deniers to question the bs they’ve been told. They’re thinking, “Ya know, these guys can send a rocket ship into space, then bring it back and land it on something the size of a trash can lid. Maybe I ought to go with science when 10,000 of these guys with ‘PhD’ after their names tell me that human activity is raising the planet’s temperature.”

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

For a long time after Trump leaves office, historians will be arguing about the proximate cause of the steep decline in his approval ratings.  After all, he has survived hundreds of scandals and embarrassments, so what changed in early/mid-2020?

For my money, it’s statements like that of General McCaffrey here.  He joins in with perhaps 7 – 8 other top military leaders in pointing out that Trump is an active danger to everyone and everything in the country. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Let’s take a break from the normal banter on environmentalism and the politics that tries so desperately to impede its progress, and turn to 2GreenEnergy and where it’s “headquartered,” which is in a rural part of Santa Barbara County, about 30 minutes from the city itself.

There is a reason we don’t have a zoo in our little town (Santa Ynez), and that’s because we all have our own.  The pic above was taken last night by a neighbor.  That wild boar probably weighs 300 pounds, and is potentially quite dangerous, though the piggy-backing raccoon does not appear to be too afraid. The opossum looking on from the background seems to be enjoying himself too.

OK, back to Hillary’s emails…..

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