Fake News in Renewable Energy
For some reason, there is an enormous amount of fake news in the renewable energy sector. Why? Who benefits? (more…)
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Sketchy Idea in Renewable Energy
Think about this. You’re driving along an unlit road, and your car passes one of these lamps, creating the gentlest of breezes that creates a tiny, almost imperceptible bit of light, shining on the road–behind you. Does that seem practical?
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Big Oil Ceases To Invest in Renewables—Zzzzzzzz
Anyone driving to the grocery store can see that COVID-19 has dramatically reduced demand for gasoline and diesel. That, coupled with low oil prices, has caused the fossil fuel companies to cut their investment in renewables and other carbon mitigation strategies. (more…)
Lawsuit Alleges Fox News ‘Willfully and Maliciously Deceived the Public’ about the Dangers of the Coronavirus
From this article: Fox News Channel and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, are being sued by a Washington State nonprofit which says it aired false information about the coronavirus allowing it to spread widely in the United States. A 10-page complaint was filed on Thursday in King County court by an organization known as the Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics (WASHLITE). (more…)
Kushner In Charge of Coronavirus–Is That “Madness?”
“Madness” is a harsh word. Can’t we soften it a bit?
After all, about 40% of Americans believe that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kusher, with no qualifications in science, medicine, project management, government, or diplomacy, is competently bringing peace to the Middle East , managing the opioid crisis, bringing an end to the trade war with China, and handling several other pressing concerns, both international and domestic. (more…)
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Now We Have 1600 Fewer Scientists Working in the U.S. Government
Trump has done everything in his power to eliminate fact, reason, and truth from policy-making in the U.S. federal government. Most of these 1600 former government scientists either quit or were fired, though a few were transferred to positions having nothing to do with science itself.
If we have four more years of this, we’ll have a government that operates purely on the whim of big business, regardless of the horrific consequences it has on the health and safety of all of humankind.
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Solar PV “Sunflower”
These people promote their product as follows: Spring is coming… are you SunFlower ready? These solar trackers follow the suns azimuth direction like a real sunflower.
Some people may find these aesthetically pleasing; to each one’s own. Being a practical person, however, I find them repulsive, insofar as clean energy advocates need to understand that the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of a particular source means everything, and, in the case of devices like these, it’s astronomical.
America Takes the Plunge
People all over the world are shaking their heads in disbelief at how far the United States has fallen in such a short period of time.
Perhaps the meme here says it best. (more…)
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Staggering Incompetence
The photo here looks like a recipe for an embarrassing situation, doesn’t it? More to the point, of course, it’s indicative of gross incompetence.
In fact, it speaks to a level of incompetence that is rivaled only by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who, in a stunning admission of deadly ignorance, says he only just learned that asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19.
You’re the governor of a state in which you make policy aimed at preventing 11 million people from joining the 4,638 cases of COVID-19, 139 of whom have died, and you don’t know the most fundamental and most frequently discussed facet of the disease that has been the subject of a continuous torrent of news for two solid months. Hmmmm.
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Cat Physics
Those looking for a few seconds of entertainment (?) can watch this GIF of the impact of a cat and a soccer ball, and then check out the conservation on the subject between legendary environmentalist Paul Scott (Plug-In-America co-founder) and me.
Paul Scott: I love the physics of this. (more…)
