I had lunch at the National Clean Energy Summit yesterday with Karl Reiber, PhD (pictured), a cardiovascular physiologist, the focus of whose work is aquatic animals and how they are affected by the changes that are happening to their environment. …
Life's Full of Surprises at the National Clean Energy Summit Read More »
It’s Sunday night here, but I’ve scheduled this post to be published at 2:45 tomorrow morning, the time at which I’ll get up, dress hurriedly, drive down to Los Angeles, and fly to Las Vegas for the 8th annual National Clean …
Queueing It Up for Tomorrow: National Clean Energy Summit Read More »
I’m part of a discussion group that is largely composed of scientists whose main concern is the vast damage that our society continues to wreak upon the environment. One of the benefits I derive from this is the ability to …
Ever wonder exactly what happened after the last ice age? What whacked all those woolly mammoths, and gave rise to our modern-day large herbivores? In particular, what were the consequences of a warming planet, and what can we learn that …
Using Advanced DNA Testing To Understand Our Earth’s Changing Climate Conditions Read More »
For those looking for a summary of the issue of ocean acidification, below are two graphs that make the point with shocking clarity. The presence of unprecedented levels of CO2 in our atmosphere have brought about a precipitous drop in …
Frequent commenter SilentRunning notes: Dear Craig, you deserve a Star of Peace for allowing Dr. Cannera to pontificate against the two forms of energy, solar and wind as inefficient toys that will not significantly contribute to the global energy challenge …
Validity of Solar PV and Wind Energy in the 21st Century Earth Read More »
A pro-nuke colleague writes in response to my piece in which I refute the anti-renewables rant of Alex Cannera: Craig, my views on renewables are laid out in: Let’s Run the Numbers – Nuclear Energy vs. Wind and Solar | …
Renewable Energy: You’re Looking At It; You Can See It At Work Read More »
In 2015 the human race is at the peak of technological advancement, with some form of clever device or product making its way into pretty much all aspects of our day-to-day lives. On the most part these are to provide us …
I mentioned earlier that Alex Cannera, the core participant in the on-going pro-nuke email thread I read, really doesn’t dig renewables, and feels compelled to take a swat at solar and wind at every available opportunity. When someone else agreed …
Here’s one of many dozens of ideas I’ve seen to suck the CO2 directly out of the atmosphere. Its promoters claim to have a great number of smart people supporting the concept, but it sure seems asinine from here. • …
