A reader responds to my piece “What Will Become of Most Renewable Energy Concepts?” as follows: I sell energy every day and I would say watch more closely those you scoff at, as once the tax incentives go away so will …
Category: Renewables – Science
A Lesson from Linus Pauling
I was just telling my daughter’s best friend (pictured here facing my camera, perhaps seven years ago) about Linus Pauling, how remarkable he was, and what we can all learn from his incredible life. One important lesson is that we …
Ocean Acidification and Its Many Terrifying Consequences
Those of you who understand the basic chemistry of ocean acidification know that the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed into the seas, momentarily creating carbonic acid, which almost immediately breaks apart into products that includes a hydrogen …
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Air-powered Car – “Coming Soon”
Over the years, I’ve had several friends send me this “air car” concept. It’s a terrible idea in terms of engineering and physics, but that’s not the most objectionable thing about it; it’s a bald-faced attempt at deceit.
People Who Favor the Migration to Renewable Energy Have Big Hearts–But Sometimes Impractical Ideas
I’m in close communication with the World Business Academy, a Santa Barbara, CA-based non-profit dedicated to the migration to 100% renewable energy. I urge readers to check out their website and form their own opinions. They often ask me to …
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If the Migration To Renewable Energy Is Inexorable, Why Is It Taking So Long?
When someone asks me this question at a party, I normally ask if he wants the three-minute or three-day version; there are dozens of answers, each quite important, and each requiring some time to articulate. One of the most important …
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Viewpoints on the Migration to Renewable Energy
A colleague writes: Just finished Facts and Fantasies. Very informative, very readable. I dog-eared a bunch of pages to come back to later for reference. I’ll tackle “Doable” this week and eventually we’ll have a discussion about them. I suspect …
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The Trajectory for Getting Rid of Coal
In my post suggesting that we need to cut the cord with respect to fossil fuel subsidies, senior energy analyst and regular 2GreenEnergy commenter Glenn Doty writes: It will take decades to get society to a point where we can shut …
Clean Energy Business Plans Need Only Present the Solution
A fellow from somewhere in the Middle East claims to have a new technology for water desalination, and I requested something that explains the science. Even though he writes at considerable length, his English is not sufficiently strong to permit …
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Are "Good Ideas" in Energy Necessarily "Big?"
On my piece: “Good Ideas in Clean Energy Are Actually Quite Rare,” longtime 2GreenEnergy supporter “BreathOnTheWind” notes: We seem to expect renewable resources to be a plug and play replacement for fossil fuels. On the contrary, renewable energy gathers energy …
