It’s the birthday of Gregor Mendel, whose famous experiments with pea plants in 1854 led to his theory of genetics. But, according to The Writer’s Almanac, when Mendel died in 1888, his papers were burned, and it wasn’t until the …
Category: Renewables – Science
Moore's Law As It Applies To The Future of Energy
44 years ago today, Robert E. Moore and Robert Noyce founded Intel. Today, Moore is probably best known for the “law” that bears his name, the concept that the effectiveness of technology expands exponentially through time. Speaking of which, a …
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Tagged with: Intel, Moore's Law, Ray Kurzweil, Robert E. Moore, Robert Noyce, technology expands exponentially
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
Here’s something I’ve shared with a number of people but, for some reason, have not yet posted. It’s called Secret Worlds: The Universe Within, and offers the opportunity to take a journey from the cosmos: 10 million light years from …
Fracking: An Attempt At Fairness
A friend of mine sent me a bunch of material on the dangers of fracking, which I offer here to readers. But first, our brief conversation: Friend: Wow. Check this out. Craig: Thanks. As you know, I’m a big proponent of …
Article on Climate Change in Popular Science
Thanks to 2GreenEnergy aeroponics guru Rafael Quezada for sending me this recent piece on climate change in Popular Science. This sums up the picture very nicely, in my estimation. Bottom line: The outlook isn’t brilliant.
Tagged with: Aeroponics, bioaeroponics, global climate change, global warming, Popular Science, Rafael Quezada
Bill Gates, Philanthropy, and Climate Change
Who isn’t interested in Bill Gates’ views? Whether he’s talking about the impact of the digital revolution on society at large, his philanthropic efforts to eliminate diseases like polio and malaria, or his insights into other macro issues like global …
Chat on Global Warming
Here’s a sarcastic conversation I’m having with a friend in Baltimore that I post for your amusement: Craig: Got some wicked storms back there! Friend: Brutal. Spent the weekend with the chainsaw, cutting up trees that fell in the road. …
When Does the Future Begin for Renewable Energy?
Duke Brooks asks: Renewable/green energy without question is the future; the question is: When, exactly, does that future begin? Here are a few ways I would choose to frame this: The vast majority of our scientists tell us that climate …
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Clean Energy Under Attack
As I’m sure you’re aware, clean energy is under attack from the traditional energy industry; the oil and coal companies are spending a fortune on their PR firms and lobbyists to discredit the competition, i.e., renewable energy. And unfortunately, this …
Tagged with: Acore, alternative energy, American Council on Renewable Energy, clean energy, clean energy under attack, coal companies, Department of Energy, DoE, energy industry, energy myth-busters, EnergyFactCheck.org, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fossil fuels, lobbyists, oil companies, public relations firms, Renewable Energy
Is the Scientific Community Doing a Good Job On Climate Change?
Frequent commenter James Gover, author, speaker, and professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University writes: My suspicion is that most of the global warming experts don’t understand the full picture very well or one would step aside and write a …
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