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 …
Category: Renewables – Science
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 …
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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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Climate Change Has Benefits, Too
Glenn Doty notes that climate change will have benefits for some: It depends on whether you live near the beach. Rising oceans won’t affect Canada much at all… but the arctic ice cap melting has opened up the Northwest passage …
Viewpoints on Global Climate Change
When I do radio or television interviews, it’s very common for me to be asked about “my opinion” on global climate change. The article linked above captures the heart of my response. I.e., I really don’t know how to have …
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Alarming Reports on Climate Change — But What Should We Do?
Consider today’s report from the United Nations to the effect that we are doing a terrible job with respect to sustainability and that we’re nearing the “tipping point” re: global climate change. Add to it this bundle of joy on …
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Concepts for Perpetual Motion Machines Won’t Go Away
I make periodic references to all the perpetual motion machines to which people from all over the globe introduce to me at the rate of at least once a month. Because of the stigma attached to the term “perpetual motion,” …
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The Climate Change “Debate”
Those interested in climate change, and how the U.S. has become the only major country whose people seriously entertain a debate on the legitimacy of the subject, will want to read this piece by Bill McKibben; the article provides a great …
