Recently the subject of religion has come up several times. I try not to discuss it but it keeps coming up and it is hard to avoid. There was a short blog entitled ”Doing the Right Thing About Climate Change …
From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Religion and Renewable Energy Read More »
A friend in Australia just sent me a claim for a regenerative braking system that recaptures so much energy that the car has unlimited range. He became dubious, however, when the company, based in Canada, would not pay his way …
Wally’s list of accomplishments in science and technology spans half a century; in fact, he is best known for two achievements separated by almost 40 years: In 1968, he built the Caltech electric car and won the Great Transcontinental Electric …
Thanks to Wally Rippel For His Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?” Read More »
I have two quick rituals that I enjoy with my morning coffee. I know I’ve mentioned Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac, which is five minutes extremely well spent. The other is the SAT Question of the Day, which I came …
The Cato Institute’s Jerry Taylor, whom I interviewed last week, writes in to offer a correction to my piece the other day on The Impetus for Renewable Energy that includes: “(Taylor) believes that the push for a migration from cheap …
What Climate Scientists Tell Us About Global Warming — And Why Read More »
A climate change denier I happen to have known personally for a long time writes me: The idea that Man alone (specifically, according to leftist mythology, US industrial corporations, which, in the left’s rubric, are the focus of all evil …
What If Scientists Are Wrong About Climate Change? Read More »
A reader waxes enthusiastic, in a kindhearted attempt to provide encouragement for me in my discussions at the Cato Institute next week. In particular, he points to the DoE “Monthly Energy Report,” and notes: Renewable energy sources have now surpassed …
A reader sent me a plan to turn low-skilled people into electricity generating machines, claiming that employees could be paid a reasonable wage. But his math is wrong. A human being produces about 80 Watts with his muscles, e.g., bicycling. …
Whenever I speak on renewable energy, I’m careful to leave my audience with a sense of the “tough realities.” We all want simple answers to our questions, but in the case of clean energy, none exist. There are dozens of …
Infographic: The Pros and Cons of Renewable Energy Read More »
I wrote a piece recently questioning the wisdom of our leaders’ ignorance and abandonment of basic science. I could have chosen from a few of the presidential candidates, but I happened to single out Rick Perry, who hung onto his …
Not a Good Time To Have Leaders with No Background in Science Read More »
