My friend Cameron Atwood and I frequently discuss the underlying causes by which certain technologies are brought to market, where others never see the light of day. Here’s a small piece of a recent chat for anyone interested. Cameron Atwood: …
Category: Renewables – Science
Divergent Ideas at 2GreenEnergy
Readers may have noticed the pro-nuclear comments of Frank Eggers. Responding to my request for guest bloggers, Frank wrote: I’m not sure that there’d be much point in my blogging on this site. The only information this site about nuclear …
Renewables and Electric Transportation on Bermuda
I just got off the plane from Bermuda, and thought I’d write a quick post before bed. What a reminder this trip was of the reason I got into this subject in the first place: the fascinating confluence of science, …
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Global Warming and the "Preponderance of the Evidence"
Passionate global warming skeptic Alex C. writes: Scientific evidence, facts, truth, and “global warming” is NOT a democratic activity where whoever has the most votes wins … There is only one truth at it is not up to a vote. …
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How Much Variety of Renewables Do We Want?
A reader points out: Craig, you seem to think that there should be a single best solution for clean energy. I would agree with you if you qualified your assertion to state that there is a single best solution for …
More on Global Warming
I asked global warming (GW) skeptic Jarrett Buys to explain the melting of the glaciers as evidenced by photos taken over the last century and the data behind ubiquitous graphs like this one. Excerpts from his response include: Man just …
Zero Point Energy
A reader writes: What about the Quantum vacuum, which isn’t a vacuum at all. Zero Point energy is available now. To which I respond: I’m very interestested in this, but most people tell me it’s poppycock. (I.e., zero point energy …
More on the Global Warming "Debate"
A couple other thoughts on the global warming (GW) “debate.” In the interview that I conducted with eminent physicist Bruce Allen for my book on renewables, he pointed out that there are numerous climatologists who do not support the anthropogenic …
Global Warming "Debate"
I thought I’d write a quick post on the “debate” over global warming. Perhaps the first thing to note here is that there really are very few informed people actually debating. Of scientists covering the issue who publish peer-reviewed papers, …
The Five Most-Commented Posts of 2009
I deeply appreciate the hundreds of comments to the posts that my guests and I have written this year. Here are the five posts that received the most comments: The True Cost of Fossil Fuels Big Energy and Campaign Finance Reform …
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