Category: Renewables – Science

Is this for real?  Possibly, but I’m always suspicious of people who claim to have “invented” some new electromechanical breakthrough, but who don’t know the units by which its supposed benefits are measured.  This guy says this motor has three …

Does This Motor Represent a Breakthrough in Torque Density? Read More »

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I thought this was great. Fortunately, we are turning out a large and growing number of environmental science majors, though one wonders what they’re going to be actually doing in the workplace, given that science is increasingly ignored in our …

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From Politico: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday that the U.S. has “contained” the threat of a domestic coronavirus outbreak, breaking with the warnings of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We have contained …

Good News! Director of the National Economic Council Declares Coronavirus “Contained” Read More »

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We often talk about the basic principles of physics here, since they are so fundamental to our understanding of the various sources of energy available to us.

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Of the numerous consistencies to Donald Trump’s activities as U.S. President, among the clearest is outrageous behavior.  It’s as if, each day, he asks himself, “What can I do in the next hour or so that will be so appalling …

Trump’s Stock in Trade: Outrage Read More »

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As discussed before, it hasn’t been a good last 75 years for philosophers.  In the middle of the 20th Century, if you wanted to know the basic nature of the universe around us, you asked a philosopher, perhaps a metaphysician; …

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This guy claims, “Hydrogen offers a potential for full energy independence.”  No it doesn’t.  Hydrogen is a carrier of energy, not a source.  Put another way, the energy that hydrogen carries came either from reforming methane or electrolyzing water, and …

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Here’s a bit of discussion regarding this guy’s claim that a drop of water could produce 140 volts, sufficient to light up 100 LEDs. Joel Schilling Truly an amazing idea.

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Question: During its first two years in office, how many federal scientists has the administration removed? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: A key aspect of the Trump administration’s campaign to rescind environmental regulations that force big …

Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Removing Scientists from the Federal Government Read More »

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Back in 2009, within a few months after 2GreenEnergy announced that it would conduct a no-charge review of any renewable energy business plan, someone showed me the very idea shown at left: converting the energy from spinning heat dissipators into …

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