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.
Category: Renewables – Science
Trump’s Stock in Trade: Outrage
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 …
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Time: Future and Past Exist Simultaneously
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; …
Hydrogen Doesn’t Offer Energy Independence
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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Using Basic Math and Physics To Understand Bizarre Claims
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.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Removing Scientists from the Federal Government
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 …
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Energy Generation from Building Roof Heat Dissipators
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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Bicycling To Power Your House
Here’s the problem: adults of good fitness average between 50 and 150 watts power output through an hour of vigorous exercise, meaning that you’re going to be “powering your house” for a day with 0.1 kWhs. Since the average American …
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Goodall: Trump Has Done “Shocking Damage” to the Environment
Over the last 40 years, legendary primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall has won just shy of 50 of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist. It is at least in part for this reason that the world community regards …
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Testing Claims in Wind Power
The text here translates into English as “Little wind energy generator can make a house energy independent.” But doesn’t that seem like a stretch, just looking at it? If you were to put something the size of a small ceiling …
