The only complaint that can be made about organic food is that it cannot be produced at prices and quantities such that it can be affordable for a world population soon to hit 10 billion people. Yet people don’t have …
Category: Renewables – Science
Agricultural Department At Odds with Science and the Peer Review Process
Should the scientists working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, upon completion of the intense process of peer review, be forced to label their reports as “Preliminary?” Won’t this suggest to readers that such reports and the underlying research has …
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“Flooid Power” versus the Laws of Thermodynamics
Here’s Flooid Power, a renewable energy idea based on the claim, “(We use) energy generated by a force that’s not going away anytime soon–the gravity inherent in Earth’s mass. Flooid Power uses displacement and buoyancy to generate affordable, continuous electricity …
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Sorry, This Is a “No-Retrograde Motion” Zone
Here’s a pithy little something from Evangelical Christian and meteorologist Paul Douglas; it’s his attempt to persuade his fellows to accept the evidence for climate change.
Science Takes One on the Chin
Here’s an exchange that suggests that the U.S. may be losing the battle to keep science alive and functioning as the core of policy-making.
Renewable Energy: Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit
Those wishing to gain a better understanding of Iceland’s unique geography and how it lends itself to the vast amount of geothermal energy just under its surface will be interested in the article linked here. It’s a reminder that the process …
Biomimicry
Here’s a great little story of biomimicry in action, i.e., imitating naturally evolved biological processes to improve the design of solutions that benefit human civilization.
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Renewables and Energy Density
Here’s a video featuring a scientist who’s bearish on renewable energy because of energy density. “The trajectory of humankind’s use of energy has always been toward greater density. We gave up biomass in favor of coal. Nuclear is millions of …
Climate Change Tipping Point
Here’s an article of the tipping point associated with climate change. In response, a reader notes: Stop with this agenda pushing.
Science Is a “Democrat Thing”
I think I speak for literally everyone on this planet when I admit that I’m not proud of every thought that goes through my mind. I harbor a great many beliefs that I actively refrain from expressing aloud, whether they be …
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