Being green matters. Not only does it help the world, but it also helps you. Making your home a little more eco-friendly can save you money by helping you switch to renewable energy. The following are a few pointers that may …
Category: Renewables – Science
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: Three Green Technologies Advancing Faster Than Ever Before
Nearly fifteen percent of all electricity produced in the US comes from renewable sources. Solar energy alone accounts for almost 1%. That seems like a minuscule amount until you take into consideration that the solar power industry alone employs nearly …
U.S. Staffing its Most Important Government Positions with People Who Have Next To Zero Understanding of Science
When I write about the U.S. Department of Energy, now headed by a man whose background in science is no greater than that of an average high school student, that’s certainly in alignment with the theme of 2GreenEnergy. By contrast, …
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What’s New at the EPA? Actually, It’s Impossible To Know.
What do we know about what’s happening in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the leadership of Scott Pruitt? Well, the whole thing started when Pruitt was appointed to the position purely because of his tenacious and lifelong opposition to …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: You Can Predict the Future of the Energy Industry
Question: Who said the following, and when did he/she say it? When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic …
My Gardener Has Better Credentials to be the USDA’s Top Scientist
I know it’s improper to be amused at catastrophe, but the excesses of the current administration are making that a little tough. Here’s what we’re getting with Trump’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture’s top scientist, Sam Clovis:
For the Environment, There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
There are so many things we can do in our personal and professional lives to improve environmental sustainability that it’s impossible to count them all. Similarly, there are many different flavors of renewable energy, all vying for dominance in our …
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Environmentalists Get a Lot of the Science Right, But Not All
In general, those who call themselves environmentalists have some basic understanding of the science that underlies their cause. There are a few gigantic counter examples, however. We could start with the notion that we need to abolish natural gas fracking …
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Happy Birthday, Nicola Tesla
Today is the 181st birthday of the celebrated Croatian electrical engineer Nicola Tesla, best know for two things: 1) Tesla was the genius behind alternating current, the form of electricity that powers most of our world today.
Welcome to the Exponential Age
Below is a cool thing I got from a friend. Note the remarks on electric transportation, renewable energy, and the desalination of water. The basic thrust of all this is exactly what we’ve been saying at 2GE since its inception:
