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 …
Environmentalists Get a Lot of the Science Right, But Not All Read More »
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.
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:
The concept discussed in this video is funny, IMO, as it combines a good idea (highly efficient lighting powered by a renewable resource) and a gross misunderstanding of basic science. There is no energy in gravity; the energy lighting the lamp …
An angry gentleman from Australia posted this story, explaining how “solar and wind don’t work.” Insofar as this claim is so outrageous, I succumbed to temptation and got a tad sarcastic:
My mom and I read The Writer’s Almanac every morning, and I’m sure that, when she sat down at her computer this morning and found that it’s the birthday of George Orwell, she must have thought: “Oh boy. I wonder …
Those of you hip people who subscribe to the “Word of the Day” on Dictionary.com saw that today’s word is “doublethink,” meaning the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time. This, of course, is reminiscent of what F. …
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Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty wrote the following to a commenter who challenged the validity of renewable energy from a financial perspective and referred to those of us who are concerned about climate change as “alarmists.” It’s so solid and …
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Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: People should be entitled to express their opinions (humbly or otherwise), without being afraid of ridicule and abuse from arrogant eco-fanatics. Well, first, you may want to rethink your position that environmentalists are “arrogant eco-fanatics.” What’s …
Scientists and the public have come a long way in terms of protecting the environment, and scientists continue to search for ways to make our existence on this planet more green every day. But what exactly are they doing? What …
From Guest Blogger Dixie Somers: How Scientists Are Reducing Environmental Waste Read More »
