As we learned in the early 20th Century, depending on the circumstance, light can behave either as a particle or a wave. Want to see the wave nature of light? Set up a double slit experiment (see photo on left) …
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Question: What clean energy resources is the largest contributor to the U.S. grid-mix. Hint: the correct answer just took the lead in 2016. Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: Hydro will be back on top in 2017, though …
A dear old Facebook friend asked my opinion on this “technology.” Well, let’s take a peek.
There are a few requirements that need to be in place for a country to commit to 100% renewable energy in the near future (25 years in this case), and lands like Sweden meet them all. Obviously, physical resources per …
Sweden Joins Elite List: Headed Quickly to 100% Clean Energy Read More »
Here’s a short, readable article with terrific graphics in the New England Journal of Medicine that makes a number of important points, all centering around a single idea: building public policy around actual science is a really good idea. Case …
New England Journal of Medicine: The Trump Administration and the Environment Read More »
Some people believe that cuts in public spending benefit our country by decreasing the national debt, and, of course, this notion is not entirely false. But what about cutting tiny areas of the budget that have extremely important long-term contributions, …
Here we have 2GreenEnergy editor Craig Shields standing in the middle of Santa Barbara’s main drag checking out those marching for science at the 2017 Earth Day.
As suggested in the graphic below, there sure is a conspicuous absence of scientists in Trump’s government, but the community of climate scientists is not willing to sit around and silently watch the U.S. turn the planet into a cesspool.
You try hard but you may not be recycling everything that can be recycled. Have you looked into the options lately? From dental scrap to dirty diapers, enterprising recycling companies can handle more than you might have thought. While you …
From Guest Blogger Dixie Green Machine: Five Surprising Things that Can Be Recycled Read More »
Put differently, can human consciousness ever understand the universe in its entirety? The incredibly quotable Albert Einstein once said, “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” He died in 1955 (the year I was born), …
