I just got home from the TV studio after shooting three hours of videos. Each time I do this, I come away wondering if there could possibly be more exhausting work. I would have hoped that after all the time …
Clean Energy as Discussed by Economists and a Host of Others Read More »
Think we advocates of renewables in the U.S. have trouble? Our friends in the U.K. are running into a buzzsaw of misinformation, like the report “Renewable Energy: Vision or Mirage”, published today by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance. …
In April 2010, the UK government introduced their own version of a feed in tariff scheme to help boost our renewable figures and to cut carbon emissions. It is a scheme where homeowners are paid 41.3p for generating electricity with …
From Guest Blogger James Hawkins: Solar in the UK Read More »
Penny McCracken writes: Is Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor a good idea? Oh, crap! There are a thousand ways he could put his money to use – and not endanger all of us in the doing! Seriously. But I always wonder …
Bill Gates’ Vision of Nuclear vs. Renewable Energy Read More »
This article, I hope, will set the tone for a series of others that will follow by revealing the origins of the petroleum industry in the United States. The main objective of these pieces is to provide the reader with …
From Guest-Blogger Iannick Gagnon — Oil: The First Shocks (1859-1900) Read More »
Does anyone know how many kilowatt-hours we in the U.S. dump back to ground each night? If so, please comment, and add a link to the source. Cycling coal plants shortens their lives and adds to the cost of maintenance, …
How Many Electric Vehicles Can Off-Peak Power Charge? Read More »
My team at 2GreenEnergy and I are having fun with these infographics on energy, and I think they serve a useful purpose in presenting a few of the basics on the subject of clean energy at a high level – …
The beauty of the Internet is that it connects so many people with a large and ever growing world of content. People who would have been difficult and expensive to identify 20 years ago are just a mouse-click away. Here’s …
Book Review: Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies Read More »
Reader James Deardorff points out: Conserving energy and natural resources can reduce economic waste by 40 percent or more. The problem is that conservation is counterproductive to our current production based economy. I’m working on a new paper “Corrosion Economics, …
Consumer Psychology Lies Behind Environmental Damage Read More »
PART ONE General Principles Traditional Geothermal Geothermal technology and GeoExchange technology are often confused with one another in the mind of the public. This confusion is understandable as the term ‘Geothermal’ is often applied to both technologies – even by …
Geothermal Systems and GeoExchange Systems – What’s the Difference? Read More »
