When we talk about the potential for safe, inexpensive, and (of course) low-carbon nuclear energy, we’re normally talking about fission. Perhaps we’re discussing thorium and the promise represented by LFTRs (liquid fluoride thorium reactors). In fact, there is a whole …
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American Physical Society’s “Third Conference on the Physics of Sustainable Energy”
In early march, my colleague Jim Boyden and I are headed up to Berkeley for the annual meeting of the American Physical Society. We’ll be checking out some of the breakthroughs in the application of physics to solving the problems …
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Climate Change Mitigation
I’ve referred to my friend, Jim Boyden a few times here. Jim got his Ph.D. in high-energy particle physics from Cal Tech the same year I entered kindergarten, and generously consented to an interview for my current book project, “Renewable …
“HOME” — Great Film About Our Planet and What We Must Do To Preserve It
My friend Jim Boyden just wrote me, and recommended this incredibly well-made and poignant film: HOME, which so artfully describes the fragility of our ecosystem, the delicate balance we need to maintain, and the tough choices facing mankind at this …
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Renewable Energy Offers Advantages, But No Free Lunch
I’m in the television studio this afternoon, shooting a series of short videos explaining the basics of renewable energy, for use in introducing newcomers to the subject. If there is a theme to the series, it’s “No Free Lunch.” Each …
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