Question: Does the diagram at left correctly predict what will happen? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. More detailed answer here.
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Basic Physics
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More on Craig’s Recent “Take a Cool Guess” Post
Reader Drew Douthit adds this clarification to my post on the drawing here: “Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Basic Physics” It all depends on vehicle speed…. okay! For 165lbs diver it’s …
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Doing One’s Own Research
Now, that line about the Dunning-Kruger effect is funny. When I entered the world of environmental sustainability in 2009, several people suggested that I should do my own research on climate change, and I had the same reaction as this …
Cat Physics
Those looking for a few seconds of entertainment (?) can watch this GIF of the impact of a cat and a soccer ball, and then check out the conservation on the subject between legendary environmentalist Paul Scott (Plug-In-America co-founder) and …
PHYS.ORG Respected By Most, But Certainly Not All
This piece on rising sea levels whose cover art is shown at left is published by Phys.org, part of Science X which “is a leading web-based science, research and technology news service which covers a full range of topics.
Writing Marketing Pieces for Tech Companies: A Fabulous Opportunity To Learn
Last week, I knocked out the marketing section of an extremely comprehensive business plan for a company in the bio jet-fuel space, and what a terrific experience it was. I’m really not a biochemistry guy, so I needed a bit …
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Dealing with the War on Science
It’s hard to identify the specific issue that took the United States down so hard, so fast. Sure, we can talk about the latent racism that slept just under the surface, waiting to be unleashed by a demagogue.
Talking Sustainable Agriculture on North Carolina's Outer Banks
I’m on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the wedding of my eldest nephew. I’d never been here before, and I was expecting a stretch of land so desolate that I’d have trouble getting online or finding a good …
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Talk on Sustainability Leaves Few Stones Unturned
My talk the other day to the Santa Barbara Savvy Investors’ Club went very well. As I told my wife when I pulled out of the driveway on my way, “It’s a room full of people who read a lot …
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Clean Energy's Bad Ideas
2GreenEnergy reader Rebecca asks: When you’re approached by budding inventors or experienced ones, how do you manage to filter out those who are true and honest from those who are a sham? Good question. It’s not something that can be …
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