Other than common sense, there is nothing that prohibits investors from pumping cash into companies like Flower Turbines, that one day, owners claim, will build and sell devices that capture small amounts of wind energy. In fact, until about a …
If you want one of these “wind trees” for your back yard because you find them attractive, that’s up to you. If you think they could represent a cost-effective way to generate electricity, you’re completely incorrect.
Here’s an article from NPR that provides a partial explanation for the slow adoption of wind energy in the U.S.: misinformation. Americans seem to have a voracious appetite for BS, regardless of the subject matter, and that hunger is amplified …
I’m trying to lead a healthier life, getting more exercise, eliminating dairy, and cutting back on drinking. I put a shot of Lysol in my coffee just now as a replacement for milk, and this evening it will be a …
The meme here is a reminder that the bagpipe is one of the best tools for social distancing. Kidding aside, as a result of its heavy commitment to renewable energy, wind in particular, Scotland is generating twice as much power …
Anyone could have predicted how Donald Trump might address the subject of wind power. He’d start by falsely claiming that he “knows a lot” about the topic, then, in an effort to denigrate clean energy, he’d prove the precise opposite …
“I Know a Lot about Wind,” Trump Says. Well, Maybe Not Read More »
While Nikola Tesla was widely perceived as an eccentric with a phobia of germs who in his later years claimed he communicated telepathically with pigeons, he was also a visionary genius behind an electric motor, polyphase alternating current, the remote …
From this article on the phasing out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy: Costa Rica’s new president Carlos Alvarado announced a ban on fossil fuels Wednesday, establishing the small country as a major trailblazer in the global fight …
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To clarify matters, I thought I’d respond to two recent comments from attack-dog MarcoPolo, who writes: It would be more honest if would admit your pecuniary relationship with the technologies you write about. and
In response to my posts on geoengineering and climate change mitigation more generally, Glenn Doty writes: There are many mitigation strategies that we agree will clearly pass the “cost effectiveness” test – insofar that investing in them will result in …
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