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INTERSTATE SOLAR FARMS
by Duane B.
views: 31 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
April 16, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --   The demand, and need, for solar power is growing as we try to wean ourselves away from fossil fuels.   The technology is rapidly improving and the cost per watt is decreasing as the manufacturing . . . more
October 07, 2007 08:28 PM EDT -- Regardless of your feelings about Wal-Mart as a corporation, it is no small matter when the corporate giant begins installing energy saving solar systems on its supercenters. This past week, Wal-Mart and . . . more
October 16, 2007 05:10 PM EDT -- Nuclear proponents often proclaim that nuclear energy is safe, and that worries about its safety are irrational and emotionally laden. When challenged, they will quickly assert that nuclear energy has . . . more
September 26, 2007 06:44 PM EDT -- I continue to be surprised by the solar energy activity in Canada. Listening to some skeptics, you would think that solar energy won't work outside southern or southwestern U.S. In a previous article, . . . more
October 18, 2007 09:11 PM EDT -- A women I know - who I will call an acquantance - sent me a link to an article that has me ready to pull my hair out...  I guess I will just set my e-mail filter to put anything she sends me right . . . more
Solar Energy Potential
by Steve B.
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 27, 2007 07:47 PM EDT -- Skeptics about renewable energy will frequently say things like, "Solar and wind will never be anything but a minor contributor to the entire energy needs of our country." If that is the case, . . . more
October 31, 2007 06:48 PM EDT -- The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is nearing completion of a solar-hydrogen fueling station that will fuel 14 hydrogen, fuel-cell cars. The demonstration project will be completed at the end of . . . more
November 11, 2007 09:44 PM EST -- The Rocky Mountain Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council have teamed up to produce a program (approx. 30 minutes), which features the economic sense of building green. In this program, several . . . more
The Time has Come
by Sy g.
views: 181 | rating: 9.7 | comments: 76
April 27, 2008 07:52 PM EDT --   Many of you know that I published a book a few months ago, that took a generally optimistic view of the state of the planet and human health and welfare ( http://www.wherewestand.net/ ). I stressed . . . more
Where I Stand on Global Warming
by Sy g.
views: 358 | rating: 9.1 | comments: 95
May 13, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --   Because of my book, (Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet) and the piece I wrote in it on Climate Change, I have had to discuss this issue with many people, both . . . more
October 01, 2007 01:36 PM EDT -- Critics of hydrogen will often write that hydrogen is not an energy source, but an energy carrier. This is true, but deceptive. The issue has to do with efficiency, which I addressed here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977120951 . . . more
October 18, 2007 12:55 PM EDT -- JUST SAY NO - DETAILS BELOW  I have been writing a series of articles on "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming."  http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
October 23, 2007 12:58 PM EDT -- The Nanosolar Corporation, initiated in 2002 by Martin Roscheisen and Brian Sager, had the goal of mass manufacturing medium-efficient solar cells at one-tenth of the cost of traditional, silicon-wafer . . . more
October 04, 2007 12:20 PM EDT -- Nuclear energy is prohibitively expensive In Part One, I gave ten reasons "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming". http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
December 17, 2007 07:37 PM EST -- While promoting my book Where We Stand, ( www.wherewestand.net ) which takes an optimistic view of the environmental health of our planet, I am always asked "What about China ?" In fact, . . . more
The Photon Crisis
by Sy g.
views: 144 | rating: 10 | comments: 73
January 16, 2008 11:03 AM EST -- Frustrated with the diet fads being promoted on Gather and elsewhere, Deb A. recently posted a wonderful satire on diets.   I have been a bit frustrated myself about people's attitudes . . . more
The Grass Is Getting Greener
by Sy g.
views: 66 | rating: 10 | comments: 22
January 14, 2008 02:03 PM EST -- In the race to develop clean and efficient energy sources, one of the leaders has been grass, or more precisely switch grass.   A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy . . . more
Will Clean Energy Pay Off?
by Sy g.
views: 128 | rating: 10 | comments: 79
December 12, 2007 03:17 PM EST -- Some people must think so. According to an article in Nature, venture capital investment in alternate energy has risen from about $30 billion in 2004 to almost $95 billion this year. Most of the investment . . . more
December 21, 2007 09:07 AM EST -- The AlGorians would have you believe that any scientist worth their salt would agree with AlGore and his rendition of Global Warming. Is there really a consensus of scientists concerning . . . more
Renewables Face Veto
by Steve B.
views: 62 | rating: 10 | comments: 17
November 15, 2007 04:26 PM EST -- In recent days, you may have read that the congressional democratic leadership has backed away from renewable energy by dropping from the current energy bill the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and . . . more
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