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Americans on Energy: New UT Study
Posted by Greg Laden on April 11, 2012 Another poll shows increasing and strong interest among Americans in developing Green Technology and related technologies, as well as reduced interest in anti-environmental extremism and petrolatum-related efforts. Previously, we discussed the new poll by the Science Debate people, and now we have new information from the UT Energy Poll. The results are mixed, but interesting.…
An Excellent Book on Energy: Before the Lights Go Out…
Posted by Greg Laden on April 2, 2012 On Sunday, I interviewed Maggie Koerth-Baker, the author of Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us. The interview was live on radio, but you can listen to it here as a podcast. Maggie is the science editor at Boing Boing, a journalist, and has had an interest in energy…
The predictability of and variation in wind energy
Posted by Greg Laden on March 6, 2012 Wind power is like Ginger Rogers. You know what I mean. It isn’t judged by the same standards as other kinds of electricity generation. Click here to visit an interactive guide to wind power in Minnesota. I’m speaking specifically of the reliabilityof, or variation in, wind over time. Many people live in places where they…
Public perceptions of energy consumption and savings
Posted by Greg Laden on September 15, 2010 There are two quick and fairly easy approaches to reducing US emissions of CO2 by several percent. These reduction would be at the household level, possibly decreasing the household cost of energy by between 20 and 30 percent (or more, depending on the household) and decreasing national total CO2 emissions by around 10% or so.…
Minnesota Turbine
Posted by Greg Laden on December 23, 2008 When I was a kid, annoyed at the destruction of the environment, I proposed to my elders that instead of building a dam, you could just sink a big turbine into a river and get some electricity that way. The adults explained why this was impossible. Kids: Ignore the adults. From Wired:
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