Category Archives: energy
Bringing Sexy “DC” Back
Interesting article I read from EcoGeek via Greentech Media… http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2346/. I never knew that computers and LEDs ran on DC power… hybrid AC/DC buildings might be the way of the future for consumer cost savings and overall sustainability. Brief overview of DC Electricity … Continue reading
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And we really wonder why we are in a financial crisis!?
Can someone please help me logically justify the rate of return on “investing” $12 billion a month on the war in Iraq? Is that really what the oil reserve in Iraq is valued at? I assume more if you include inflation over … Continue reading
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Bioethanol from Olive Stones
I read this article on Gizmag Bioethanol from Olive Stones and it slapped me in the face. Living in Turkey, I see a lot of olive trees. Not just a lot but A LOT. Albeit I absolutely despise the taste … Continue reading
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192 Lasers, Nuclear Weapons and Fusion Power
The human brain is incredible… The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was built by the Department of Energy to gather data on the thermonuclear reactions that occur inside atomic weapons. And as an excellent side bonus, NIF … Continue reading
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The Loneliest Organism on Earth
I am fascinated to find out what kind of scientific breakthroughs are going to come about from studying Desulforudis audaxviator. Any predictions? Check out the article in Wired, http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/one-organism-ec.html.
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The Self-Sustaining Data Center
The title may not be 100% accurate, but I just came across an article documenting a new patent that Google just won this past August. The patent is for a floating datacenter that is run on wind power and is … Continue reading
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The Energy “Non-Crisis”
Last week, I attended a presentation by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, a professor at HEC Montreal who specializes in energy policy. He delivered a presentation entitled “The Energy Non-Crisis.” His basic thesis is that the current state of global energy consumption does not … Continue reading
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Power Kiting is the New Renewable Alternative
My Conundrum; 12m Ocean Rodeo Rise Venturi Power Kite vs. FE 650 Husaberg Enduro… I love them both but one just strikes such a nice chord in my environmentally conscience brain. From the previous post on Big Oil, I can … Continue reading
Uncertainty and the Powerlessness of Oil Consumption
It goes without question that with pump prices as high as they have been this past year, the mass public generally loathes the oil companies. A recent Harris Interactive study on 20 industries showed that consumer share a serious distain … Continue reading
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