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Progress Continues
I bring a lot of information to the blog about the positives and negatives revolving around AGW and alternative energy, but I try to accentuate the positives. Recently you might have read about the...
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Good and Bad “Green” Energy
In the blog I often discuss the progress of alternative energy, but as regular readers know, I do not value all “green” energy sources as equal. At the top of my list are geo-thermal and solar, wind is...
View ArticleExploiting the Rooftop Real Estate
When it comes to attaining a near-term clean energy future, regular readers know that I favor solar power because it has the most upside. One of the surprising downsides to solar power is that land...
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Northern Lights Fail, but Tiny Lights=Progress
Well, the much talked about solar flare turned out to be a bust. We were lucky enough to have clearing skies after midnight last night but I did not see any northern lights. I even turned our skycam to...
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The Relentless Pace of Automation
One of the themes I touch upon often in the blog is the contrast between apocalyptic environmental trends/predictions and the promise of technological progress/prosperity (check out “Information as...
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Shopping For Solar Panels (and CPC Outlook)
A little housekeeping on temperatures first. It now looks like there was not a record low temperature in Wausau on Wednesday morning of this week. The climate expert at the NWS in Green Bay reviewed...
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What About Wind Turbine Syndrome?
I came across a rather caustic opinion about wind turbine “syndrome” the other day. The author claims wind turbine syndrome reports are almost all bunk – a position that has some truth to it. In case...
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No Go on Solar & New Record Lows
Well, I finally got my answer about cutting down some city managed trees on the boulevard – in an effort to turn my home into a solar panel powerhouse! No. It wasn’t a complete no, but the largest tree...
View ArticlePeak Oil – Still Peaking
A few years ago, I highlighted the seemingly conflicting predictions that the “world-was-going-to-end” because of increasing use of fossil fuels and resultant anthropogenic global warming (AGW) vs the...
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Cold Weather Effects
A day like today, with heavy snow falling, and a Winter like this when the temperatures have been frigid, make me wonder about the energy and technology trends I have followed throughout the year. New...
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