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T’was the night before Christmas and all through the townThe temperature was dropping, going down, down, down, downThe weatherman said that a front was to blameA high pressure ridge from Alaska he claimed It sat like a lump on the … Continue reading →

As anyone who has read some of my blog posts knows I do not believe that we should be basing our transition to a sustainable energy environment on the need to moderate climate change. I’m not convinced that eliminating the … Continue reading →

In searching for technologies that can aid in the transition to a low carbon environment the following characteristics would define the ideal new energy source; Characteristic Wind PV Solar LargeHydro Hydro-kinetics Geo-thermal Requires no fuel for operation Reliable at peak … Continue reading →

One of my pet peeves has been a metric with the glamorous acronym LCOE which stands for Levelized Cost of Electricity. This is the “go to” number when evaluating electricity generation sources and comments about solar and wind reaching “grid … Continue reading →

The documentary written and produced by Jeff Gibbs and promoted by Michael Moore has certainly generated a lot of heat. If we could tap into that effectively we might solve humanity’s energy crisis. As someone that has been blogging about … Continue reading →