LED lightbulb set to enter the landfill after 6 months of occasional use: Unclear lifespan claims = potential increase in unecessary pollution
on Nov 7, 2009 in LED LIGHT BULB ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIFESPAN POLLUTION Some articles on LED light bulbs might lead potential buyers to believe that the technology is not only energy efficient, but also long lasting. While the author of this post does not doubt the energy efficiency of LED light bulb use for illumination...

Solar energy remains costly as Congress enables research and development: Will efforts evolve into a corporate welfare Catch-22?
on Oct 26, 2009 in SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OIL NATURAL GAS ECONOMY GREEN JOBS CORPORATE WELFARE We have all heard the rhetoric by now about how the administration in Washington wants to secure our energy future by utilizing alternatives to fossil fuels. However, making the argument that at present we likely have a long way to go before scientif...

SOLAR ENERGY REMAINS COSTLY AS CONGRESS ENABLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Will efforts evolve into a corporate welfare Catch-22?
on Oct 26, 2009 in SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OIL NATURAL GAS ECONOMY GREEN JOBS CORPORATE WELFARE We have all heard the rhetoric by now about how the administration in Washington wants to secure our energy future by utilizing alternatives to fossil fuels. However, making the argument that at present we likely have a long way to go before scientif...

Solar energy remains costly as Congress enables research and development: Will efforts evolve into a corporate welfare Catch-22?
on Oct 26, 2009 in SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OIL NATURAL GAS ECONOMY GREEN JOBS CORPORATE WELFARE We have all heard the rhetoric by now about how the administration in Washington wants to secure our energy future by utilizing alternatives to fossil fuels. However, making the argument that at present we likely have a long way to go before scientif...

Is climate change and global warming being overhyped for financial or idealistic gains?: Poll
on Oct 24, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING SCIENCE STATISTICS POLL There is an old saying about the climate where I live that is often worked into conversations with newcomers or visitors. Perhaps you as readers might be familiar with the saying. With perhaps just a few possible exceptions, it seems to have the pote...

IS CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING BEING OVER HYPED FOR FINANCIAL OR IDEALISTIC GAINS?: Poll
on Oct 24, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING SCIENCE STATISTICS POLL There is an old saying about the climate where I live that is often worked into conversations with newcomers or visitors. Perhaps you as readers might be familiar with the saying. With perhaps just a few possible exceptions, it seems to have the pote...

Is climate change and global warming being overhyped for financial or idealistic gains?: Poll
on Oct 24, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING SCIENCE STATISTICS POLL There is an old saying about the climate where I live that is often worked into conversations with newcomers or visitors. Perhaps you as readers might be familiar with the saying. With perhaps just a few possible exceptions, it seems to have the pote...

Climate change perceptions versus reality: The stimulus factor
on Aug 8, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GLACIERS STIMULUS SCIENCE Few things are certain throughout time, even fewer throughout eternity. However, changes on Earth, whether they be seasonal or finite, are almost guaranteed. Changes can either be perceived or actual. Whichever they may be, science remains an imperfe...

CLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTIONS VERSUS REALITY: THE STIMULUS FACTOR
on Aug 8, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GLACIERS STIMULUS SCIENCE Few things are certain throughout time, even fewer throughout eternity. However, changes on Earth, whether they be seasonal or finite, are almost guaranteed. Changes can either be perceived or actual. Whichever they may be, science remains an imperfe...

Climate change perceptions versus reality: The stimulus factor
on Aug 8, 2009 in CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GLACIERS STIMULUS SCIENCE Few things are certain throughout time, even fewer throughout eternity. However, changes on Earth, whether they be seasonal or finite, are almost guaranteed. Changes can either be perceived or actual. Whichever they may be, science remains an imperfe...