If you pay for electricity in Massachusetts, learn the facts about Cape Wind, the 130-wind turbine farm proposed for Nantucket Sound.Critics will say I am opposing Cape Wind because I live on the Sound. Although a fair argument, that is not the reason I write today.Cape Wind is a fiscal boondoggle – not a green-energy marvel.The facts are that clean, renewable alternatives to Cape Wind exist and .. more …
The need for alternative energy sources is nothing new but in this present time, the need is urgent on a global level. People and governments are reeling from the impact of the startling rise in energy costs and alarmed at the many dangers posed by environmental problems.Across history, we have seen change in the kinds of energies used. As early as the 1200s, people swapped wood for coal as .. more …
David and Patricia Atkinson giveCornell $80 million gift to bolster sustainability research Ithaca, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Cornell alumnus David R. Atkinson ’60 and his wife Patricia Atkinson todayhave given the university an $80 million gift to turn a three-year-old pilot program that they funded into a permanent, major research center focusing on challenges in the global energy, environmental and .. more …
KASAI CITY, Japan-Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd opened here last week a new Green Energy Park to showcase and further test what it says is the best solution so far to the problem of instability in solar power generation.The Sanyo solution combines high efficiency bifacial solar or photovoltaic cell panels and a lithium-ion battery storage system with the world’s largest level of capacity.The linchpin, .. more …
The sun is a source of life giving warmth and light to the earth. Different living creatures use the sun’s energy in varied ways. Plants absorb sunlight in order to product food which is called photosynthesis. Some form of animals relies on the sun for heat. Man uses sunlight in its raw form for warmth and light. Technological advances have made it possible to harvest solar energy and store it for .. more …
As the coordinator for a think tank which operates online, one of our jobs is to spot trends which coincide with human politics (we call it primate politics around here). By doing this we can estimate a potential eventuality in any given future in our great nation. Not long ago, our think tank was talking about personal alternative energy generation that someone might use at their personal .. more …
