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Comment on >>Laps on the Solar Trike by >>Good clean fun « SOLAR TODAY Blog

>>Good clean fun « SOLAR TODAY Blog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:28:35 +0000

[...] under: Uncategorized Ever since SOLAR 2008 in San Diego, where I got to scare pedestrians with the electric Photon trike, I’ve been lusting after a fast e-bike. As we reported in the July/August issue of Solar [...]

Comment on >>SoCal BLM sees 130 applications for desert energy projects by >>BLM imposes moratorium on solar plants « SOLAR TODAY Blog

>>BLM imposes moratorium on solar plants « SOLAR TODAY Blog — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:06:15 +0000

[...] June 27, 2008, 7:06 pm Filed under: Policy About three weeks ago, we reported that the Bureau of Land Management was snowed under with permit applications for new solar and geothermal plants in California and Nevada, and wanted a [...]

Comment on >>Obama outlines energy plans by PaulHunt

PaulHunt — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:50:48 +0000

Before these huge price increases us Americans were very lucky to have gas as cheap as it was. And it’s not a new idea to increase the gas tax. Many people have been wanting to use a larger tax increase for numerous things and now it may be coming into fruition. I read this article, Raise the Tax on Gas Circa 2004, a day or so ago and it let me realize that everything is costing more money and this doesn’t exclude the government. So how are they going to make more money to continue? A higher gas tax is a top candidate.

Comment on >>Obama outlines energy plans by richard burns

richard burns — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:41:05 +0000

Obama has a vision! Can he back it up with more than words? Will Cheney’s oil cronies ambush him in November?
Remember the immortal words of a young man from Minnesota: “you don’t need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows”

Comment on >>Mastering mileage by richard burns

richard burns — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:36:29 +0000

Great tips! However, is it really a good idea to shut off your engine at a stoplight? What about if you are (perish the thought) running your ac? Doesn’t that adda lot of “pull” on the engine when restarting?

Comment on >>Across India on battery power by richard burns

richard burns — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:53:29 +0000

Wow, talk about a great road trip… And what a way to romote the reality and inevitability of the electric car- way to go! Safe and fun travels and here’s to inspiring millions…

Comment on >>DoE: Wind can provide 20% of US power by Could Wind help Save Water? : CleanTechnica

Could Wind help Save Water? : CleanTechnica — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:14:18 +0000

[...] (Source) With drought affecting many places around the world, including Australia and several American regions, any technology that conserves water carries important implications. Even areas with abundant water resources (and recent flooding) are concerned about over-exploitation of their water. One part of the water issue is that nuclear and coal-fired power plants require a lot of water, billions of gallons per day across the nation. Some of that water is ultimately returned to its source, but some is also lost or polluted. [...]

Comment on >>DoE: Wind can provide 20% of US power by Mr. Sustainable

Mr. Sustainable — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:19:59 +0000

The government’s numbers are FAR TOO CONSERVATIVE! We can do a lot more than that, especially when we factor in ancillary commerce from the renewed vigor which we will feel.

Comment on >> Waste heat and thermal pollution by Seth Masia

Seth Masia — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:32:27 +0000

Good project! Let me first suggest that returning water directly to the river, unpolluted and at its original temperature, is in itself a useful purpose. The point is to draw as much heat from the water as possible and use that heat for some useful purpose. The question is, what the limit of heat transfer — that is, at what point in the heat-recovery process does it become thermodynamically or economically inefficient to recover more, and how much warmer than ambient is the cooling discharge at that point?

Comment on >> Waste heat and thermal pollution by Traci Dorsey

Traci Dorsey — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:59:05 +0000

I am a science teacher at a private high school in NH. My students are currently working on a project to design and create model structures that would reduce or completely inhibit the return of warmed water from power plants back to the enviroment, with a focus on re-using the water for a productive purpose. Your sight has been useful to gather info. Any other ideas or resources you can suggest for us? Thanks.
Traci Dorsey