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Orwell's 1984 sales skyrocket post-US spy scandal
I was amused to see that sales of George Orwell's "1984" are up in the aftermath of the news about the NSA's PRISM program - Orwell's 1984 sales skyrocket post-US spy scandal. Given that Apple are part of the program it makes their long...Show More Summary
McKinsey Disruptive Technologies Report
McKinsey has a report on emerging disruptive technologies - of interest to readers here are renewable energy, energy storage, the internet of things and - 3D printing - Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business,...Show More Summary
Harming Humans by Reinforcing Nuclear Energy Fearmongering
In his review of Pandora’s Promise Ed Lyman, senior scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, picked a nit by extracting a single line and attempting to show how wrong it was.
Tech Talk - A June TWIP and the OPEC MOMR
The EIA has noted, in This Week in Petroleum that, for the first time, the sum of Non-OECD country demand contributed more than half to the total of liquid fuels consumed in the world. Figure 1. Changes in the relative shares of liquid fuel consumption between the countries in and out of the OECD. Show More Summary
Cybersecurity: Plugging smart grid weaknesses
Power companies are increasingly upgrading to smart grids—national or state-based intelligent computer systems that collect information from consumers and suppliers in order to automatically improve the grid’s efficiency and reliability. Show More Summary
Can We Curb Our Addiction to AC?
Chances are your power bill will be lower this summer than last summer. It’s not because of falling energy prices or eco-friendly practices, but because this year is expected to be cooler than 2012, which was much warmer than normal...
Nuclear Energy Doc Pandora's Promise Getting Mixed Reviews
If Robert Stone’s primary purpose in creating Pandora’s Promise was to generate discussion about nuclear energy, it appears that he has succeeded.
New Program Trains Soldiers To Use Solar Energy
New developments in the growing partnership between Solar Energy International and the United States military.
All About The Doubt-And-Denial-Campaign
Would be hilarious if it wasn’t the very definition of tragedy. “This time it is not the lives of millions at stake but billions.” From ClimateReality via YouTube Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!dShow More Summary
Better Than Letting Money Blow Out The Front Door
Tips. From USDepartmentOfEnergy via YouTube Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");
Drumbeat: June 15, 2013
The Shrinking Road, Part 1: Have We Hit 'Peak Cars'? BOULDER, Colo. -- Remember the concept of "peak oil"--that the world will soon achieve the maximum rate of petroleum extraction possible, if it hasn't already? Now the question may...Show More Summary
Farming The Desert For Food, Water And Energy
This is about a global-sized laboratory to develop ways to fight global climate change. From PBSNewsHour via YouTube Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");
Ford Cuts Carbon Emissions 37 Percent Per Vehicle
Just two days ago I was praising Ford for its plugin electric vehicle options. Well, those clean vehicles aren’t the only things that are cleaner around Ford headquarters and factories these days.
UCS is guilty of harming humans by reinforcing fear mongering
In his review of Pandora’s Promise (which is opening this weekend in about 20 cities in the United States), Ed Lyman, senior scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, picked a nit by extracting a single line and attempting to show how wrong it was. My hand got tired trying to jot down all the [...]Show More Summary
Vodafone Debuts Energy Harvesting Clothes at UK Festival
Music fans at the Isle of Wight Festival are taking part of an experiment. British cell phone company Vodafone is using the festival to try out the Power Pocket, a wearable gadget designed to power peripherals with body heat and movement.
Smart Grid Week: How the Transition to 21st Century Grid Impacts You
Our electric grid is becoming smarter, more reliable and secure. As the transition to a 21st century grid continues so too will the opportunities for you to take advantage of its increasing capabilities. Just consider the rise in smart meter installations across the country. At last count more than 15 million smart meters have been Continue reading ?
Driving electric cars in CA equals paying $1.51 for gas
If you drive an electric car in California and recharge your batteries at home, you’re paying about $1.51 to travel as far as you could on a gallon of gas. That calculation comes from a new federal website, unveiled Tuesday by the Department of Energy, that allows people to compare the costs of driving on Continue reading ?
73% would ‘welcome smart meters into their homes’
A survey of 2,000 households conducted by Energy Saving Trust, the organisation that gives impartial energy-saving advice to communities, revealed ‘huge public support’ of the Smart meter technology. Smart meters give consumers curious...Show More Summary
Millions Available In N.Y. Smart Grid Funds; Proposals Due Aug. 14
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced that $10 million is available to support new smart grid technologies to help re-engineer New York State’s electric grid. The funding available is part of Cuomo’s Energy Highway Blueprint, which called for projects to help reduce peak demand strains on the electric system and reduce associated costs, integrate Continue reading ?
IEEE Smart Grid Research unveiled
IEEE has announced a resource portfolio to drive continued advancement of the global smart grid. IEEE Smart Grid Research incorporates long-term research focused on five technology sectors that include power, computing, communications, control systems, and vehicle technology. Show More Summary
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