General Electric doesn’t have a very high opinion of the consumer

GE,
I’m disappointed.
I work in a hardware store and we have three basic types of lightbulbs for general use,
Incandescent:  The original Thomas Edison invention, they use 3% of the electricity to produce light and the rest of the electricity produces heat.  Essentially it is a very small fire.
Compact Flourescent (the spiral bulbs) :   A smaller version [...]

For Sale and Help Wanted Boston 1885

Pollution in the Charles River

pollution
I just read a book called Zodiac by Neal Stephanson and I liked it very much mostly because it takes place in Boston, the rivers and harbor which I know quite well.
It made me realize how different things are now in terms of pollution. In the eighties even the Charles and the Inner harbor were [...]

Calpine

The best  and most plentiful source of power on this planet is geological activity.  I have mentioned this belief before particularly when talking about what exactly the oil companies will do when the oil runs out.
I have recently become a resident of the State of California so instead of trying to cover national companies, I [...]

Conflicting results

I got some harsh feedback from the last post, particularly because of the idea that sea levels are not rising. The UN hired some scientists to research levels rising and when they found no positive results they were fired and replaced with scientists who found results more in line with the rest of the report.
don’t [...]

“It offends the human ego that nature is indifferent to our dreams”

This post is somewhat dated, I’ve been moving and haven’t had internet.
I forget where I heard that quote but if you haven’t guessed it relates to the G8’s “decision” not to allow an increase in global temp of more than 2C
This is dumb because it implies that we have a lot more control over global [...]

What are China’s Priorities?

There is somewhat of a standoff going on between all the countries in the world over this cap and trade emissions idea.  Most notably is the US and China as we account for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions.
So what happens if we cap our emissions and China does not?
First we should look at what [...]

$467 Million for Solar and Geothermal

Congratulations to the president for making a good decision, he has done some things well and other poorly but this is a good step.
For one, these are the two alternative energy sources that have by far the most potential.  Ignoring investment into bio-fuels and wind is very smart.
Also the bulk of the money goes towards [...]

Bio-Fuels are bad part 3: Ethanol

In addition to causing more green house emissions in the process of creating ethanol from corn and not getting better has mileage, apparently ethanol causes expensive damage to engines, the fuel pump in particular.  Which makes perfect sense considering that alcohol can be corrosive to plastic and rubber.
So when you see a picture of corn [...]

The future of Exxon-Mobil

What will the giant oil companies of the world do when production declines and what will they do when the black gold runs out entirely?
If the Arctic continues it’s recessive trend, the Exxon-Mobils will have a brief stay of execution with new-found reserves in the former great white north, but then what?
They may use their [...]