People turn off lights in vain, ignoring real efficiencies A survey on perceptions of how to save energy was done. I found this statement int he conclusion of the paper…
Category: Energy
Britain puts decarbonisation on hold
Economy First: Britain Puts Decarbonisation On Hold Allegra Stratton, The Guardian, 16 August 2010 The coalition is watering down a commitment to tough new environmental emissions standards, raising the possibility of…
The Three Chinas and World Energy Demand
Guest post by Thomas Fuller I have been broadly correct about two important things in my career as an analyst. (I wasn’t the only one and I wasn’t the first–just…
Finding an energy common ground between “Warmers” and “Skeptics”
Can common ground be found between “warmers” and “skeptics”? Can we identify energy sources that satisfy the concerns of both groups? Guest Post by Charles Hart Warmers want energy…
Generating energy from ocean waters off Hawaii
This seems like an interesting idea, the feasibility may drop with scale though. College Park, MD (August 3, 2010) — Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa say that…
Morphed Climate/Energy Bill is DOA in the Senate
From: The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com Senate Democrats on Tuesday abandoned all hopes of passing even a slimmed-down energy bill before they adjourn for the summer recess, saying that they…
Interior Dept. Inspector General Investigating post facto falsified statements from engineers on drilling moratorium
While this isn’t our normal fare here at WUWT, I found it interesting and relevant, since WUWT covered the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling spill story early on here, with several…
A shift of wind
Where I live on the outskirts of Chico, I have an almost constant supply of wind. I’ve considered a wind turbine as a way of getting closer to being “off-grid”…
Green Energy Company Threatens Economics Professor … with Package of Dismantled Bomb Parts
Pajamas media update: There have been some developments since this was published. The short version is that a series of coincidences led Gabriel Calzada to believe a package was a…
Green Subsidies Wreak Havoc On German Economy
From Canada Free Press Germany’s support for renewable energy is “breaking” the nation’s ability to pay for power and threatens the competitiveness of electricity producers, Handelsblatt cited a former [green] industry…
Firms paid to shut down wind farms when the wind is blowing
Britain’s biggest wind farm companies are to be paid not to produce electricity when the wind is blowing. From The UK Telegraph. By Robert Mendick Published: 9:00PM BST 19 Jun 2010…
New Dogs; IPCC tricks
Looks like they took lessons from Briffa. From Fox News The seven experts who advised President Obama on how to deal with offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon explosion are…
Does money grow in wind farms?
Wind turbines are a poor way to harness energy – but a very good way to generate public subsidies, says Andrew Gilligan. By Andrew Gilligan from The UK Telegraph Published:…
Wasted watts: Are we heating the Earth too much – with heat?
Guest post by Ron House As readers will know, I have been thinking about the hullabaloo about CO2 and global warming and I quickly concluded that CO2 is no threat,…
Lessons from the Gulf blowout
Learning (the right lessons, hopefully) from the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Also, a transcript of an radio call in of an eyewitness account (provided by geologist Jimmy Haigh) follows this…
The Gulf oil rig explosion – on the scene photos
Regular WUWT commenter Jimmy Haigh, a geologist by trade, sends along a PDF that is a compilation of on the scene photos taken right after the explosion and in the…
The insanity of greenery
First, let me say I’m a fan of solar power when done correctly and without financial carrots hung out for electricity generation that entice abuse of the system. I put…
Yale to greens: "abandon climate change, focus on energy"
This may be perhaps the first time I’ve embraced an article from the Yale Environment 360 forum, the opener reads: Environmentalists have long sought to use the threat of catastrophic…
2010 Earth Hour in California – just as ineffective as last year
Earth Hour has come and gone in California (8:30 to 9:30 PM PDT) for 2010 without so much as a blip. In fact the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) power…
Tracking Earth Hour in the Greenest State
Earth Hour comes to every time zone at 8:30 PM today. Will it make a difference? Their website says: On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world…
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