"Let me pause from the Blue Revolution by suggesting that you go to The Huffington Post, a liberal news website. It is said to be the most linked-to blog site. I have published 19 articles, drawing from both SIMPLE SOLUTIONS books. Some of them were also included in this blog. The value of these internet news sites is that comments are nearly instantaneous. There is something about this medium that might well serve as the the simple solution for our global problems. Protest marches are so last generation."- Huffington Post Entries by Patrick Takahashi-
Global Warming and the Afterlife
Posted August 11, 2008 03:55 PM (EST)
The box on the right shows that I have published two books, both within the past year. Chapter 4 in Book 1 reports on global warming, and points out the greater peril of THE VENUS SYNDROME, with methane, not carbon dioxide, as the threat. Chapter 5 of Book 2 is...-
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Why Do We Spend So Much On National Security?
9 Comments Posted August 2, 2008 04:35 PM (EST)
"I've never seen our lack of strategic depth be where it is today."
General Richard Cody, Army Vice Chief of StaffTIME, April 14, 2008
Let me see now, there is no USSR cold war threat. China spends 45/citizen for defense, while we invest about 2700/person on national...-
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Billions and Trillions
24 Comments Posted July 29, 2008 06:30 PM (EST)
Carl Sagan wrote a book entitled Billions and Billions. While we tend to get wrapped up in our own infinitesimal problems, keep in mind that it takes light 100,000 years (travelling at 186,282 miles/second) just to get from one end of our Milky Way Galaxy to the other end. The...-
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The Free Green Energy Age (Part 5)
Posted July 17, 2008 05:10 PM (EST)
This is the fifth and final article of my HuffPo series on finding an optimal solution for Peak Oil and Global Warming. There is a clear transition of thought from Parts 1 to 5. These points are covered in SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth, shown in the box on the...-
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The Free and Clean Hydrogen Age (Part 3)
Posted July 8, 2008 03:36 PM (EST)
This discussion continues the concept of Free Hydrogen
Many of us demand free education through high school, good roads, a functioning military, public safety security, etc. Michael Moore's Sicko reveals that even medical care is largely free in Europe and rest of the world. We pay for all of...-
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We Need A Declaration Of Energy Independence
Posted July 4, 2008 11:23 PM (EST)
On this 4th day of July, 2008, when oil rests at its highest price on record (just above 145/barrel), the time has come for a Declaration of Energy Independence. Government seems unable to take any meaningful action, so, maybe the world wide web can be the action ground. Let us...-
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What About Free Hydrogen? (Part 2)
Posted July 3, 2008 09:58 PM (EST)
The following continues the discussion on a free and clean hydrogen age, as largely excerpted from Chapter 3 of SIMPLE SOUTIONS for Planet Earth.
Referring back to that National Hydrogen Association awards luncheon, the fact that I had the courage or idiocy to introduce this concept before giving any thought...-
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What About Free Hydrogen? (Part 1)
Posted July 2, 2008 09:54 PM (EST)
Over the next couple of Green posts I will discuss the matter of free hydrogen. Yes, just make hydrogen free by, say, 2020, and let industry, with government assistance, develop the infrastructure and systems to handle the Age of Free Hydrogen. At first glance, the concept appears insane. For one,...-
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Geoengineering of Climate Change
Posted July 1, 2008 10:53 AM (EST)
There are those who feel that there is no cause for concern at this time about the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and if you trace who they are -- as for example by perusing through the comments of postings like this -- organizations like the Advancement...-
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Simple Solutions to Energy and Global Warming
Posted June 24, 2008 10:39 AM (EST)
The June 19th issue of The Economist very well captured the state of energy and global warming today, with vague hints on future directions. Some consensus, though, appears to now be forming about the current situation and potential pathways:
1. The global economy is unsustainable and possibly headed towards collapse.-
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Why Do Republicans Like Fossil Fuels and Not Care That Much for the Environment?
Posted June 20, 2008 03:55 PM (EST)
Well, a lot more oil/coal money is given to Republican candidates, who therefore display their loyalty when elected by voting for this greenhouse gas energy source and against the environment. While that might be too simplistic an explanation, a good example of such action is Republican Congressman and Whip Roy...-
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Piffle Squared
Posted June 14, 2008 04:18 PM (EST)
Piffle squared? That's what we think of the national renewable energy program.
What is the relationship between Friday the 13th and Father's Day, both which occurred this weekend? Nothing much, although this coincidence provides me yet another opportunity to point out the wisdom of priorities we have on how we...-
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What Is The Best Biofuel?
Posted June 12, 2008 02:22 PM (EST)
This is Part Two regarding biofuels. Part One compared ethanol with methanol. This earlier analysis summarily dismissed biodiesel as far too inefficient and miniscule to even be considered for attention.
I've spent most of my professional life in academia. However, my early years were devoted to biomass engineering in industry,...-
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Ethanol Vs. Methanol
Posted June 10, 2008 07:10 PM (EST)
Ethanol and biodiesel are dead, long live methanol! Methanol is the simplest alcohol, with one carbon atom; ethanol has two. Thus, given biomass, it should be cheaper to produce methanol than ethanol. Surely enough, in a comprehensive assessment Stone color:#cc0000;">Crude oil rose to 117/barrel. The DJI, predicably, dropped, 110 points to 11,533.-Tropical Depression Kika is approaching the International Date Line and is expected to dissipate. Tropical Depression Hernan, once a Category 3 hurricane, is continue to move west southwest and will pass Hawaii to the south in less than a week. Conditions call for a continued weakening. Finally, Tropical Storm Iselle is off Mexico and heading parallel to the western coastline, but is expected to turn west in a few days if she survives.-
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INDIAN SOLAR MARKET TO MORE THAN DOUBLE TO 1.8 GW IN 2015Mercom Capital has released its India Solar Market Update, which predicts that annual installations in India will more than double in 2015 to 1.8 GW. "I've never forecast this high for India," Mercom CEO Prabhu told pv magazine. "But that's the pipeline that we have. A lot of these are already in place."2014 is another story. Mercom counts only 734 MW installed in the year to date, which it predicts will rise to around 800 MW by the end of the year. This will be a 20% decline on 2013 market volume, however 2013 was also not an impressive year, with very slight market growth over 2012.One of the problems faced in 2014 has been national elections, which delayed land acquisition for solar projects and pushed back timelines.All of this is set to change in 2015. And while project deadlines from previous batches of the National Solar Mission (NSM) will account for some of the anticipated 2015 market volume, a strong future for India's solar market is being driven by national developments and can be traced back to new Modi Administration.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greatly increased national ambitions, with discussion of raising the NSM to 100 GW by 2022. This includes ramping up targets for the next few phases, with goals to install 15 GW over the next five years.As an initial step, new guidelines for Phase 2, Batch 2 tranche 1 of the NSM call for 3 GW. Tranches have also been split into sub-sections, with 1 GW in the first part.In India, there is always the question of whether or not increasing ambitions will be enabled with practical policy support. However, here as well the Modi Administration appears to be delivering. Chiefly, the Administration declined to act on the imposition of import tariffs on solar products for four nations, which analysts feared would stifle the nations' solar market.In another important move, the Modi Administration is requiring states to supply the land for solar projects under the NSM. "Project developers won't have to deal with private landowners, buying land," explains Prabhu. "That was the single biggest issue. Land is expensive, and then there are all the paperwork issues."Additionally, India's many state-owned companies are now responsible for meeting renewable purchase obligations, an area which has suffered from lax enforcement in the past.For such projects the Modi Administration is requiring the use of domestically produced modules. Since this is a government procurement WTO rules prohibiting domestic content do not apply, and Modi can safely appease domestic manufacturers.Prabhu says that the Modi Administration's seriousness about renewable energy has "percolated to states", with both Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka already launching state auctions.ACCESS TO MORE ABOUT LANDPOWER SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING: SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEMS, SOLAR RACKING, SOLAR HARDWARE, PV MOUNTING, GROUND MOUNTING SYSTEMS, SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS,SOLAR MOUNTING
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The sun is setting on these Solar Energy myths.
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ARE YOU FALLING FOR ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SOLAR ENERGY FACT-TRAPS? FEAR NOT, WE'RE HERE TO CLEAR THING UP:
1. "IT'S GOTTA BE REALLY SUNNY AND HOT, MAN!"
Patently false. Solar panels continue to work in completely overcast conditions, and actually work better under cool conditions. Skeptics, look no further Germany (a cold-damp-grey trifecta), or outstandingly average New Jersey, where dollars-saved-per-installation is off the charts.
2. "NO SOUTH-FACING ROOF? NO GO."
Photovoltaic panels work wonderfully well on east-west facing roofs. Follow the rules for a solid installation and you'll render this one irrelevant.
3. "MY SOLAR INSTALLATION WILL MAKE MY PROPERTY TAX SKYROCKET!"
Unlike your neighbor's brand new pool or that second-floor overhaul, solar installations in many states are property-tax exempt. Grab an easy quote to see if your home qualifies.
4. "THIS IS SMALL-TIME STUFF. CHINA'S ALL ABOUT COAL, REMEMBER?"
2012: 104 billion Kilowatt Hours, enough to power 1.2 million energy-guzzling U.S. homes. 2013: More solar deployed than the U.S.'s "entire capacity. "China is subsidizing their way into the global solar market in a big way (not without a few pitfalls).
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