If you are interested in what renewable energy scientists do when we are not solving the energy crisis, here is one of my favorite comics from some friends of mine called Life in the Cube. They have promised me that there will be more Green comics in the future, but for now just have [...]
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I apologize for not posting recently. As many of you may not know, I am a graduate student and I am defending my thesis in two weeks. This has meant that work has taken precedence over the more interesting task of blogging. Until I have more time, here is the beginning of the introduction to my dissertation that I thought [...] I have often fondly talked about my experience with biking in the Danish capital Copenhagen, but a the Crowne Plaza has come up with a great idea to take this to a new level. They have installed two bikes in the hotel lobby that are used to generate electricity. This by itself is a brilliant idea, not [...] I am always excited about new eco adventures, and here is one that I think would be a ton of fun. The Pterosail is a recumbant trike that is equiped with a special stable sail. For me, this is the perfect combination, because I love riding a bike and sailing. When I was 12, my grandmother [...] Considering all of the horrors of the gulf oil spill, I don’t think that there is an American left that doesn’t wish for a better alternative than oil. Then again, with some of the responses floating around lately, maybe I am wrong. Natural gas, which many tout as a greener alternative than oil, has become more [...] It is hard to believe that the oil spill is still gushing as much as ever and that we still have no idea how to fix it . To top it off, our politicians are too busy arguing over money and apologizing to BP to do anything productive about the situation. We haven’t even effectively paused off-shore [...] |
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