Proposal: In the short term focus on Methane reduction. Mid to Longer term focus on CO2 reductions. Why? Atul Jain, a U. of I. atmospheric scientist says; “Most of these methane abatement technologies can be quickly implemented with existing technologies,” “Because of its short atmospheric response time of about 12 years, methane concentrations will [...]

Problem: Why is this difficult ? Farm lobbies, congress and others are getting in the way of the logical conclusion that energy from a food source is not as preferable as energy from a material grown for energy production. Ethanol based on corn is not only inefficient in terms of net energy produced but also [...]

I love this idea. The problem with many wind turbine installations has been the NIMBY it fosters in local communities. The large turbines, destroy the view, make too much noise and cost too much. Those are the usual complaints. We have a major wind project held up along the cape cod coast for exactly these [...]

Duh… Makes a lot of sense. If you only need to heat something 10-15 degrees (water temp around 55 degrees 30 feet) vs 30-50 (air temperature) degrees, it makes sense that it would take less energy to do it. That is my simple logic for geothermal energy. I was aware of it’s widespread use in Iceland, but wasn’t aware there was a residential system. At least one that seems to be getting some traction. From my limited research it seems like this company gets the most press.