Wind Power, Bad Science, Bears, Cars and Cheap Energy
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Wind Power Superhighway for West Texas
Texas likes to do everything big, including wind farms and investing in clean energy. The states has been given the thumbs up for a $4.9 billion plan to set up transmission lines to carry the wind power generated in West Texas to surrounding urban areas.
When Good Science Goes Bad: 3 Ideas that Went Really Wrong
The history of scientific discovery is full of missteps. Sometimes iffy ideas lead to stronger theories. Other times, a good idea becomes a bad idea. And still others seem like they were always bad ideas.
What to Do if You Encounter a Bear
“Run for your life†may seem like common sense if a grizzly approaches you, but such action is highly unlikely to foil an attack.
A Modest Eco-Friendly Stimulus Proposal: Cash For Clunkers
Princeton economist Alan Blinder proposes that ‘Cash for Clunkers’ programs under which the government buys up some of the oldest, most polluting vehicles and scraps them, should be expanded nationwide.
The Physics-Defying Promise of Endless Cheap Energy
An entrepreneur with $60 million in venture funding says he’s found an endless source of cheap energy. Trouble is, it violates the laws of quantum physics.
