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Oilsands Vanadium Redox Flow Battery
The CBC website has an article claiming Oilsands research could be ‘game changer’ for renewable energy. I’ll summarize the interesting bits. Originally from South Africa, JT Steenkamp is testing out a new type of battery at Shell Canada’s research centre … Continue reading
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Tagged first wind, jt steenkamp, oilsands, shell canada, vanadium redox battery
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Bill Nye Fails to Rebut William Happer
The following video claims that Bill Nye “destroys” William Happer on climate change. Far from it. Nye’s argumentation is weak, and in places, flat out wrong. Happer begins: CO2 is not a pollutant; it is natural like water vapor. Plants … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Nye, climate change, climate models, IPCC, noaa uah satellite data, richard tol, william happer
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Green Energy Fans Think 100% = 20%
Someone quoted the following article at me: Did Germany Really Surpass 100% Renewable Power? They claimed this as evidence that its possible for the US to move to 100% wind and solar energy. But, if you look in this very … Continue reading
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Tagged germany, power transmission, renewable energy, solar power, wind power
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Is Natural Gas Really Worse Than Coal?
Director Josh Fox, speaking to Jimmy Dore, made the claim that, due to natural gas leaks, natural gas was actually worse for the environment than coal. Here’s why he’s full of crap, unless he is talking about a jurisdiction that … Continue reading
Why Sceptics Doubt Climate Change
I’m going to critique the article Climate Change Cynics: How to Effectively Communicate With a Denier from the website http://www.desmogblog.com/ to explain why those who believe in man made global warming have failed to convince the sceptics. For climate activists, the growing trend … Continue reading
The Truth About Planet Nine
There are a ton of BS videos on youtube.com about planet X, most of them with little basis in reality. Interestingly, there is good evidence for a real planet Nine. The PBS video Planet X Discovered? does good job of … Continue reading
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Tagged aphelion, caltech, kupier belt, neptune, planet nine, planet x, sedna
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Fun With Topology
Have you heard this one? A man leaves his house, walks on mile due south, then another due west. On the western leg of his walk, he sees a bear in the distance. He then walks one mile due north … Continue reading
