On February 17, 2012, an article in the Shanghai Daily reported that 40 percent of China’s rivers are seriously polluted, two thirds of Chinese cities are “water needy,” 300 million people in rural areas lack access to drinking water, and 20 percent of rivers are too toxic to even touch. In response, … Continue reading
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U.S. Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Program Plan
The Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Program Plan as of November 2020.
Climate Change and Nuclear War Revisited
April 29, 2021 Background On April 19, 2021, at a press conference about climate change, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres said that “we are on the verge of the abyss.” The evidence supporting his conclusion is overwhelming. Increasingly severe storms, droughts, wild fires, rising seas, and mass … Continue reading
Winning Over Republican Voters
November 9, 2020 The frenzy of election day may be behind us, but the turmoil and uncertainty continue: the calm before the storm, if you will. The reason for that grim assessment is because the Democrats did not win the hearts of roughly half the population. In simple terms, unless they … Continue reading
A Seminal Discovery
June 9, 2019 In 2018 a research group led by Professor Dr. Marc Koper at Leiden University in the Netherlands discovered a catalyst that minimizes the production of chlorine gas during salt water electrolysis. The catalyst consists of two metal oxides: iridium oxide with a layer of manganese oxide only a … Continue reading
IPCC Special Report on Climate Change
October 8, 2018 Here’s a selected portion of the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change. The entire report can be found here. Editor’s comment: Time to switch to hydrogen. A. Understanding Global Warming of 1.5°C4 A1. Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of … Continue reading
Costa Rica’s Electricity 98.53% from Renewable Sources
July 12, 2018 Unofficial Translation 98.53% of electricity generated in Costa Rica since 2014 is renewable. During this period of time there were 1,197 days of clean production. Planning, diversity, and a complementary matrix … Continue reading