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- The Construction and Uses of Exascale Computing May 19, 2024
- Weight Loss Drugs are the Science Magazine Breakthrough of 2023 May 17, 2024
- Alzheimer’s Drug’s Breakthrough of 2023 May 13, 2024
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Category Archives: Clean Energy
Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich
Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich In the last few weeks, events involving Donald Trump have completely dumped the responsible US plans under President Biden to reduce and eventually end the US contributions to climate change. Briefly, the events … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 Election, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Constitution, Criminal Justice System, Department of Energy, Donald Trump, Electric Cars, Electric Power, EPA, First Amendment, Fossil Fuel Energy, Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Assemble, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Gas, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Science Funding, Sea Level Rise, Smog worldwide, Trump Administration, Trump Budget, Trump on Climate Change, University Funding, Wind Energy
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Comparing China, the US, and India in Clean Energy Production
China Dominates Clean Energy Production and Devices, While India Consumes Little Energy Per Capita. Without getting dragged into the politics and personalities of the Foxy Republican Chaos last night, the reemergence of climate change falsehoods has to be fact checked … Continue reading
The Inflation Reduction Act Plan for Lowering US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Another Science Magazine Breakthrough was the US passage of the Inflation Reduction act, which contains $369 billion over ten years for lowering US greenhouse gases. One goal of the IRA is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Autos, California Flood Maps, California Power Mixes, California Smog, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Conservation, Department of Energy, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Gasoline, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hybrid Cars, Inflation Reduction Act, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Ocean Acidification, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil, OLLI Lecture, Politics, Renewable Energy, Sea Level Rise, Solar Energy, Supreme Court, Transportation, US Oil, Wind Energy
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Quinnipiac Polls on Student Loan Reduction, Climate Change, and Abortion Rights
Student Loan Reduction Overall, Americans approve of President Biden’s cancellation of some student loan debt by 53% to 43%. The Quinnipiac polling was from August 25-29, with a 2.5% error. Democrats approve of it 88% to 9%; Independents approve of … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election, Abortions, California Water, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Conservation, Constitution, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Electric Power, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Health Care, Impeachment, Inflation, Joe Biden, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Religion, Supreme Court, Trump on Climate Change, Western Wildfires
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Guesstimating the SC Edison Clean Energy for 2020
Guesstimating the SC Edison Clean Energy for 2020 In this article we will try to estimate or bound the Clean energy contribution to SC Edison Power mix for 2020, considering that 42.0% of their power is listed as Unspecified Power. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, California Power Mixes, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Power Content Labels, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Waste Energy, Wind Energy
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Clean and Fossil Fuel Energy Sources in California and Imported for 2020.
Clean and Fossil Fuel Energy Sources in California and Imported for 2020. The data are from energy.ca.gov. Summary The California Mix of state supplied and imported electrical energy is 60% Clean energy, with 40% from fossil fuels. The fossil fuel … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, California Power Mixes, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydropower, Nuclear Energy, Power Content Labels, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Waste Energy, Wind Energy
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California’s Electrical Power is About 60% Clean Energy. The US, 42%.
California’s Electrical Power is About 60% Clean Energy. The US, 42%. It has long been a puzzle how clean the power used in California is, since a fair percentage of California’s power comes from out-of-state, and not on particular contracts. … Continue reading
The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations
The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations First of all, the Obama Clean Power Plan program was already blocked by the courts, and President Biden had not yet proposed his regulations to get around this. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election, Air Quality, Autos, CAFE Standards, California Power Mixes, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Conservation, Economies, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Gasoline, Green Rate Plans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Houston Flooding, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Natural Gas, Oil, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Supreme Court, Texas, Trump Solar Tariff, Ukraine, US Oil, Wind Energy, World Oil Usage
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Making American Gasoline Greater Again
Making American Gasoline Greater Again I am not an oil expert, but I am trying to put together some factors which have appeared in the press to solve the rapidly increasing gasoline price inflation. The high price of gas may … Continue reading
Posted in California Oil, California Smog, Clean Energy, Donald Trump, Economies, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Huntington Beach Oil Spill, Joe Biden, Middle East, No More Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil, Politics, Regulations, Saudi Oil Imports, Transportation, Trump Administration, Trump Insurrection, Trump on Climate Change, Ukraine, US Oil, VP Pence, Waste Energy, World Oil Exports, World Oil Usage
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Recent Progress With Fusion Reactor Tests, and “Quantum Fusion”
Recent Progress With Fusion Reactor Tests These last five articles are on my blog: sites.Uci.edu/energyobserver This is a short part of an OLLI UC Irvine lecture on Science Breakthroughs of 2021, shared with Astronomer Bob Wilson of NASA. Quantum Fusion … Continue reading