http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-458 Paris Hilton’s Energy Policy Is All Wrong | Discoblog | Discover Magazine Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:41:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-458 [...] “energy policy” thus ends here—with no talk of biofuels from algae and waste, the solar hydrogen economy, or natural gas to replace oil. And certainly no talk of wind power, [...] […] “energy policy” thus ends here—with no talk of biofuels from algae and waste, the solar hydrogen economy, or natural gas to replace oil. And certainly no talk of wind power, […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-311 The Wind’s Picking Up in Texas: State Approves $4.93 Billion for Wind-Power Transmission | Reality Base | Discover Magazine Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-311 [...] on energy costs, not to mention boost the wind industry, which is already well on its way towards becoming a major market player. Now if we could just get those darn tax breaks worked [...] […] on energy costs, not to mention boost the wind industry, which is already well on its way towards becoming a major market player. Now if we could just get those darn tax breaks worked […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-24 Solar-Powered Billboard Will Light Up Times Square—Most of the Time | Discoblog | Discover Magazine Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:44:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-24 [...] a darkened billboard isn’t terribly glamorous, but the company says that using exclusively solar and wind power will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 18 tons. Just think about that when you’re trying to [...] […] a darkened billboard isn’t terribly glamorous, but the company says that using exclusively solar and wind power will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 18 tons. Just think about that when you’re trying to […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-2 Reality Check: Climate Change | Reality Base | Discover Magazine Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:08:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/06/09/reality-check-energy/#comment-2 [...] And, of course, there’s always the notion of using less carbon in the first place. Social awareness of carbon footprints is at an all-time high, and everyone from regular Joes to magazines is working to decrease their carbon trail. Alternative energy could play a major part in our efforts—for more on this, see Reality Check: Energy. [...] […] And, of course, there’s always the notion of using less carbon in the first place. Social awareness of carbon footprints is at an all-time high, and everyone from regular Joes to magazines is working to decrease their carbon trail. Alternative energy could play a major part in our efforts—for more on this, see Reality Check: Energy. […]

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