Post Tagged 'electricity'

February 04, 2015

Affordable Energy Drives Basic Needs in the Developing World

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day,” wrote Maimonides. “Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” With all due respect to Maimonides, much has happened since the 12th century. Continue Reading...

February 20, 2012

Gleaner Tech #1: Solar Bottle Lights in the Philippines

[Note: This is the first in an occasional series on gleaner technology.] Continue Reading...

October 23, 2008

Nationalization. Catch the Fever!

Everyone seems to be going ga-ga over nationalization in the US these days, and why not? Heck, it seems to be working pretty well for Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Blast from the not-so-recent past: Maxine Waters on the domestic oil industry… Continue Reading...

July 03, 2008

The Devil is in the Details

Research: Wind power pricier, emits more CO2 than thought. Continue Reading...

October 26, 2006

Plug-In Hybrids Are Not So Green

The Wired.com blog Autopia passes along this NYT story outlining some of the fundamental challenges facing plug-in hybrid electric cars. The basic formula for the appeal of such hybrids is as follows: “The electric system runs mostly on coal, natural gas and uranium, all relatively plentiful. Continue Reading...