The Energy Roadmap – The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]

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The Energy Roadmap – The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]: Ovshinsky is compared to Edison as a prolific inventor… He hold patents on NiMH batteries. His solar cells power the MIR space station. Good question on Cobasys and the restrictions on next-gen batteries by the patents held within the company.!:-) The batteries that have become so critical in the next generation of batteries, electric cars,…

China Pollution Is Blanketing America’s West Coast – Business Insider

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China Pollution Is Blanketing America’s West Coast – Business Insider: Oh boy. We export raw materials and coal to China so they can make finished goods and export them back to us in the West/USA. They don’t have the safety worries that we do… Some of the externalities affect only China, but many affect us all, especially those countries and environments closer to the mainland of China. “Cities like Los Angeles received at least an…

Reduce Oil Dependence Costs

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Reduce Oil Dependence Costs: “Nearly 40% of the oil we use is imported, costing us roughly $300 billion annually. Increased domestic oil production from shale formations and improved fuel economy standards have decreased oil imports over the past few years, but the U.S. Department of Energy projects that we will continue to rely on imports for 35% to 40% of our petroleum needs in the future.” This is interesting. The rate of oil imports is…

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The Energy Quiz | ExxonMobil

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The Energy Quiz | ExxonMobil: Try the energy Quiz from ExxonMobil:  exxonmobil.com/quiz It has 4 categories related to energy: people, sources, uses and savings. There are 5 questions in each section. Interesting that the actual quiz lives here: http://corporate.exxonmobil.com/en/company/advertising-campaigns/energy-lives-here/quiz Under the advertising campaign. I didn’t do well on the quiz. And you probably won’t either. I do take issue with at least one of the 5 questions in each category. I don’t like how they state…

A Shrinking U.S. Trade Deficit—Brought to You by Fracking – Businessweek

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A Shrinking U.S. Trade Deficit—Brought to You by Fracking – Businessweek: US trade deficit is shrinking. Rapidly. The reason is the import of oil is a very expensive commodity. By the end of this decade, North America should be trade neutral on energy and then move to a surplus thereafter. At peak, the US trade deficit was about 6% of GDP. That is, our GDP would be reduced by the oil that is not produced…

Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

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Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists: “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter” This is an interesting book on the story of Junk. Not to be confused with Lenard’s book on “The Story of Stuff”. Has anyone read this book and what do you think? ‘via Blog this’