New program at USF examines water bottle usage (2.44 min video)
The question recently came up as to “I still have never gotten a great description how we got into the Great Depression?” The truth is, it wasn’t easy. But one of the best 4 minute explanations ever is on this YouTube video: Causes of the Great Depression. John Maynard Keynes, the king of Keynesian economics, would call these expansions and contractions, not recessions. You get them free with a capitalist economic system. With the exception of…
Swarms of Octopus Are Taking Over the Oceans: That is interesting. I had not heard Octopuses (octopi) were the “weeds” of the oceans. But it is interesting to find larger animals that can be a litmus test of the ocean environment. Oceans are not sucking up CO2 at the same rate as they used to. Acidification is moving up quickly. Reefs are under massive threat. Weeds are mother natures way of getting something growing in…
IntellZine just wrote an article on how to Invest in the Future of Self-Driving Cars and EVs (https://www.intellzine.com/2020/12/invest-in-future-of-self-driving-cars.html). What’s not really covered is the Sustainability of EVs, self-driving cars etc. Internal combustion engines predominantly use fossil fuels but they can use renewable ethanol or biodiesel. Electric cars have the most promise because it is much easier to produce electricity from renewable sources like hydro, wind and solar. Plus, wind and solar have become the best…
Nordic Poles Boost Artery-Disease Patients’ Walking – WSJ: Lots of studies show that simply getting up and about several times a week can be really, really good for you. This is pretty cool. The use of Nordic poles significantly helped patents go longer… Okay, that’s pretty obvious… BUT it also worked the body 23% harder than normal walking. The prob with walking (and running) is that you don’t really work the upper body, so it…
Renewable Energy Patents in 2019 As you look at the companies that are winners in Renewable Energy (RE) you have distinct winners (and losers, especially in the fossil fuel world). But there are entire countries that stand to win as well. Several countries have become exporters of energy, for example, when they produce more regional energy than they can use. I like the image set related to 25 areas/countries that are winners in Renewable Energy…
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’
