The sun’s energy powers just about everything. Sometimes it does so more directly, as in the conversion of radiant energy to electricity in photovoltaic panels, and others less directly, in the case of plant material that has morphed in petroleum and natural gas found in the earth’s crust. In addition, the sun causes the wind [...]
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Harnessing Solar Energy for Fuel
August 17th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Bio-fuels, California, Department of Energy, Energy, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy 
View CommentsFive Friday Facts: Junk Mail
August 6th, 2010 Eric Wilson More than 41.5 billion pieces of mail advertisements were produced and distributed in the U.S in 2005, according to the Worldwatch Institute. It took more than 100 million trees to create all this bulk mail – that’s the equivalent of deforesting the entire Rocky Mountain National Park every four months. Even though most junk mail [...]
U.S Energy “Use” in 2008 Mostly “Loss”
June 8th, 2010 Justin Manger This “Spaghetti Energy Chart” represents estimated U.S. energy use in 2008. Notice the minuscule proportion of solar energy (yellow line at the top ) and wind energy (purple line). The huge light gray sections on the right side labeled “Rejected Energy” is another way to say “Lost Energy”. The amount of lost energy through inefficient [...]
Graphic Worth a Thousand Words: U.S. Energy Breakdown
May 29th, 2010 Justin Manger Percent of total U.S. energy consumption by source in 2006. Breakdown of electricity sources (2006) Source: National Academy of Science
