Archive for the ‘Green Energy’ Category

What is the impact on the environment of “Green” energy?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Woz_a asked:


A Wind blows across a hill, has done since time inmomorial, that wind is part of the global weather system, so someone comes along and builds a wind farm on the hill, most of the energy is removed from the wind, what effect does that have on the global weather system?
Wave power, many years ago it was demonstrated that wave farms caused or increased costal erosion at a point some distance from the “farm”.
Geothermal, taking heat from the earths crust, what will be the long term effect of this accelerated cooling?
Solar, the production cost of photovoltaic cells has been questioned elswhere but what about heat extraction. placing large solar powered boilers in the desert may seem like a good idea but what are the effects on the flora, fauna and geology of removing that heat source?
maybe the sun will go out before the effects are apreciable but has anyone ever done any reasearch in to the down side of “green” energy?

Will China’s intense investment in green energy speed up investment in green energy in the USA?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Joanne M asked:


China seems to have the insight into seeing that green energy is the wave of the future and will ultimately will be more cost effective than relying on the world dwindling non-renewable resources. Will this set a dramatic new precedent for the USA, who has been dragging its feet?

I am 42 and want to change careers to a green energy job such as a consultant, does any one have ideas?

Saturday, October 10th, 2009
carltonnoble asked:


I am willing to train up to a year, but I am not sure which direction to go into. I am not an engineer but have scientific background. I think our economy is going in this direction and there will be opurtunities in the green energy area. Please let me know any area’s of green energy carreers that is interesting and has decent salary with advancement? Thanks.

Financing & cultural challenges to getting more green energy adoption?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Jason M asked:


I’m curious to hear what some of the financing & cultural challenges are to getting traditional energy companies to adopt green technologies? In particular, I know that many green energy sources require significant up-front investment today to capture the benefits of potentially grid-parity kwh production in the future.

How does financing work in the energy industry today around the world and is it possible that the way energy production is financed might hinder large investments?

Also, what some of the cultural challenges to green adoption? For example, are $/Watt and $/kwh even the right metrics to use when thinking about the economics of adopting green technologies?

What are some advantages that nuclear power has over green energy?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Gunscar asked:


Its for a debate in school and I didn’t even want to do this topic. I was for green energy but the teacher is dumb. I’d like all the help I can get. Thanks ^_^

What truly is hoped to be accomplished by adding large Green Energy production systems to our already existing?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009
SilverPhoenix asked:


socialized energy production grids.
yet keeping the power and control over the energy sector in the very hands of the people who’s hands it not be in anyway.

Tesla was right guys. As was Edison.

Independent renewable energy production systems would halt this koyannisqatsi.

Take power away from those who use it against us and put it in the hands of the people.

I.E. Give it to the people?

Ever feel as if you’re one of the most misunderstood people on the face of the planet? LOL. ;)
Oh well.

So much for true freedom and independence i guess.

Is a green energy credit the same thing as a carbon credit?

Thursday, October 1st, 2009
riotsoup asked:


I know how carbon credits are used but I noticed that some companies claim that they “buy green energy credits” as though it’s a positive thing. Don’t companies want to advertise that they sell credits because they don’t use all theirs up?

I am an inventor and my patents granted by USA Patent It’s hydropower for electricity for green energy market?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009
marketm51 asked:


My patent is free green electricity energy produced by hydropower in this serious oil crisis and the economic crashed in USA and energy shortages of the world, how to intruduce my machinery to the people and benifit for the world to save our country USA and the world too

Can mayor of cities, such as Houston, issue Green Energy initiatives and ordinances for their cities?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009
TEXAS ROCKS!!! asked:


Can a mayor issue ordinances that set regulations on energy and where it comes from?

Why do we keep paying for foreign oil and gas when we could create domestic jobs with green energy?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Eric asked:


We have tons of coastal area. Why not harvest the tides and get our energy that way. That way the money would go to people here.
Its energy that looks green……no, if your serious its energy that comes from nature and not the remains of million year old decayed animals……
Keerok, you wouldn’t have to convert it, just use batteries and whatnot. Electricity is electricity. We get ours from power lines. All you have to do is hook it up to the green power plants. Oil electricity is the same thing as green electricity.