Archive for the ‘Alternative Energy’ Category

Alternative Energy From The Ocean

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Alternative Energy from the Ocean is an interesting topic, because so little is known about our oceans. Oceans have been explored by inquisitive people for centuries, but they're so vast that only a tiny portion of their hidden knowledge has been mined. One thing is certain: the pressure ...

Obama Energy Policy: Nuclear Energy Focus Gains Clarity

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The Obama Energy Policy, like almost all of President Barack Obama's policies, is grandly visionary, but seemingly lacking in details. I'll give the guy a break because he's only been in power for a few months and he's cranking out big new proposals in a machine-gun manner. As ...

Obama Energy Policy – Why Wind And Solar And Not Green Nuclear Energy?

Friday, March 6th, 2009

President Obama has made it clear that he wants to promote the use of "green energy" in the United States. It's an idea who's time came in the early 1970s when our nation ran out of usable crude oil. After that we became a country of oil-guzzling addicts ...

Nuclear Energy Use In The United States

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The year 2009 is in full swing, and never before has there been so much discussion as there currently is about how to power our nation's enormous energy needs. Any essential energy for our country must surely possess the following qualities. It must be scalable affordable, and safe. ...

Nuclear Energy Pros And Cons

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Nuclear energy supplies about 20% of the energy needs of the United States. The technology has been proven to be safe over many decades. Yet nothing seems to stir the fears of people quite like the idea of nuclear power. The idea of radioactive material contaminating citizens ...

Solar Energy’s Bright Future Challenged As Wind Energy Is Blown Away By The Credit Crisis

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Solar and wind energy are closer than ever to reaching its' potential, despite some obvious roadblocks. One of the biggest challenges facing solar and wind energy adoption are lower oil prices. As crude oil prices have dropped significantly in the past six months, demand for alternative energy investment ...

Government Grants for Alternative Energy

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

With Barack Obama taking over as President of the USA, many people expect a golden age of green technology to dawn in our nation. Obama has stated the desire to create 3 million new jobs, many of them coming from green industries. It's a lofty goal, indeed. ...

Developing Nuclear Power As Alternative Energy

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Today we look at the relatively controversial topic of developing nuclear power as alternative energy. The reason it's a controversial topic is because most people don't think of nuclear power as being "green." Sure, nuclear power is "clean" to a degree, but it's also the opposite of renewable. ...

Alternative Energy From The Ocean

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Alternative energy from the Ocean is an overlooked resource. The Ocean is a vast part of earth that is many ways remains largely unexplored. Scientists who are interested in exploring energy alternatives will leave no stone unturned. Now they're turning their attention to the ocean. Ocean ...