by Ben | Jun 5, 2011 | Energy, General Info, Just For Fun, Projects
For anyone who would like to run their electric bike off of capacitors let me save you some time. Simple Answer: With current technology capacitors are not a viable option for powering an electric bike. Medium Answer: Currently, the energy density for ultra capacitors...
by Ben | Jun 5, 2011 | Energy, Politics, Videos
Not Evil Just Wrong posted a video of Josh Fox being asked questions regarding previous knowledge of flaming sinks prior to fracking and Josh liked it so much that a copyright claim was used to get the video taken off of youtube. He will likely do the same on Vimeo,...
by Ben | Feb 21, 2011 | Energy, Politics, Science
As you can probably tell from my other posts on this site I advocate utilizing as many sources of energy as possible, but I also try to be realistic and consider environmental and economic factors. So what does it mean to be green? Part 1 – Potential Cumulative...
by Ben | Jan 9, 2011 | Energy, Geology, Politics, Science
Over the last year a large anti-fracking movement developed across much of the United States. Josh Fox’s documentary “Gasland” managed to convince people that fracking will contaminate the drinking water all across our country. Most of his...
by Ben | Dec 11, 2010 | Energy, Geology, Politics, Science
Original Post: Published on: Sep 11, 2010 @ 20:58 So, I have started a few different post on Gasland and have never got around to finishing one because I typically get frustrated when I read peoples comments on the topic. Industry has tackled the mythbuster portion of...
by Ben | Nov 27, 2010 | Energy, Geology, Science
It is safe to assume that none of you have seen the trailer for this movie so here it is. The basis for the movie is that CO2 from a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project will somehow escape from the earth and kill people in a low-lying valley. CO2 is heavier than...
