Alternative Energy Sources
Pickens Plan
In recent weeks, there has been an abundance of advertisements on television and extensive news coverage on a new energy plan. The plan called Pickens Plan was developed by businessman T.Boone Pickens, with a goal of reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
The highlights of the plan include: creating new wind turbines that stretch all [...]
Taking A Look At Algae to Fuel
The other night the History Channel was airing a special on global warming and pollution. In addition there was some information on some very interesting alternative energy sources that scientists and engineers have and are currently developing. On such thing is algae biofuel. Now some of the people reading this may think that this is [...]
Whats Holding Nuclear Energy Back? The Public’s Fears
With oil and gas prices rising drastically over the past few years, it seems that our society has become more educated towards alternative energy sources. In addition, the whole idea of global climate change has further sparked the human interest in clean and renewable energy sources. These concepts include: Wind Turbines, Hydrogen, and Solar Energy [...]
