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Like it or not, Mr. President, many Americans embrace democratic socialism

Like it or not, Mr. President, many Americans embrace democratic socialism

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  72 Comments  •  7 years ago

(or Bipartisan Fear Mongering) Hmmm ...   Congressional politicians didn't seem to fear socialism when they bailed out Wall Street. It's true capitalism has been very, very good for political...
A Golden Thread - 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology

A Golden Thread - 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Here is an interesting read about the history of solar technology.  The book is available for download from the Internet Archive in various formats, although, I suggest the PDF format as most...
How It's Made: Hydrogen Fuel Cells

How It's Made: Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

The principles of the hydrogen fuel cell were first discovered in the early 19th century. During the first quarter of the 20th century there were several attempts to develop various types of fuel...
C&C trucks carrying wind turbine blades to the mountaintop

C&C trucks carrying wind turbine blades to the mountaintop

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  20 Comments  •  7 years ago

An important consideration for installing wind turbines is the ability to transport the large components.   While this is really an advertisement for C&C trucks designed to transport wind...
Had They Bet On Nuclear, Not Renewables, Germany & California Would Already Have 100% Clean Power

Had They Bet On Nuclear, Not Renewables, Germany & California Would Already Have 100% Clean Power

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  65 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Politics of Bad Policy ...Replacing nuclear power plants with wind and solar power generation does nothing to remove fossil fuels from the energy mix.  Utility scale wind and solar power are...
A Bill of Rights for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

A Bill of Rights for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

The seeded article is a thought piece published by the Medium.  In my opinion, the author regurgitates insipid philosophical pablum to gloss over faulty assumptions and avoid the relevant issues...
Why the U.S. Can’t Solve Big Problems

Why the U.S. Can’t Solve Big Problems

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  26 Comments  •  7 years ago

Julian Zelizer presents a litany of justifications for authoritarian government in an OpEd published in the Atlantic. And the dreamed for authoritarian approach to solving big problems is premised...
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