Category Archives: Buyer Beware

Why are Big Wind Farms being built?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by George B.

SHOW ME THE MATH George’s Grandson Zach is already a great observer, he’s full of questions, and has not yet developed reasons to ignore the realities of economics and hard science. At two years old;  Zach offers up the Chalk…. “Show Me!” … Continue reading →

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September 14th Al Gore, my Favorite Whore

Posted on August 9, 2011 by George B.

Read below before you watch Al’s most recent Advertisement 🙂 AS I write, Al Gore is organizing our children for demonstrations on Sept 14th. He’s selling this as a last-ditch effort to save the planet, and the only adults he can find to attend are those … Continue reading →

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Whacked Idea of the Month?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by George B.

Having just come back from 3 days spent at our off grid  Central Mountain Cabin, I can tell you there are good Alternative energy ideas, and a properly designed solar install in a decent location can deliver all the power you need.  However….how the owner … Continue reading →

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Wind Power Math

Posted on May 17, 2011 by George B.

Doing the Math in Washington State The circle represents a geographical area  in Washington State where we have cheap and abundant Green Hydro AND Wind Power. Some of us will see both of these products as being green and little different … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking, when it comes to energy it’s not that hard.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by George B.

Have you ever wondered who invests in Green Energy and why? We DIYers can make effective use of several kinds of green energy, solar, wind, and hydro can be great personal investments. When we look at things on a larger … Continue reading →

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Electric Vehicle Heating, Air Conditioning, and other environmental loads.

Posted on May 5, 2011 by George B.

On the last post, I attempted to shed some light on the energy transfer rate from the common AC outlet into a storage device like a lithium Electric Vehicle Battery. We discovered that we can transfer the equivalent of one third of a gallon of … Continue reading →

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Doing the math before you spend the money is critical

Posted on April 25, 2011 by George B.

Matters not whether it’s your money, or the public purse.. doing the math is always a good first step. Here’s a site shared with me by a reader.. if you are ‘on grid’, it may prove interesting to see what others are … Continue reading →

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Who you gonna believe?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by George B.

Western Media certainly doesn’t have credibility, so who you going to believe?

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EPA pushing to remove all the Zinc out of lube oil?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by George B.

You might want to do a little research on the additive Zinc. There are a number of reports of flat cams in older engines and more due to the EPA forcing the removal of the very effective anti wear agent “Zinc”. Some … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary New Free Power Source!

Posted on August 7, 2010 by George B.

Alternative Engergy is just like any other pond, sooner or later the Sharks show up looking for easy prey. Continue reading →

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