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Perpetual Motion. Robert Park. 28 Jun 2002. “Free Energy, APS speaks out on Perpetual Motion”. http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN02/wn062802.html Playground. Mike Wendland. 3 Mar 3, 2003. Kiddie Power. Detroit Free Press. Soap. Michael Steen. 16 Sep 2002. A squeaky clean future for the … Continue reading
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Wave and Tidal Energy
Wave Energy Around thirty wave energy ventures have failed in recent years. The Denmark “Wave Dragon” wasn’t rugged enough. The UK “Salter Duck”, Netherlands “Archimedes Wave Swing”, The Sea Clam, the Tapchan, and the Pendulor have all gone belly up. … Continue reading
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Geothermal
Only a few urban areas are near potential sources such as volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers. Geothermal plants often emit hydrogen sulfide, CO2, and toxic sludge containing arsenic, mercury, sulfur, and silica compounds. Extra land may be needed to dispose … Continue reading
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Fusion
Fusion is not likely to work out, yet it is the only possible energy source that could replace fossil fuels (Science). Time was wasted over where to site the ITER fusion project, and if all goes well with construction, it … Continue reading
Wind power will not save us
SCALE. Too many windmills need to be built to replace oil. Worldwide, 32,850 wind turbines with 70 to 100 meter blades generating 1.65 MW built every year for the next 50 years, or 1,642,000 total would be needed to replace … Continue reading
Solar
Solar generation is about .06 percent — six hundredths of 1 percent (.0006) — of renewable energy consumption in the United States. EIA. June 2006. Renewable Energy Annual. It will be hard to scale solar up to anything meaningful in … Continue reading
Peak Soil: Why Cellulosic and other Biofuels are Not Sustainable and a Threat to America’s National Security
Alice Friedemann. 2007. Last updated 2012 March 15 “The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”, President Franklin D. Roosevelt There’s growing public attention from the people, all the way on down to the President, about biomass potential for energy. … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Energy, Not Sustainable
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Hydrogen
2008. Alice Friedemann. “The Hydrogen Economy. Savior of Humanity or an Economic Black Hole?” Skeptic Vol 14 No 1, 48-51. Skeptics scoff at perpetual motion, free energy, and cold fusion, but what about energy from hydrogen? Before we invest trillions … Continue reading
Hydropower
1) Ultimately dams silt up, usually within 25 to 200 years, so hydro-power is not a renewable source of power. 2) We’ve already dammed up the best rivers. There are now more than 45,000 dams around the world, affecting … Continue reading
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