Energy

All Energy Is Solar

All our energy is solar energy. At least, it all begins there.

All the food you eat is made from solar energy. Sunlight powers photosynthesis, which enables plants to form proteins and other compounds that can be eaten by people and animals directly, or we can inefficiently feed it into giant …

Don't blame Wind Power …

The power grid shutdowns in Texas are easy to blame on Wind Power. After all, they put up some wind turbines, and, the power grid ran out of power. A simple example of the child's fallacy known as post hoc, ergo propter hoc or, in English, correlation does not prove causation.

First, some wind …