Wind Beats Out Natural Gas To Becme The Top Source Of New Electricity Capacity For 2012

This is a surprise.  If this trend continues, then the push to upgrade our electrical power distribution system becomes much more urgent.

It's Not the DOE That Drives Energy Policy

Think that the focus of the Department of Energy (DOE) is how our nation produces, consumes, and manages energy?  Think again and read this summary. 

Fear of Radiation - It's All in the Noise

An interesting perspective on the Linear No Threshold (LNT) theory from Forbes contributor James Conca.

Ryno Motors Full Story

This may become much more successful than the Segway.  How far can you go with a full charge?  I need to look into this.

March of the Machines

I think that the use of robotics is a natural evolutionary process that can be of great benefit to humans, but I think the real success depends upon what humans do with shifted burden of effort, time, and energy.  We are probably ok until a machine develops self awareness, then things may get very interesting.