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Jim Bobreski

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Solar fuels a new way to make an old fuel

Two of the problems with making a clean fuel are how to store it and how to transfer it. Batteries can drive land vehicles, some large ships, and in...

30.11.2024 7

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: The politics of energy

We got the message I heard it on the airwaves The politicians are now DJs The broadcast was spreading Station to station Like an infection...

26.10.2024 3

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Battery technology — a bright but challenging future

What makes the future bright but challenging is the advance and direction of technology, and nothing could be more to the point today than battery...

24.08.2024 5

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Battery evolution

The focus of this month’s column is battery evolution. You may recall I spoke about how tricky the decision-making process is for alternate energy,...

27.07.2024 10

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Having our cake and eating too — The growing NIMBYism

America has to wake up to the fact there is no easy or quick solution to our energy problem. The energy issue — as per my humble opinion — is not...

08.06.2024 10

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: More burning issues with trash

There was significant interest — and pushback — on my last column on trash, the dangers of landfills and the benefits of incineration. So, I...

27.04.2024 10

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: To burn or not to burn — that is the question

Several articles have run in recent editions of the Finger Lakes Times concerning landfills. In this month’s “Alternate Energy,” I want to...

30.03.2024 9

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Rare earth metals — not as rare as you think

About 50 years ago I was weeding a lettuce field at a muck farm in Oswego, N.Y. (there’s an Oswego in Kansas, too). Muck farms are rich in decayed...

24.02.2024 8

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ALTERNATE ENERGY: Wind power a better option ... as long as red tape doesn't choke propeller blades

And still they lead me back To the long winding road You left me standing here A long, long time ago Don’t leave me waiting here Lead me...

28.01.2024 30

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