Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Junkyard science

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz thinks there's nothing wrong with solar energy that more federal money won't cure.


"And in the next phase, we'll extract sunbeams from cucumbers!"

6 comments:

  1. “There are many situations today when solar is in fact competitive.”

    Sure. With enough government subsidies, a bunch of hamsters running around in a cage hooked to a generator would be competitive.

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  2. He's probably thinking about solar powered traffic signs and cattle fences, r-man.

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  3. I wonder how much money HE has invested in solar power companies, with a guaranteed walkaway when they go under.

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  4. There is a definite limit to how many electrons can be knocked loose by a photon, and it isn't a big number.

    Physics is your enemy, pal, not me.

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  5. Anonymous 1 said:

    He seems to be cultivating that faux-Franklin look. Maybe I can get a fly-a-kite-in-a-storm-and-see-what-happens grant. A couple a hundred mill would do.

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  6. Anon: You really can't argue with hair like that. Good luck with your grant request (but get somebody else to hold the kite string).

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