GEET International Institute Educational Website. “Oil, not Alternative Energy, is the Future…” For all of you who’ve been reading my blog for the past few years, please let me express my feelings about this statement in a messenger-esque style: ” =)) =)) =))” Oh… my… God… period. This sentence has been used by Fortune magazine and OnEarth (ironically), an environment-related publication.
I read it on smallcapnetwork.com, where (please excuse this) a square-headed editor by the name of Jonathan Yates actually supported this statement and even reasoned it with “logical,” business arguments. His “logical” arguments were smoked ones, however. Read them here: There are other costs to alternative energy that does not come with utilizing oil.
Installing a wind mill for wind energy requires a major construction project. “The blades kill birds!” “The turbines are very noisy as they turn.” – BS, these are nonsense stories made up by angry peasants and have in rare cases proven to be true. How many birds have oil spills killed? Mechanisms of Diesel-Induced Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Dysfunction in Coronary Arterioles. Can a Microwave Protect Against EMP. Fuel for thought. Like a lot of economists, Christopher Knittel entered college with career plans in mind. Unlike a lot of economists, Knittel had plans that involved baseball. At California State University at Stanislaus, Knittel was good enough to make the team as a second baseman. But during his freshman season, reality sank in. “I quickly learned the pros weren’t in my future,” says Knittel, a lifelong Oakland A’s fan who played baseball recreationally until his mid-30s.
Christopher KnittelPhoto: M. Scott Brauer For a while in college, Knittel also considered becoming an attorney. Today, Knittel is the William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, having joined MIT earlier this year. Knittel’s research addresses a clutch of practical and linked questions: How much progress have automakers made on fuel efficiency? All told, Knittel has produced concrete findings that he hopes will have an impact in the halls of Washington. Pain at the pump. Sources, pathways, and relative r... [J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2002.