John Farley

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Live from Main and Gervais! 5am-7am | Noon | 5pm & 6pm | 11pm

Live from Main and Gervais! 5am-7am | Noon | 5pm & 6pm | 11pm

From https://earthsky.org/space/satellites-are-photobombing-hubble-effect-on-research/ “Astronomers have been worried about it, and now the data are in. A new study shows that, in recent years, the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit is having deleterious effects on astronomical research. The SpaceX Starlink satellites are the most notorious of these. The study shows the satellites are photobombing Hubble Space Telescope images more often, creating long, bright lines known...

We all know that the war in Ukraine has has catastrophic impacts on many. Prior to the war, much of Europe was significantly dependent on Russian oil and gas for its energy. But this crisis has turned into a renewable energy boon for many parts of Europe, with wind and solar aggressively replacing the need for Russia’s oil and gas. ...

Yes we all know that world governments subsidize the fossil fuel industry – gas, oil, coal, etc. But what you might not know is just how much the oil and coal companies are being subsidized. In 2022, it was over $1 trillion. That amounts to more than $31 million every second! You can read all about it here: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-global-energy-crisis-pushed-fossil-fuel-consumption-subsidies-to-an-all-time-high-in-2022 Categories:...

As you may know, one of the big issues with renewable energy is storage. That is, how do you get electricity when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing? The answer is batteries that get charged up when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. There are all kinds of batteries and the technology continues to...

You may hear a lot of folks who oppose green energy (wind, solar, etc.) make the argument that this type of energy is NOT green. That is, renewable energy requires chemical batteries for use when driving electric cars or storing energy to use when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining. The argument is that in order to...

45-Year Old Voyager is Sending Back Data That’s “Baffling Engineers”

The National Weather Service Office in Columbia has finished its investigation into yesterday’s storms. They’ve concluded that 4 tornadoes touched down in the Midlands – there was also damage produced by strong winds blowing out of the bottom of a thunderstorm. You can see their full written assessment here: https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=202301060126-KCAE-NOUS42-PNSCAE You can see this on an interactive map here: https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/...

A group of MIT scientists have developed a paper-thin and very light solar technology that can create electricity on many surfaces. It’s essentially an “ultralight fabric solar cell that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source. These durable, flexible solar cells, which are muc…

You may have heard that the forecast for Buffalo, New York, is for up to 5 feet of snow between now and Sunday. That has resulted in the NFL moving the game to Detroit. And you may be wondering if lake effect snow is happening more often. Well, yes it is. The reason? Global Warming. The Great…

It’s been decades since the United States has been to the moon. Well that’s changing. One of the first big steps in getting humans back on the moon took place last night with the NASA’s launch of Orion – the spacecraft that will eventually take astronauts to the moon. The mission is called Artem…

Guggenheim Partners (a large financial services company that focuses on investment banking, asset management, capital markets services, and insurance services, with over $300 billion in assets under management) has concluded that creating electricity from solar power is now a lot less expensive (33%…

A carefully planned community in Florida that gets 100% of its energy from solar panels that are in the community, not only survived the impact of Hurricane Ian, but you could say, they thrived under the circumstances. They never lost power and they only lost a few solar panels. You can read all a…

Below is a look at the global summer temperatures from 1976 to 2022. The comparison is dramatic. Much of the planet is 4° Fahrenheit warmer than just 45 years ago. And the areas near the north and south poles are warming the most. This is NOT good news. Categories: Weather Blog

According to a 464-page report put out by the International Energy Agency’s report World Energy Outlook 2020, creating electricity with solar panels is now the cheapest solution worldwide. This conclusion agrees with the analysis done by many other experts in recent years. You can read all about i…

Researchers from 15 leading universities conclude that the global demand for energy can be met with renewable sources (wind, solar, hydro, waves, etc.) by or before 2050. This is very encouraging news since burning fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal, etc.) is overheating the planet. See: https://www.hel…

A study done by some prominent scientists concludes that the entire globe can change to renewable energy – that doesn’t pollute, with existing technology in wind, solar, geothermal, etc., and the payback is only 6 years. From that point forward we’d have pollution-free energy that is cheaper (and c…