Monthly Archives: February 2012

I find it hard to believe that some people still deny global warming.  I think those who deny it are idiots and uneducated along with ignorant people. There is enough scientific evidence out there to prove that it does indeed … Continue reading →

Our lab experiment in class today dealt with solar energy.  We had a rather interesting lecture on solar, nuclear and other renewables today in class. The materials we used in this lab were similar to last weeks lab.  The NXT robot, a mini … Continue reading →

Solyndra was a company based out of Fremont, California who manufactured solar panels …and who also received a $535 million loan from us taxpayers.  The company declared bankruptcy in January of 2011.  The company simply could not compete anymore with … Continue reading →

  I first heard about Hydraulic Fracturing (also known as “fracking”) when I watched the documentary Gasland.  Gasland’s director Josh Fox went around the country to find the truth behind fracking, and what he found was rather shocking. Fracking is … Continue reading →

In this class we did a lab about measuring wind power.  We did this lab to measure how much electric energy we are getting and also we are measuring the voltage across the coils. The equipment we used today was … Continue reading →

Today we measured force and distance with our Lego Mindstorm.  My partners and I had major difficulties with this lab.  The body of the lego was not reading the acceleration, speed, time, height, grams or MGH,  the only thing that … Continue reading →

During my senior year in high school, I remember hearing that by 2020 all cars have to be made with at least 35 miles per gallon.  Today, we are seeing cars that are surpassing that and its only 2012.  There … Continue reading →