helpful article about alternative energy
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html
"Forget everything you just heard... and go back to sleep." (from Miracle Mile)
My only quibble with this article is he downplays the importance of unplugging appliances that draw energy even when they're off. Vampire appliances. Sure, unplugging one doesn't make much of a difference to a person or society, but we have billions of those things. That stuff adds up quick.
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