Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com Santa Barbara, CA Solyndra’s Problems Were More Politics Than Powerhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solyndras-problems-were-more-politics-than-power-36953/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solyndras-problems-were-more-politics-than-power-36953/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:44:45 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=36953 Analysis: Solar energy writer John Perlin argues that Solyndra's fall from grace reflects a bad choice in technique, and not a fundamental problem with solar energy.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solyndras-problems-were-more-politics-than-power-36953/feed/ 0 Confessions of a Nuclear Power Safety Experthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science/confessions-of-a-nuclear-power-safety-expert-32220/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/confessions-of-a-nuclear-power-safety-expert-32220/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:00:14 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=32220 Nuclear engineer Cesare Silvi studied unlikely outside threats to nuclear plants in Italy, which soured him on the energy source and caused him to go solar.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/confessions-of-a-nuclear-power-safety-expert-32220/feed/ 0 At Chernobyl It Was All Under Controlhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/at-chernobyl-it-was-all-under-control-29237/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/at-chernobyl-it-was-all-under-control-29237/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:00:57 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=29237 Valery N. Bliznyuk was a young physicist in Kiev 25 years ago during the Chernobyl disaster. His recollections of the slow spread of accurate information about what was really happening suggest parallels with the current nuclear crisis in Japan.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/at-chernobyl-it-was-all-under-control-29237/feed/ 0 Inventor of Plastic Solar Cells Sees Bright Futurehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/inventor-of-plastic-solar-cells-sees-bright-future-27718/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/inventor-of-plastic-solar-cells-sees-bright-future-27718/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=27718 Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, inventor of the plastic solar cell, reviews the past, present and bright future of his invention with Miller-McCune's solar guru, John Perlin.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/inventor-of-plastic-solar-cells-sees-bright-future-27718/feed/ 0 Greener Battlefields Would Be Safer for Troopshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/greener-battlefields-would-be-safer-for-troops-24716/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/greener-battlefields-would-be-safer-for-troops-24716/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:30:58 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=24716 Allied troops would be much safer if they could cut the petroleum tether, according to a chorus of military leaders and planners.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/greener-battlefields-would-be-safer-for-troops-24716/feed/ 0 Busting Myths About Photovoltaicshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/busting-myths-about-photovoltaics-22718/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/busting-myths-about-photovoltaics-22718/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:03:39 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=22718 Fresh from the European Union photovoltaic conference, our John Perlin takes on some of the misconceptions clouding the solar power movement.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/busting-myths-about-photovoltaics-22718/feed/ 0 Solar Power: America Hangs Its Headhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solar-power-america-hangs-its-head-22423/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solar-power-america-hangs-its-head-22423/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:24:41 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=22423 John Perlin, sitting on a solar energy panel at the European photovoltaics conference, laments America's lost lead in the field.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solar-power-america-hangs-its-head-22423/feed/ 0 Europe Boasts of its Solar Power Strengthhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/europe-boasts-of-its-solar-power-strength-22000/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/europe-boasts-of-its-solar-power-strength-22000/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:03:17 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=22000 As it's announced that thee-quarters of new photovoltaic systems are going up in Europe, it's fair to ask what happened to the former U.S. dominance in solar.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/europe-boasts-of-its-solar-power-strength-22000/feed/ 0 Peak Wood: Nature Does Impose Limitshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/draft-created-on-may-28-2010-at-534-pm-16596/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/draft-created-on-may-28-2010-at-534-pm-16596/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:25 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=16596 What lessons from the multiple experiences of Peak Wood can today’s society learn for addressing global peak oil?

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/draft-created-on-may-28-2010-at-534-pm-16596/feed/ 57 Peak Wood Forges an Industrial Revolutionhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-forges-an-industrial-revolution-14608/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-forges-an-industrial-revolution-14608/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:00:48 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=14608 When it was no longer easy or cheap to burn trees for development, a new economy had to be forged from fossil fuel.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-forges-an-industrial-revolution-14608/feed/ 1 Peak Wood and the Bronze Agehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-and-the-bronze-age-14363/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-and-the-bronze-age-14363/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:00:10 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=14363 The Mycenaean world was built on a solid base of bronze, but that edifice was found to have wooden feet.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/peak-wood-and-the-bronze-age-14363/feed/ 2 Wood and Civilizationhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/wood-and-civilization-12876/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/wood-and-civilization-12876/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:00:51 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=12876 Wood, as fuel and building material, is the unsung hero of the technological developments that brought humanity from a bone-and-stone culture to the Industrial Revolution.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/wood-and-civilization-12876/feed/ 1 The Tree That Changed the Worldhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-tree-that-changed-the-world-11656/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-tree-that-changed-the-world-11656/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:55 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=11656 Two planets diverged in a solar system, and the successful one took a path more wooded.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-tree-that-changed-the-world-11656/feed/ 1 Make Solar Light, Not Warhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/make-solar-light-not-war-10654/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/make-solar-light-not-war-10654/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:25 +0000 John Perlin http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=10654 It's better to light a single solar-powered streetlight than curse the insurgency.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/make-solar-light-not-war-10654/feed/ 0 Saving Sub-Sahara Africa a Drip at a Timehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/saving-sub-sahara-africa-a-drip-at-a-time-7308/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/saving-sub-sahara-africa-a-drip-at-a-time-7308/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:05:39 +0000 John Perlin http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=7308 Rural electrification using solar energy may find a match made in heaven when linked to drip irrigation.

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