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  1. tigerade

    Tesla Supercharger - Acworth GA

    New Supercharger at Publix on Baker Road in Acworth GA I saw about 7 boxes.
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    STRATEGIST: There's a decent chance the US government will bail out the oil industry

    STRATEGIST: There's a decent chance the US government will bail out the oil industry - Yahoo Finance Are you freaking kidding me? There is absolutely no way this should happen. If Congress even considers sending a dime of bailout money to the Oil Industry, I will be calling and writing my...
  3. tigerade

    Film review: Virunga

    I was intrigued by a new movie available on Netflix called Virunga. It's a documentary about the efforts to save the critically endangered mountain gorillas in the Congo. The subtitle of the film is "Conservation is war". This subtitle is not misleading. For those of us in the West...
  4. tigerade

    How do we remove fear from the environmental debate?

    Fairly often, I take a peek on the other side of the fence and read articles that are on the opposing side of the environmental debate. The problem with that is that more often than not, it results with me bursting out with laughter. Take this gem from Fox News: If only EPA stood for | Fox...
  5. tigerade

    Dealing with Tu quoque arguments (Hypocrisy)

    There's a recent editorial by Tom Steyer that made me think - How Climate Change Changed Me - POLITICO Magazine After reading it, and reading the comments section below, I think it's worth having a discussion over how to handle Tuo quoque arguments in regards to the environmental/climate...
  6. tigerade

    Auto Trader video review of Model S

    Just some nice shots of the Model S driving around in the UK, narrated by some guy with rad 90's-ish neon shoes. 2014 Tesla Model S expert car review - YouTube I thought this was a pretty good video, nothing new in particular, but the visuals are great.
  7. tigerade

    Tesla CTO on Energy Storage: ‘We Should All Be Thinking Bigger’

    I don't see where this has been posted. This is too good of an article to not post: Tesla CTO on Energy Storage: : Greentech Media Some interesting tidbits: I like that "peaky" is being used as an adjective. :D
  8. tigerade

    A Quick Lesson on Identifying Psuedoscience in the Popular Media

    TL; DR: - Daily Caller has thrown it's credibility to the dogs and has made a mockery of science - A sadly high number of people are embracing the deception - Said people are also celebrating their alleged "defeat" of science - The consequences of this aggressive ignorance could be the fall of...
  9. tigerade

    Elon interview with Hu Shuli (Caixin Media0

    I don't think this interview has been posted anywhere on this forum (if it has, please feel free to delete or merge) Tesla创始人 Musk密ç ￾ (An interview with Elon Musk in China) - YouTube I think this was a great interview with Elon while he was in China. Elon brings up an interesting...
  10. tigerade

    HDEV (ISS high definition video of Earth)

    Check this out: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/ (Live video) Some of you fellow space geeks know that one of the items brought up on the recent SpaceX-3 flight to the Space Station. As described by NASA, the HDEV is: Source: NASA - High Definition Earth Viewing Anyway, it's basically just...
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    Oklahoma House passes S.B. 1456 - Fee for Solar Owners

    Not looking good for OK solar owners: Oklahoma Will Charge Customers Who Install Their Own Solar Panels | ThinkProgress
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    Fossil Fuel Divestment / Carbon Bubble Discussion

    This a thread for discussion on dealing with the carbon bubble, and addressing the question of Fossil Fuel divestment. First, a very brief discussion of what the carbon bubble is. My personal definition is that the carbon bubble is the enormous amount of money invested in future fossil fuel...
  13. tigerade

    A lot of Tesla's in Drammen, Norway

    Looks like a ton of cars are going to be delivered in Norway soon. This is a LOT of cars. Tesla Motors Drammen - march 27th 7:30am - YouTube
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    Cosmos

    For those not aware, the new Cosmos series premiers tonight. Yes, a new iteration of the famed Cosmos by Carl Sagan. To say that I am a fan of the original Cosmos would be an understatement, that TV show not only educated me but it changed the way I look at the world. I am still amazed at...
  15. tigerade

    Nice video of Supercharging in St. Anton

    1. österreichischer Tesla Supercharger - YouTube Some really nice footage of the Supercharger recently installed in St. Anton, Austria. :smile: It's pretty cool to see all those Model S's climb up the mountain and frolic through the snow. :biggrin: Could anyone translate what the first two...
  16. tigerade

    Forbes on Fox: Global warming is a "massive human delusion"

    I know we already have a global warming thread, but sometimes a video comes along that is so outrageous that it deserves a spotlight of it's own. Forbes On Fox Panelists On Climate Change "Hysteria": "Socialism In Drag," "A Massive Human Delusion" | Video | Media Matters for America WOW...
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    New monthly fee for Arizona solar customers

    I knew this was coming... Thought solar energy was free? Arizona proves it wrong - Energy Ticker - MarketWatch This is important because utilities around the country could be doing the same thing very soon. The fee here was going to originally going to be $50 to $100 a month, which no doubt...
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    Science Myth Debunking: General Discussion

    I'm here to argue that debunking science myths is an increasingly important skill for every person to have. We are constantly bombarded by false claims made by the media, corporations, front groups, political action committees, elected officials, and other institutions. This can cause huge...
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    Envision Solar - EV ARC - Mobile solar powered charging station

    It doesn't look like this has been posted yet, and it's too cool to not post about. It's a mobile solar powered charging station, with energy storage. This is apparently new, so I'm not sure if it's actually been installed anywhere yet. I see something like being useful for far-away, remote...
  20. tigerade

    Elon Musk on Big Think

    I really like Big Think, I've watched a large amount of their videos on Youtube. If you haven't, it's highly worth your time. It has speakers such as Neil Degrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss, and Michio Kaku. A lot of interesting science and technology related topics. Anyway, this video is...
  21. tigerade

    MF: Would half a million Teslas crash the power grid?

    Another link-baiting, FUDish headline from Motley Fool. :rolleyes: Of course I did take the bait and read the article, which was fairly interesting: Would Half a Million Teslas Crash the Power Grid? (TSLA) I want to bring this up though: It sounds like the current electric grid could...
  22. tigerade

    What if Tesla took 500k gas-guzzlers a year off the road?

    An interesting MF article: What If Tesla Took 500,000 Gas-Guzzlers Off the Road? (TSLA) I posted this in the investment section, with the hope that people more financially saavy then me would crunch the numbers. I think the numbers in the article may be flawed as the author seems to be...
  23. tigerade

    Solar panels being installed on White House roof (again)

    Per ABC news: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/solar-panels-finally-installed-on-white-house/ While installing solar panels on just one building in Washington DC doesn't do much for climate change, it's hard to ignore the cultural significance of solar panels on the roof of the...