March 5, 2015

Aussie/US group improves solar cell efficiency to capture 40% of solar energy

http://www.juancole.com/2014/12/record-scientists-efficiency.html

UNSW’s solar researchers have converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity, the highest efficiency ever reported.

The world-beating efficiency was achieved in outdoor tests in Sydney, before being independently confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their outdoor test facility in the United States.

The work was funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and supported by the Australia–US Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics (AUSIAPV)

“This is the highest efficiency ever reported for sunlight conversion into electricity,” UNSW Scientia Professor and Director of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Professor Martin Green said.
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(More at above link)

We're getting to the point where we might really be able to get most or all of our energy needs from renewables. Combine this with the new household battery from the makers of TESLA and I wonder how close we are.

March 5, 2015

Me and Jehmu Greene defending Hillary re: Emails

March 5, 2015

Here's the video of Jehmu Greene and I defending Hillary!

March 5, 2015

Jehmu Greene and I defend Hillary re: Email tonight at 10pm ET on Fox Business

Tune in tonight at 10pm ET on the Fox Business Network to see me and Jehmu Greene debate the Hillary Email situation on the Kennedy show!

March 3, 2015

It's times like this that I really miss Yitzhak Rabin ...

... aw, who am I kididng? I miss him all the time.

RIP, greatest ever Prime Minister of Israel.

March 1, 2015

Anyone know what happened to the Magistrate? No posts since October?

February 28, 2015

xPost from V&M: Me on the Kennedy show discussing terrorism and banning 5.56 mm rounds

Here is the video of me with Will Rahn of the Daily Beast and Jillian Melchior of National Review on the Kennedy show on Fox Business to debate the extent of the terror threat in the US and globally and a potential ban on 5.56 mm ammunition.

February 28, 2015

Me on the new FBN show Kennedy discussing banning 5.56 mm rounds and discussing terrorism

Here is the video of me with Will Rahn of the Daily Beast and Jillian Melchior of National Review on the Kennedy show on Fox Business to debate the extent of the terror threat in the US and globally and a potential ban on 5.56 mm ammunition.

February 26, 2015

Summit on gender wage gap at NYU

https://www.facebook.com/events/522565701217953

The College Democrats of New York is proud to kick-off Women's History month with a special summit, focusing on the gender wage gap and employment. #CDNYWomen

The Women's Leadership Summit will be hosted at New York University (sponsored by the NYU College Democrats). Join us on Thursday, March 5th at 4 PM-7:30 PM in New York University's Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, Grand Hall.

Our opening speaker: State Senator Liz Krueger (Senate District 28, Manhattan, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, co-chair New York State Bipartisan Legislative Pro-Choice Caucus)

Panelists
• Nomiki Konst (The Founder of the Accountability Project, youngest woman to run for Congress)
• Prof. Jewell Jackson McCabe (former Press Secretary to Governor Hugh Carey for Women and Minorities)
• Sascha Owen (Chief of Staff to NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer)
• Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (Assembly District 25, Queens, youngest woman in NY state legislature)

February 26, 2015

Summit on gender wage gap at NYU

https://www.facebook.com/events/522565701217953

The College Democrats of New York is proud to kick-off Women's History month with a special summit, focusing on the gender wage gap and employment. #CDNYWomen

The Women's Leadership Summit will be hosted at New York University (sponsored by the NYU College Democrats). Join us on Thursday, March 5th at 4 PM-7:30 PM in New York University's Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, Grand Hall.

Our opening speaker: State Senator Liz Krueger (Senate District 28, Manhattan, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, co-chair New York State Bipartisan Legislative Pro-Choice Caucus)

Panelists
• Nomiki Konst (The Founder of the Accountability Project, youngest woman to run for Congress)
• Prof. Jewell Jackson McCabe (former Press Secretary to Governor Hugh Carey for Women and Minorities)
• Sascha Owen (Chief of Staff to NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer)
• Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (Assembly District 25, Queens, youngest woman in NY state legislature)