Efficiency leads the decarbonization charge. The host for this episode is Mitch Ewan. The guest for this episode is Howard Wiig. Hawaii leads the way in striving for a carbon-free (i.e.-no carbon dioxide emissions) economy. The fastest and most cost-effective first step is employing equipment that uses just a fraction of equipment it replaces. For […]
Carbon Fee + $$ = Powerful Climate Solution (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
‘Get paid to reduce your emissions’. The host for this episode is Mitch Ewan. The guests for this episode are Paul Bernstein and Susan Gorman-Chang. Why CFD? Our house is on fire. To put out this fire, we need to reduce emissions quickly, effectively, and fairly. What is CFD? Carbon Fee and Dividend can be […]
Clean Energy is Out of This World (Stan The Energy Man)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Why ask The Energy Man about clean energy when you have an actual rocket scientist available and willing to be on the show? We got one, and we’ll here what he has to say, particularly about hydrogen!. We’re going to tap into Dr. Chang’s 50 pound brain […]
HI on Clean Energy (Stan The Energy Man)
Policy makes things happen. We’re going to see what the new Chair of the House E&E committee has in mind to actually move Hawaii to it’s zero carbon, sustainable, non-fossil-fuel, clean energy goals! The host for this episode is Stan Osserman. The guest for this episode is Nicole E Lowen. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
A Slick Solution to Several Snags (Likable Science)
What started as an eco-friendly marine vessel coating project could have outsized impact on our current carbon emissions. An estimated 42% of total global carbon emissions are attributed to the energy sector. While cleaner fuels and renewable technologies are a viable pathway to lowering emissions, electricity generation efficiency improvement is a direct and significant path […]
Graphene’s Grandeur (Likable Science)
Newly discovered properties of graphene are opening up new ways to use it. We’ll explore graphene, what it is, some of its unusual properties, and how it’s finding increasingly diverse uses in many areas The hosts for this episode are Ethan Allen and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]
The Final Word on Climate Change – No More Doubting
Successful hedge fund trader David Vogel made his money by extreme quanting—analyzing mountains of numbers and betting on the outcome. Wealthy, he employed his quanting skills to estimate the number of man-made carbon molecules in the atmosphere, and prove that man’s activity is warming the earth. He founded the Volo Foundation—a trust funding organizations that […]
Carbon in Earth’s Deep Interior – Experimental Simulations of Planetary Interiors
Dr. Bin Chen and Xiaojing Lai’s work focuses on carbon in Earth’s deep interior. Press play to learn more about the experiments and mineral physics concepts used to examine planetary interiors. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the […]
Not Your Daddy’s Carbon – The Future of Graphene
Ethan and Jay explore what graphene is, how it differs from other forms of carbon, what are some of its unique properties, why these properties fascinate scientists, how graphene is being used now, and how it may be used in the future. They also make some graphene on the show! ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
Predicting and Controlling Nature – Jay Fidell
“Predicting and Controlling Nature for the Benefit of Humankind” Today, host Mike Deweert will use his first show to outline the theme of Science Thursdays: The purpose of Science is to predict and control nature for the benefit of humankind. Science provides a reason for optimism about the future, and he will outline how future […]