Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear In the US 452
mdsolar writes "Renewable energy production has surpassed nuclear energy production in the U.S. according to the latest issue of Monthly Energy Review (PDF) published by the Energy Information Administration. ... During the first three months of 2011, energy produced from renewable energy sources (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, hydro, wind) generated 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy equating to 11.73 percent of U.S. energy production. During this same time period, renewable energy production surpassed nuclear energy power by 5.65 percent. In total, energy produced from renewables is 77.15 percent of that from domestic crude oil production."
That's really ironic (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That's really ironic (Score:5, Funny)
And don't forget that wind energy is blowing Earth off its orbit [theonion.com].
Re:That's really ironic (Score:4, Funny)
chemicals used in the manufacture of solar cells
Not only are they chemicals, but I hear that the chemicals are made up of protons and neutrons (also known as Alpha particle radiation) wrapped in electrons (aka Beta particle radiation). So these chemical laden solar cells house two types of radiation, and a third type (electromagnetic radiation) is used to excite the stored radiations to make them unstable (the Beta particles move). Just imagine if there were a tsunami! DiHydrogen Monoxide Everywhere!