Arnold L. Johnson's Page

Here is my complaint. Every time I see an Internet picture posted of greenness in Ohio it is mostly pictures of greenness in California. We have got to make some progress and then show Ohio greenness. Greenness according to Ohio!

Perhaps we in our zeal to sell greenness don't want to emphasize that we in Ohio don't get as much sun as California and our wind is not as great as in the plains state. Facing the reality of the resources we have in Ohio should spark in us a level of creative energy t… Continue

I thought I've seen it all. First the gas company tries to get me to buy insurance to cover damage to buried gas lines on my property. The gov buys guzzlers so you can buy cars that guzzle a little less, effectively slowing down the adoption of really fuel efficient cars another 5-10 years. Let's not get into energy credits, carbon credits, gee, you can sling credits and do nothing yourself. I got a letter from an electric utility saying I can buy my electricity from a green electric producer in… Continue

Years ago I bumped into a small plant called stevia. I'm sure many of you have heard of it. It is a really good sugar alternative. Wouldn't it be grand if we all would put stevia in our tea, coffee and cakes and let the whole sugarcane industry supply the bio-fuel market?

Hi all, was checking out ZDnet, they are running an article about a small nuclear reactor that could be buried in your neighborhood. It's here.

A nuke has always been a geothermal kind of thing. Make heat, steam, turn generator, produce electricity. This thing seems to make electricity without the generator. I almost don't want to know how? This is scary! They are using the "clean" energy word, again. What do you think?

I myself have always thought of the Dutch and windmills together. These days everywhere you look on the net the picture of tall pin-wheels like phone poles across deserted American plains. A lake with arrays of pin-wheels or a farm. Who hasn't had these dreams or views. But I think thi… Continue