Article 1: Light, John. “The World’s Sustainable Energy Capacity Is Absolutely Surging Right Now.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.undispatch.com/worlds-sustainable-energy-capacity-absolutely-surging-right-now/.
Article 2: Dalesio, Emily “Coal Ash Pits: Duke Energy Tells Neighbors to Waive Claims,” February 2, 2017, accessed February 3, 2017, http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/coal-ash-pits-duke-energy-tells-neighbors-waive-45228152.
Article 3: Wood, Pamela. “After Veto Override, Renewable Energy and Electricity Bills on the Rise in Maryland.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-senate-renewable-veto-20170202-story.html.
Article 4: Network, Al Jazeera Media. “Falling Green Energy Costs ‘to stop’ Fossil Fuel Growth.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/falling-green-energy-costs-stop-fossil-fuel-growth-170202134522487.html.
One of major movements that is happening globally is the addition of wind turbines. The UN dispatch released that ” half a million solar panels were installed around the world every day in 2015. In China, two wind turbines went online every hour.” That is major global progress and it is amazing to see what is happening in the world. That industries like coal are becoming out dated. This also creates issues at the same times because the dying coal industry is going to put a lot of people out of work. It is a catch 22 in the fact that we as a society want to create a better atmosphere for our planet with green energy, but this will put people who have been working in coal mines for decades. It could wipe out an industry of old. Another article I read discussed how Duke Energy in North Carolina was contaminating the water supply. How coal plants have been detrimental to the society and only created more problems than good. That the company is giving neighbors a $5,000 donation for what has happened to the water supply. Maryland has had numerous issues where their energy bills have skyrocketed. “State lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill to increase the use of renewable energy in the state. The legislation, which will require utility companies in Maryland to buy more energy from sources such as wind turbines, solar panels and hydroelectric dams, became law when the Democratic-controlled General Assemble voted to override the Republican governor.” (Article 3). Other articles like the one from Al Jaszeera stated that by 2020 green energy would be affordable for the common individual thus decreasing the demand for fossil fuels, hopefully making them obsolete.
Old Time Article: 2006 era:
Article 1: News, ABC. “Energy-Boosting Supplements: Myths and Facts.” February 22, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1647391.
Article 2: Lovgren, Stefan. “Ethanol More Energy Efficient Than Thought, Study Says.” January 26, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0126_060126_ethanol.html.
In 2006 energy was not discussed as a form of green energy and fossil fuels. ABC News, the same media cite that I got one of my current green articles from. Has an energy article about health supplements and myths that surround them. All of the top hits on google were articles about health supplements and things that were occurring in space. The ideal of green renewable energy was not a well discussed topic among major media outlets. It was looked at as a myth or not worth it to read. Then a National Geographic article discusses the use of ethanol. This was at a time where the term global warming was just becoming a term. It was not believed by the public quite yet, and it was becoming apparent that gas prices and oil prices were on the rise and that it could not last forever. Ethanol is an energy that comes from corn. Today we know it very well and it is known to the educated public. Back in 2006 this was brand new technology. Through just scrolling the first page of google I found articles on ethanol and body supplements. Nothing on wind and solar energy. In 2017 when I searched it came up all green renewable energy. A massive shift that has occurred in society. It changes the way I see data because in 2006 the word energy has a different meaning than it does now in 2017. The word itself has been given a new definition by the public. So when I examine my data I need to see if it is about green energy and our planet or about how eating a banana twice a day will give your body more energy.
Reading: Noortje Marres & Esther Weltevrede (2013) SCRAPING THE SOCIAL?, Journal of Cultural Economy, 6:3, 313-335, DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2013.772070
What I really got out of the reading was how data scraping works. What is really happening when I click “Get TAGS” and then everything magically shows up in the google sheets. I think it’s fantastic to understand why things are happening and how we collect this data. That through scraping I am able to do social research about society. That I am able to examine energy as a term used by the everyday individual. That it can be used to discuss major political issues, and at the same time can be used to talk about getting energy in your body. How the term energy has transformed within the last ten years and data scraping can show me the transformation of the hashtag energy. I can see how people are using it and in what context. Back in 2006 though researching articles people in 2006 were tweeting about energy as a way of using your body. That through data scraping I can see what people, individual common people thought of energy and what they think. Data scraping is going to be able to show me the answers to what is going on globally with energy. While I will only be able to understand the English tweets I can still gain a more global understanding.
Work Cited:
Article 1: Light, John. “The World’s Sustainable Energy Capacity Is Absolutely Surging Right Now.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.undispatch.com/worlds-sustainable-energy-capacity-absolutely-surging-right-now/.
Article 2: Dalesio, Emily “Coal Ash Pits: Duke Energy Tells Neighbors to Waive Claims,” February 2, 2017, accessed February 3, 2017, http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/coal-ash-pits-duke-energy-tells-neighbors-waive-45228152.
Article 3: Wood, Pamela. “After Veto Override, Renewable Energy and Electricity Bills on the Rise in Maryland.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-senate-renewable-veto-20170202-story.html.
Article 4: Network, Al Jazeera Media. “Falling Green Energy Costs ‘to stop’ Fossil Fuel Growth.” February 2, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/falling-green-energy-costs-stop-fossil-fuel-growth-170202134522487.html.
Reading: Noortje Marres & Esther Weltevrede (2013) SCRAPING THE SOCIAL?, Journal of Cultural Economy, 6:3, 313-335, DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2013.772070
Article 1: News, ABC. “Energy-Boosting Supplements: Myths and Facts.” February 22, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1647391.
Article 2: Lovgren, Stefan. “Ethanol More Energy Efficient Than Thought, Study Says.” January 26, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2017. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0126_060126_ethanol.html.
It appears that #Energy shows up quite a bit in the news and has been a popular topic of environmentalism and promotion of healthy energy for quite some time. I find it super interesting how in the UN Dispatch article there is the delicate balance of wanting to be careful with our environment and develop better ways to acquire energy while we also teeter onto the setback of putting people out of work and diminish the coal industry that has been a large part of our nation’s sustainability and development economically. I also think as you went into older news articles relative to #energy, the idea that green energy used to be a myth is very interesting. I wonder what arguments circulated supporting the myth of green energy and how over time it got turned around into an acceptable and proven source of energy that people rally behind. In the context of my own hashtag I think the idea that shifts how I approach my data is how the term “keystone XL” is being redefined by current events? Expanding on that in the perspective of throughout time how it the term changes, but also throughout different communities and groups around the United States and beyond, how does the term become redefined and perceived based on who is using it.
It seems #Energy is tough to track because of all the different ways energy is discussed in the news, such as health supplements and things occurring in outer space, as you said. Even within “environmental” energy, there are so many different ways to look at energy, such as oil and gas, coal, sustainable energy, etc. I found it interesting how you noticed the shift in the way the word “energy” has been used differently in 2006 verses its current meaning. I am curious to see how you plan to differentiate and extrapolate this quantitative data qualitatively.