# Alternative Energy on The No Agenda Show

Alternative Energy comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2010 to July 2026.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2010 – July 2026
- **Related topics:** [Batteries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batteries.md), [Birthdays](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birthdays.md), [Gasifier](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gasifier.md), [Generator](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/generator.md), [Global Warming](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-warming.md), [Jamaica](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jamaica.md), [Karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md), [Opec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/opec.md), [Peak Oil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peak-oil.md), [Weddings](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/weddings.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Wood-Burning Gasifier Trucks and Alternative Energy Solutions

- **Episode:** [1889: Producer's Tribute to JCD](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1889-producer-s-tribute-to-jcd.md)
- **Published:** 2026-07-27
- **Time:** 3:38–6:01
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1889-producer-s-tribute-to-jcd/chapter/wood-burning-gasifier-trucks-and-alternative-energy-solutions.md

A discussion from twelve years prior resurfaces regarding the impracticality of batteries and the potential of wood-burning gasifiers to power vehicles and generators. One host describes a plan to drag a burning system behind an old flatbed Ford to achieve fuel independence. The anecdote includes a reference to a friend who successfully drove a truck fifteen miles using a "dead cat" as fuel in a gasification system.

Keywords: [gasifier](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gasifier.md), wood-burning truck, [alternative energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alternative-energy.md), [generator](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/generator.md), [batteries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batteries.md)

### 11-11-11 Birthday and Wedding Karma

- **Episode:** [356: Super Duper Space Wrench](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/356-super-duper-space-wrench.md)
- **Published:** 2011-11-13
- **Time:** 1:51:15–1:56:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/356-super-duper-space-wrench/chapter/11-11-11-birthday-and-wedding-karma.md

The hosts provide birthday shout-outs and wedding karma for numerous listeners and their families. A Jamaican listener in New York offers speaking lessons, while another donor seeks karma for a startup in the alternative energy field. The hosts joke about "zero point energy" and the difficulty of competing with "Big Oil."

Keywords: [birthdays](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birthdays.md), [weddings](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/weddings.md), [karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md), [jamaica](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jamaica.md), [alternative energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alternative-energy.md), [zero point energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zero-point-energy.md)

### Global Warming Myths and the Oil Money Machine

- **Episode:** [205: Two Ugandans One Cup](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/205-two-ugandans-one-cup.md)
- **Published:** 2010-06-02
- **Time:** 1:29:41–1:36:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/205-two-ugandans-one-cup/chapter/global-warming-myths-and-the-oil-money-machine.md

The hosts question the validity of "global warming" and "peak oil," suggesting these concepts are myths used to maintain high energy prices and control the population. They reflect on the 1970s oil crisis and the failed promises of subsidized alternative energy like wind and solar. The oil industry is described as a simple but incredibly lucrative "money machine" that relies on a psychological frame of mind to keep the public compliant.

Keywords: [global warming](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-warming.md), [peak oil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peak-oil.md), [opec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/opec.md), petroleum products, [alternative energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alternative-energy.md)

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