Hi, Yes we have had many similar experiences, some of the interviews have appeared years after they were done. It tends to be of little consequence but it is infuriating time after time.
I find it helps to start an interview with a definition of a kWh. A good example is a two slice toaster draws 1 kW of power, if you keep using it to make toast for an hour you will have purchased 1 kWh of electricity from the network. This is referred to as a unit of electricity, in NZ it would cost you about 18 cents to make this pile of toast. Only refer to "units" after this. Most people can relate to "units" as it appear on their power bill. We must remember very few people outside this business have a good grip on such things. Regards Michael Lawley Renewable Energy Engineer EcoInnovation 671 Kent Road R.D.1 New Plymouth New Zealand Phone: (NZ) 06 752 2765 Web site: www.ecoinn.co.nz email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:15 AM Subject: [microhydro] Getting journalists to understand the difference between energy and power I suspect that he really did mean kWh. However, there is a much bigger issue. We have an uphill battle trying to inform and educate journalists who write about energy matters without having a clue about the difference between kW and kWh. Moreover if you are interviewed on renewable energy matters by a magazine or newspaper journalist, as I have been many times, they generally refuse to let you read their draft article, claiming that you are trying to exercise censorship. I have been told this even when I said that I just wanted to make sure that they got their facts right and that they used the right terms to describe energy and power. Two of the articles (Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle) were sufficiently embarrassing to me (due to mistakes made by the reporters) that I stopped giving interviews. Has anyone else in this group had a similar problem with the media? Regards, Jerome Weingart Senior Energy Specialist Energy and Environmental Management Division International Resources Group, Ltd. Washington, DC 703-524-8372 residential office phone and fax 703-625-4428 mobile / voice mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
