Tag: alternative energy
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November 22, 2009 09:43 PM EST --
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union ). It is considered to . . .
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December 12, 2007 03:17 PM EST --
Some people must think so. According to an article in Nature, venture capital investment in alternate energy has risen from about $30 billion in 2004 to almost $95 billion this year. Most of the investment . . .
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January 01, 2009 10:55 AM EST --
This article shows just why the United States must develop alternative energy sources as soon as possible. The world cannot be held financially hostage by energy giants whether it's . . .
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January 29, 2007 09:52 AM EST --
Scientists Claim To Tap The Free Energy Of Space
by Richard Walters ("For the People" magazine)
Physicist Bruce DePalma has a 100 kilowatt generator, which he invented, sitting in his garage. . . .
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April 27, 2008 07:52 PM EDT --
Many of you know that I published a book a few months ago, that took a generally optimistic view of the state of the planet and human health and welfare ( http://www.wherewestand.net/ ). I stressed . . .
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October 19, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
What if the price of oil goes down to $25 a barrel? Won't that bring down the costs of almost everything else? Oil prices are in the process of going down presumably because people all over the world . . .
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October 31, 2008 03:39 PM EDT --
UTC Power System at New Mexico Greenhouse is First Geothermal Plant Operating in State
UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp company, today announced that the first two production units of its . . .
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November 30, 2008 05:19 PM EST --
The world is spending $300 billion every year to subsidize fossil fuels that pollute the air, wreck the climate ... and run the world's economy.
So what if we, as taxpayers, stopped spending . . .
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May 04, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
In 1976, during the "energy crisis", I was working on a contract for the US Department of Energy developing computer models for alternative energy production. One of my areas of study was . . .
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May 23, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
Apparently, our nation's high demand for oil, which used to be credited as the reason that we had some of the lowest retail gas prices in the global markets, (because buying in mass quantity means . . .
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January 08, 2008 08:57 PM EST --
In my blog called Chemistry for a Sustainable World, I have noted a number of recent stories in the press that may be of interest. Since I just joined Gather and have not yet made any connections, . . .
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May 28, 2008 12:39 AM EDT --
Within the last five years Dubai has built up a powerfully successful tourism industry. The question is why? The United Arab Emirates is one of the largest producers of oil on the planet and have a legendary . . .
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August 07, 2008 12:18 AM EDT --
Solar energy refers to using sunlight to create electricity directly from photovoltaic cells, or to create electricity indirectly by using sunlight and mirrors to heat water to make steam to . . .
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August 09, 2008 04:49 AM EDT --
Biofuels, such as ethanol and diesel substitutes, can be created from the cellulose fibers of any plant. But some plants, notably switchgrass, sugar cane and corn, grow very quickly and . . .
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November 09, 2008 09:01 PM EST --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_jackpot_2
A town in North Dakota may have oil underneath it. The executive orders of the Obama Administration may change the recoverability . . .
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April 18, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
Many people this spring will be shopping for a water fountain for their garden or backyard. They will be confronted with a choice between a standard water fountain of the old days and the newer more environmentally . . .
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December 13, 2007 11:41 AM EST --
Hooray for global warming!! I have always loved trains, and now thanks to the threat of global warming, trains might be making a comeback. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal
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January 14, 2008 02:03 PM EST --
In the race to develop clean and efficient energy sources, one of the leaders has been grass, or more precisely switch grass.
A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy . . .
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October 12, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
I believe he did. The prize was not for science, but for bringing the issue of climate change to the attention of the world. Vice President Gore did a marvelous job at that, and therefore fully deserves . . .
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January 08, 2008 03:46 AM EST --
I have a blog on environmental issues and was excited to see that Reuters had picked up one of my posts. If you are interested in geothermal power, you might want to take a look :
Thanks to Sam, you . . .
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