Tag: alternative energy
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October 07, 2008 09:02 AM EDT --
http://www.nj.com/newark/index.ssf/2008/10/jersey_wind_farm_plan_hailed_a.html
A joint venture of the state's largest public utility and a wind energy developer was chosen Friday . . . more
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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. . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 20, 2008 09:51 PM EST --
I'm using BlogBurst to "syndicate" my blogs to major news outlets. Doesn't pay, at least yet, but I figure I might as well have readers for what I write.
So I checked in and found . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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, . . . more
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July 08, 2008 07:47 PM EDT --
T. Boone Pickens, the infamous self made oil man, the hated "Swift Boater," and all around loud mouth, is now telling us wind power is the wave of the future, as he builds the world's largest . . . more
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July 15, 2008 12:01 PM EDT --
T.Boone Pickens has a plan and is working toward a grass roots army to support it. Here is a link: http://www.pickensplan.com/theplan/ With gas prices and global warming, something has to be . . . more
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August 07, 2008 07:59 AM EDT --
Burning coal in power plants to create electricity is the least expensive form of energy production in the United States, currently about 5 cents per kwh. However, burning coal releases carbon dioxide . . . more
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August 07, 2008 08:24 AM EDT --
The idea of geothermal energy is to shoot cold water down to hot rocks beneath the earth's surface, which will then steam back upwards to power steam turbines to create electricity. In the volcanic . . . more
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August 31, 2008 07:25 PM EDT --
hubpages.com — Wespend an unimaginable amount on money on wars that cost many lives andproduce no real benefit for us. We need to spend a tiny fraction ofthat money for internal social needs. We need . . . more
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September 04, 2008 11:18 AM EDT --
In a search for alternative energy has lead many people to wind power. Wind turbines are situated in lands around farms making a rhythmic swoosh, swoosh noise that some are already tired of. The long propellers . . . more
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July 21, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
America is addicted to foreign oil.
It's an addiction that threatens our economy, our environment and our national security. It touches every part of our daily lives and ties our hands as a nation . . . more
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