Small wind leader, Southwest Windpower, has introduced its new, small wind turbine, Air Breeze, as its successor to its successful Air-X product. The system is … Air BreezeRead more
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Posted inAntarctica / Transportation
Tourism in Antarctica
Tourism in Antarctica has grown dramatically. In 1985, just a few thousand people visited the area but in the season 2007/2008 more than 40,000 did … Tourism in AntarcticaRead more
Posted inWave
Tidal Turbine Farm
Scottish Power has announced intentions to develop the the world’s largest tidal stream project using the world’s most advanced tidal turbine – known as the … Tidal Turbine FarmRead more
Posted inEconomics / USA Empire
Financial socialism or Corporate Welfare
According to Senator Jim Bunning, the proposal to purchase $700bn of dodgy debt by the US government “is financial socialism, it is un-American”(1). The economics … Financial socialism or Corporate WelfareRead more
Posted inWater
Drought in California
Faced with three straight years of drought and an uncertain agricultural water supply, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, announcing that … Drought in CaliforniaRead more
Posted inEntertainment / Music
Freeing Entertainment: Jamendo and Magnatune
Jamendo is a music platform and community. All music on Jamendo is free to download and licensed through one of several Creative Commons licenses or … Freeing Entertainment: Jamendo and MagnatuneRead more
Posted inEnergy / Solar
Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas
North America’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant is at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Covering 140 acres and providing around 14 megawatts of … Nellis Air Force Base in Las VegasRead more
Posted inEnergy / Politics / Renewable
Renewable power strategy
The government’s renewable power strategy is “ineffective and very expensive”, according to a damning review by the International Energy Agency. A study of 35 countries, … Renewable power strategyRead more
Posted inPollution
Contamination from Tuba City Open Dump
The Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are tired of investigations of the Tuba City Open Dump. They want it cleaned up. Studies since 1999 … Contamination from Tuba City Open DumpRead more
Posted inSoftware
Keyboard not working on laptop
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst on the kernel line append i8042.reset eg: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2946bc29-bb7c-466c-823e-86394c27eed3 ro quiet splash i8042.reset Save and reboot the system.