Electric transportation pioneer ZAP announced that increasing demand has resulted in record August 2008 sales (unaudited) for its Advanced Technology Vehicle division, the most since … ZAP electric vehiclesRead more
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Posted inHealth
Lost boys
“Something is happening to today’s boys and men: Fewer are being born compared with girls, they’re having more trouble in school, virility and fertility are … Lost boysRead more
Posted inEnergy / Solar
Concentrating solar power research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for negotiations of award under the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids and Novel Thermal Storage … Concentrating solar power researchRead more
Posted inFrance
Trouble in French nuclear industry
22 Sep 2008 Is the French nuclear industry in trouble? It’s been a bad year for it – a long run of bad news. This … Trouble in French nuclear industryRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / Financial crisis
Climate catastrophe and financial meltdown
What happens if we fail to act in time to avert the climate catastrophe? We cross carbon-cycle tipping points, such as the loss of the … Climate catastrophe and financial meltdownRead more
Posted inSolar
SolaRover
West Coast Green has partnered up with SolaRover in order to power a handful of major areas of the event via the sun, proving that … SolaRoverRead more
Posted inElectric Vehicle / Transportation
Iceland planing for decarbonized future
At a Reykjavik conference this week, “Driving Sustainability ’08,” Iceland announced plans to team up with Mitsubishi Motors to supply the country with a fleet … Iceland planing for decarbonized futureRead more
Posted inEnergy / Solar
Bringing High-Efficiency Solar Cells Down to Earth
University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of … Bringing High-Efficiency Solar Cells Down to EarthRead more
Posted inFisheries
Catch and share
Guaranteeing individual fishermen a share of the catch could help avert a global collapse of fisheries, U.S. researchers said. Such programs, known as catch-shares, eliminate … Catch and shareRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Nuclear meltdown in Finland
Helsingin Sanomat reported: The Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) is seeking damages of EUR 2,400 million from the consortium of Areva and Siemens … Nuclear meltdown in FinlandRead more