What can $100 million buy you in Congress? If you’re agribusiness, such money spent this past year on lobbying and campaign donations will harvest billions … Subsidies for US farmersRead more
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Nuclear Power Plants More Expensive than Expected
A new generation of nuclear power plants is on the drawing boards in the U.S., but the projected cost is causing some sticker shock: $5 … Nuclear Power Plants More Expensive than ExpectedRead more
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American Electric Power Co. not interested in nuclear plants
AEP isn’t planning to build any new nuclear power plants because delays will push operational starts to 2020, CEO Michael Morris said Tuesday 8/29/2007. The … American Electric Power Co. not interested in nuclear plantsRead more
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Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of food
Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of food that could be eaten each year, £2bn more than estimates have previously suggested The average household, … Britons are throwing away £10bn ($20bn )worth of foodRead more
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carbon trading killing people
The term “carbon trading” refers to commercial approaches to promoting environmental responsibility. Under carbon trading programs, energy companies and others that release greenhouse gases can … carbon trading killing peopleRead more
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Do we need to call GNU os as GNU/Linux
No. I think we should not call GNU as GNU/Linux. The Debian GNU system that i have has 1000s of programs. In those i am … Do we need to call GNU os as GNU/LinuxRead more
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How to reinstall grub
Some operating system overwrite grub installed on MBR. To recover do the following. Insert Debian installation CD. in the boot prompt enter: rescue select root … How to reinstall grubRead more
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Nuclear power is not a solution.
Nuclear power Does not solve global warming. Take too long: To ensure that global warming doesn’t lead to catastrophe, we have to act with a … Nuclear power is not a solution.Read more
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How to split and join big files
To split: $split -b 500m backup/initial/data.tar.gz temp/ here -b specifies size and m megabyte To join: $cat temp/aa temp/ab temp/ac > test.tar.gz NB: To get … How to split and join big filesRead more
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Are we crossing the threshold
In a comprehensive study published by a group of climate experts identify the nine areas that are in gravest danger of passing critical thresholds or … Are we crossing the thresholdRead more