If nuclear power is as cheap as the industry and its supporters claim, why is it so expensive? Nuclear construction costs consistently rocket above forecasts. … Is Nuclear power cheap?Read more
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Drought killing Amazon
Drought is killing off trees in Brazil’s fragile Amazon rain forest and depleting the region’s carbon reservoirs — an ecological double-whammy with devastating implications. The … Drought killing AmazonRead more
Posted inGreenhouse gas / USA Empire
US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
USEPA reported this week that total U.S. emissions rose 17.1 percent from 1990 to 2007. Emissions accelerated in the last year of that period, (1.4%). … US Greenhouse Gas EmissionsRead more
Posted inChina / Movie / Social
Green Long March
In 1934, thousands of young Chinese idealists began one of the history’s largest grassroots efforts: a strenuous voyage across the countryside that invigorated peasants, gave … Green Long MarchRead more
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Nuclear power: clean and safe?
Start with the highly dangerous waste nuclear power stations produce. Before we start producing more with a new fleet of reactors, we simply do not … Nuclear power: clean and safe?Read more
Posted inElectric Vehicle
100th Anniversary of First US Hybrid Car Patent
March 2 is the 100th anniversary of the granting of the first US patent for what was called the “Mixed Drive for Autovehicles.” of Henri … 100th Anniversary of First US Hybrid Car PatentRead more
Posted inCarbon Footprint
Europe’s 4 Leaders Carbon footprint
4. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain Zapatero has been instrumental in helping Spain become a world leader in wind power and clean … Europe’s 4 Leaders Carbon footprintRead more
Posted inPollution
National Nuclear Security Administration
Reporting from Sunnyvale — The four-man government disposal team arrived Monday from Los Alamos, N.M., to take away the small canister of plutonium. Weighing just … National Nuclear Security AdministrationRead more
Posted inEnergy / Solar
Low Cost Solar Thermal Tech
SkyFuel is working on dramatically lowering the cost of an established solar-thermal technology that’s been used for decades: trough-shaped solar concentrators. While most parabolic troughs … Low Cost Solar Thermal TechRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Communication / Global Warming / Science
Why still there are global warming deniers
Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable … Why still there are global warming deniersRead more