Call it the bacterial coup de grace: according to new research presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting, coral reefs weakened by the … Coral reefs and rising temperatureRead more
Posted inEnergy / Renewable / Solar
California will use 20% of its electricity from renewable sources
Because of California law, PG&E needs to get 20% of its electricity from renewable sources (not including big hydro) by 2010, so it has contracted … California will use 20% of its electricity from renewable sourcesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Kerala / Social
Liquor and Kerala
Malayalis drank liquor worth for Rs 3669.14 crore in the last financial year. In the previous financial year it was 3143.43. We increased our consumption … Liquor and KeralaRead more
Posted inUncategorized
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
Posted inClimate Disaster
Wilkins Ice Shelf
Antarctic’s Wilkins Ice Shelf has started to collapse. The area of collapse measured about 415 sq km of the Shelf, according to satellite image from … Wilkins Ice ShelfRead more
Posted inNuclear / USA Empire
Price-Anderson Act
The Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act (commonly called the Price-Anderson Act) is a United States federal law, first passed in 1957 and since renewed several … Price-Anderson ActRead more
Posted inConservation / Energy
Save the earth Save the earth on the job
1. turn your computers off According to the Sierra Club, businesses waste $1 billion worth of electricity a year. To help lower this figure, remember … Save the earth Save the earth on the jobRead more
Posted inPower
Power usage
The average American uses 11400 Watts of power continuously. This is the equivalent of burning 114 x100 Watt light bulbs, all the time. The average … Power usageRead more
Posted inCO2
One transatlantic flight is 3-4 tons of CO2
the average American is responsible for the emissions of about 20 tons of CO2 annually … If you fly to Europe and back from the … One transatlantic flight is 3-4 tons of CO2Read more
Posted inEnergy / Renewable
Pennsylvania Governor breaks ground for the fourth largest solar power facility in USA
the Governor of Pennsylvania Edward G. Rendell has broken ground for USA’s fourth largest solar power facility. The facility likely to be completed by September … Pennsylvania Governor breaks ground for the fourth largest solar power facility in USARead more