Tag: energy
group name: globalwarming
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April 08, 2007 03:30 AM EDT --
There are many things we can all do to reduce our contributions to global warming. Here are ten things politians can do now to make a difference:
1. Tax energy supply that adds extra heat to global . . .
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January 08, 2008 08:57 PM EST --
In my blog called Chemistry for a Sustainable World, I have noted a number of recent stories in the press that may be of interest. Since I just joined Gather and have not yet made any connections, . . .
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January 08, 2008 03:46 AM EST --
I have a blog on environmental issues and was excited to see that Reuters had picked up one of my posts. If you are interested in geothermal power, you might want to take a look :
Thanks to Sam, you . . .
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October 06, 2008 03:56 AM EDT --
Last month, Hawaii received $1.7 million in grants to modernize its electric grids to accommodate an influx of renewable energy, with an eye toward electric cars.
Why Hawaii? The geothermal power . . .
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December 11, 2007 10:24 PM EST --
Britain's secretary of state for business, John Hutton, plans to identify sites in British waters for u p to 7,000 offshore wind turbines, averaging one wind turbine every half-mile around the . . .
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December 03, 2008 03:23 AM EST --
To capture more sunlight, solar panels are typically positioned to face the sun as best as possible. More expensive solar arrays are mechanized to slowly move throughout the day, keeping the panels . . .
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December 13, 2007 09:17 AM EST --
Friends! As we enter this new era, we face the giant task of transforming society, by changing the very fabric of our economy, all in a mere decade. That fabric is energy, currently supplied largely . . .
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February 16, 2008 06:41 AM EST --
For more than a year, a panel of 18 engineers, technologists and futurists looked at ways to improve life on Earth. They came up with 14 Grand Engineering Challenges , featured at the National Academy . . .
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January 12, 2008 10:15 PM EST --
Recent discussion on gather included discussion between Sam C. and me about teaching children the ideas and practice of sustainability. Going through some of my bookmarks, I finally came across a relevant . . .
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March 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT --
Via the Washington Post in an article by Dana Milbank Wednesday, March 26, 2008; Page A0.
"Rising costs will drive government spending to unprecedented levels, consume nearly all projected . . .
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February 29, 2008 04:05 AM EST --
Lights consume about 2 trillion kilowatt-hours annually, or one-eighth of all electric power. Globally, lighting is equal in emission contribution to about 70% of the world's passenger vehicles. Of . . .
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July 02, 2008 02:13 AM EDT --
Originally blogged here .
PINEDALE, WYO. — As reported by the L.A. Times, Federal land managers are recommending companies be allowed to drill almost 4,400 new natural gas wells in western . . .
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November 19, 2008 07:41 AM EST --
Extract: As we shift away from fossil fuel and as the number of wind turbines increases, more and more people are calling for a Supergrid - high capacity links carrying electricity between the major . . .
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May 11, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
Originally published here on my environmental blog .
May 11, 2008 in education , environment , science , science and society , sustainability with 0 Comments
Michelle Bennett of . . .
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June 12, 2008 05:53 PM EDT --
Originally published here .
An article about the release of Toyota's plug in Hybrid scheduled for release in 2010 says:
It's no secret Toyota's been working on a plug-in hybrid . . .
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September 29, 2007 03:56 AM EDT --
Last Friday, President George W. Bush urged delegates of the world's 16 biggest emitters of greenhouse gases to agree on an approach to deal with global warming. "By next summer, we will . . .
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February 22, 2008 02:12 AM EST --
The image on the right shows the Anderson Mill, in Travis County, Texas, which was built in the 1850s as a corn mill. Since ancient times, waterwheels and wind mills have been used to grind grain to produce . . .
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January 20, 2008 01:28 AM EST --
The latest post from my environmental blog :
Concluding that some biofuels are worse for the environment than traditional fuels, the EU has listed acceptable and unacceptablebiofuels based . . .
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April 01, 2008 09:44 AM EDT --
Originally published on April 1, 2008 on my environmental blog , this article cites many great sources fron authors here on Gather.
What is a plug-in hybrid? It is a car that runs on electricity . . .
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May 10, 2008 09:19 PM EDT --
Originally published here .
The cost of solar and wind power installations keeps dropping, for the most part, with occasional, temporary price rises in the solar area if silicon supplies are . . .
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