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Climate science update: from bad to worse - Yahoo! NewsThe planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) this century, a figure that lies at the farthest range of expert predictions made only two years ago, scientists said on Tuesday. The study is the biggest overview on global warming since the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ...
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Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisThe United States is in "a defensive crouch" on climate change that threatens its national security and must go on the offense by signing an agreement to combat global warming at an international conference in Copenhagen next month, reporters were told here. "Climate change would act as a ...
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Germany, Mexico, US top smart energy listTwo vintage beetle Volkswagen taxies pass by a new "Metrobus" in Mexico City. Germany, Mexico and the United States have crafted some of the world's smartest policies for improving energy use, according to a study released on the sidelines of the UN climate talks here. Germany, Mexico and the ...
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Students Show Possibilities of a Solar Lifestyle - NYTimes.comSolar Living, Without Compromising on Lifestyle WASHINGTON — John Hamilton paused from tinkering with the heat pumps, pipes and tanks arrayed before him, the mechanical heart of a small house assembled on the National Mall, to read the electric meter mounted off to the side. The digital ...
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Oil Crisis was a Peak into the Future: Former CIBC Chief Economist predicts end of globalization, promotes local food | The DominionJeff Rubin doesn't fit the typical profile of an interview subject for The Dominion. For more than a decade, he was Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets, one of Canada's largest investment banks. Rubin recently broke ranks with the financial crowd to publish his book, Why Your World is About to ...
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Tides and waves could power the province | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.comTech Tides and waves could power the province As the climate-change crisis continues to grow, the search for alternative sources of energy is intensifying. If proponents of ocean energy have their way, B.C.’s coastal waters will become a key source of power for the province. Energy from ...
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Technology Review: A New Approach to Fusion | #Energy, #[Fusion Plant]General Fusion, a startup in Vancouver, Canada, says it can build a prototype fusion power plant within the next decade and do it for less than a billion dollars. So far, it has raised $13.5 million from public and private investors to help kick-start its ambitious effort. Technology Review: ...
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A Polymer Solar Cell with Near-Perfect Internal EfficiencyAn international group of scientists has developed a polymer-based solar cell with an ability not yet seen in similar cells: almost every single photon it absorbs is converted into a pair of electric-charge carriers, and every one of those pairs is collected at the cell's electrodes. The ...
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The Associated Press: Pandemic fears push energy prices down againPandemic fears push energy prices down again By MARK WILLIAMS – 3 days ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oil prices fell for a second straight day Tuesday on fears that the outbreak of swine flu would delay an economic recovery and further dampen energy demand. Benchmark crude for June delivery ...
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Yeast-powered fuel cell feeds on human blood - tech - 01 April 2009 - New ScientistYeast cells feeding on the glucose in human blood might one day power implants such as pacemakers. A living source of power that is able to regenerate itself would eliminate the need for regular operations to replace batteries. Now that reality is a step nearer. A team at the University of ...
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