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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viabilityThe investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations of other energy sources, and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, but concerns are now being raised. A...
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Nuclear fusion: Coming to a basement near you soon | DVICELawrenceville Plasma Physics Inc. debuted their Focus-Fusion-1 dense plasma focus research reactor in mid-October, after nearly 8 years of research and building. In the blink of an eye, this freezer-sized nuclear fusion demo machine can push more than 100 gigawatts of power through a space ...
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ConsumerMan: Clean clothes, stinky problem - ConsumerMan- msnbc.comWhen you buy a new washing machine, you don’t expect it to stink up your house. But that seems to be a common problem for people who own high-efficiency front-loading washers. Rae Lembersky of Seattle likes her front-loader. It saves water and electricity and gets the family’s clothes clean. ...
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Shelf car sunshade generates solar powerAs the motoring world moves ever-closer to the welcome infiltration of electrically-powered cars, one thing holding them back is the availability of charging stations to “refuel” the vehicles which so far have an average range of around 120 miles between charges. The Shelf, a concept by Chinese ...
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Thinking solar for your home? Armageddon it | DVICEFour-leaf clovers might bring you luck, but Armageddon Energy's three-leafed SolarClover solar panels promise something more concrete — cheap, green energy. Using standard silicon solar cells embedded in a Teflon medium, each three-panel unit generates about 400 watts. By comparison, a typical ...
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1Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisDUH! Mainly Repbulicans (but also many Democrats) serving their corporate energy company masters have for years "buried their heads in the sand" about this. If we had reduced or eliminated our dependence on foreign oil as Jimmy Carter urged and attempted to implement (torpedoed by the Saudi's ...JDP added 9 days ago
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1Ecosmackdown: Pets Versus Solar PanelsNow if we can just figure out how to get solar panels to purr, roll over, and fetch the newspaper ...JDP added 2 weeks ago
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The Cahaba: A River of Riches | Science & Nature | Smithsonian MagazineAlso worth checking out: www.cahabariversociety.org (looks after the Cahaba, which, as you can see in the article, is hugely biodiverse, but which also is a major source of drinking water for a large portion of Alabama. Currently seeking new members/sponsors. Check them out.Daniel Monroe added 4 weeks ago
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1PNNL: Newsroom - Scrubbing sulfurWhatcha bet "we the people" give this away for free AND THEN pay for it twice by granting "pollution credits" and tax breaks to those industries that employ it! As opposed to say, the motorcycle helmet approach for individuals where one gets fined if they don't buy AND use one! Ain't it ...JDP added 2 months ago
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1The AIR-igator draws water from the air for thirsty gardensYes, some ACs use up lots of power (but not all! - check out heat/cool pumps using in-ground circulation). Still, getting water out of that process is a bonus.JDP added 4 months ago
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