News 9 new results for volcanoes 5 active volcanoes to keep an eye onMother Nature NetworkWhile not the source of full-blown eruptions, many of these volcanoes have been in the news due to releasing ash clouds and burps of lava. By OurAmazingPlanetTue, May 01 2012 at 12:24 PM EST NOT REALLY DORMANT: Glowing rivulets of Continue Reading →
We have the space in our country!!! Why aren’t we doing this? Gujarat Solar Park the largest solar park in the world – big picture It’s the biggest solar farm in the world, covering 2,000 ha of northern Gujarat, India, and it has the capacity to generate 600MW of power. Gujarat Solar Park is estimated Continue Reading →
News 8 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Activist flies into French nuclear plant: policeNinemsn“We wanted to illustrate an external danger, like a fall of an airplane” into a nuclear plant, she said. A spokesman for the EDF energy firm that runs the country’s nuclear plants said that a lightweight motorised aircraft with Continue Reading →
2 May 2012 NEW NUCLEAR: Levy nuclear project moved back by three years Progress Energy has put back its nuclear new build plans by three years while requesting increased rates to finance the project. The Levy development should allow Florida to avoid becoming overdependent on currently cheap gas for power generation. NUCLEAR POLICIES: Activists move Continue Reading →
The cargo bike – somewhere inbetween the courier and the truck The rise of the cargo bike makes perfect sense: it’s nippy enough for narrow streets, and weighty enough to take 400kg Share18 Comments (32) Outspoken Delivery, a cycle freight company based in Cambridge. Photograph: Adrian Asher/Outspoken delivery It is a familiar, unpleasant but seemingly Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines Buys Oil Refinery… Can you Say Peak Oil?Triple PunditMore importantly, it’s a demonstration of the ever increasing pressures of peak oil. Will other airlines follow suit? What about car companies? Massive fleet owners like Enterprise Holdings? We usually cover examples of companies finding ways to use …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →