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The Peak Oil Crisis: Implications

admin /3 May, 2012

The Peak Oil Crisis: ImplicationsFalls Church News PressBy Tom Whipple Last week we talked about the possibility that researchers have found a second and potentially useful and inexpensive way of converting hydrogen into helium accompanied by a release of significant quantities of energy.See all stories on this topic »

How to generate power from a volcano

admin /3 May, 2012

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 →

NUCLEAR POLICIES: Activists move on presidential debate

admin /2 May, 2012

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

admin /2 May, 2012

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 →