Overseas aid to Africa being outweighed by hefty costs of importing oil Sub-Saharan states need to move to renewable energy sources as $15bn in aid is outstripped by $18bn in oil imports, says IEA Share137 reddit this Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 1 April 2012 19.28 BST Article history A child stands near a Continue Reading →
News 2 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS The dangerous implications of India’s nuclear romanceCogeneration & On-Site Power Production MagazineEfforts are on to squelch the months-long peaceful movement by villagers living in the neighbourhood of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu which has delayed its commissioning. What brought the people out of Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Scientists refine Earth’s clock Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:19 AM PDT New research has revealed that some events in Earth’s history happened more recently than previously thought. Scientists have refined the data used to determine how much time has passed since a mineral or rock was formed. They report uranium isotopic Continue Reading →
News 4 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Feds: Calif. nuke plant to remain shut for probeLas Vegas SunAP The troubled San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California will remain shut down until federal regulators can determine why tubes carrying radioactive water in the plant’s massive generators are rapidly decaying.See all stories on Continue Reading →
News 9 new results for volcanoes Magna charter: Scientists have new way of predicting when volcanoes will eruptMirror.co.ukPredicting when volcanoes will blow could be made easier after a study explored their “plumbing systems”. Two years ago flights out of the UK were suspended by an ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano eruption in Iceland.See all Continue Reading →
Source of North Sea gas leak found, says Total Oil company says Elgin rig is still at risk of explosion but situation now ‘bad case’ rather than ‘worst-case’ scenario Share33 reddit this Severin Carrell and agencies guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 March 2012 20.29 BST Article history Total’s Elgin platform, about 150 miles off the coast of Continue Reading →