SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY. An article by Joseph Romm on Salon.com says “the solar energy you haven’t heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come.” Eureka! That’s the kind of positive report most of us would like to hear more often. The article, “The technology that […]
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Sunlight and mirrors - voila! electricity!!
Published April 16th, 2008 in Invention, Change, Climate, Technology, Future, Science, Solar Energy, Electricity, Cleanup, Ecosystems, Innovation, Energy, Earth, Global Warning, Ideas, Greenhouse Gases, Environment and Sustainability. 0 CommentsPerito moreno glacier in argentina - a cyclical spectacle
Published September 29th, 2007 in Natural phenomena, Global Warning, Glaciers and Uncategorized. 4 CommentsWe’re learning a lot about glaciers melting these days, but something that may not be common knowledge is that some glaciers break up in short cycles, and are popular observable events. Perito Moreno Glacier in southern Argentina is exactly this sort of glacier and is one of South Americas finest tourist attractions, especially for […]
Serious effort afoot to reduce burping bovines
Published July 12th, 2007 in Cows, Beef Industry, Greenhouse Gases, Methane, Environment, Crops, Global Warning and Uncategorized. 4 CommentsTeddy Roosevelt said “do what you can with what you have where you are.” I guess that covers everything from humanitarian efforts to environmental ones and now, burping cows. Reuters reports today scientists in the UK are proposing development of cows feed that will have the net effect of cutting the belch factor, […]