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INTERSTATE SOLAR FARMS
by Duane B.
views: 31 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
April 16, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --   The demand, and need, for solar power is growing as we try to wean ourselves away from fossil fuels.   The technology is rapidly improving and the cost per watt is decreasing as the manufacturing . . . more
The Photon Crisis
by Sy g.
views: 144 | rating: 10 | comments: 73
January 16, 2008 11:03 AM EST -- Frustrated with the diet fads being promoted on Gather and elsewhere, Deb A. recently posted a wonderful satire on diets.   I have been a bit frustrated myself about people's attitudes . . . more
November 28, 2007 11:18 PM EST -- Venus was transformed from a haven for water to a fiery hell by an runaway greenhouse effect, concludes the European Space Agency (ESA), after studying data from the Venus Express, which has been orbiting . . . more
October 07, 2007 08:28 PM EDT -- Regardless of your feelings about Wal-Mart as a corporation, it is no small matter when the corporate giant begins installing energy saving solar systems on its supercenters. This past week, Wal-Mart and . . . more
The Grass Is Getting Greener
by Sy g.
views: 66 | rating: 10 | comments: 22
January 14, 2008 02:03 PM EST -- In the race to develop clean and efficient energy sources, one of the leaders has been grass, or more precisely switch grass.   A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy . . . more
The Return of the Train
by Sy g.
views: 56 | rating: 10 | comments: 31
December 13, 2007 11:41 AM EST -- Hooray for global warming!! I have always loved trains, and now thanks to the threat of global warming, trains might be making a comeback. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal   . . . more
Where I Stand on Global Warming
by Sy g.
views: 358 | rating: 9.1 | comments: 95
May 13, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --   Because of my book, (Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet) and the piece I wrote in it on Climate Change, I have had to discuss this issue with many people, both . . . more
October 18, 2007 09:11 PM EDT -- A women I know - who I will call an acquantance - sent me a link to an article that has me ready to pull my hair out...  I guess I will just set my e-mail filter to put anything she sends me right . . . more
October 16, 2007 05:10 PM EDT -- Nuclear proponents often proclaim that nuclear energy is safe, and that worries about its safety are irrational and emotionally laden. When challenged, they will quickly assert that nuclear energy has . . . more
October 12, 2007 10:50 AM EDT -- I believe he did. The prize was not for science, but for bringing the issue of climate change to the attention of the world. Vice President Gore did a marvelous job at that, and therefore fully deserves . . . more
Environment Quiz (T or F)
by Sy g.
views: 108 | rating: 10 | comments: 44
November 20, 2007 09:49 AM EST -- TRUE OR FALSE   Here is a quiz to test your knowledge about the environment. You can post your answers to some or all of the questions in comments, or just comment. I will give the . . . more
What will Bali bring?
by Sam Carana
views: 51 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
November 30, 2007 12:18 AM EST -- What can we expect from the United Nations Climate Change Conference , to be held in Bali, from 3 to 14 December 2007? One outcome could be an international cap and trade system, allowing nations . . . more
September 28, 2007 01:59 PM EDT -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7017415.stm   The new UK foreign secretary, David Miliband, has warned the UN in a speech that inequalities between nations is a dangerous phenomenon . . . more
September 26, 2007 06:44 PM EDT -- I continue to be surprised by the solar energy activity in Canada. Listening to some skeptics, you would think that solar energy won't work outside southern or southwestern U.S. In a previous article, . . . more
October 24, 2007 12:09 PM EDT -- There is an excellent article by David K on one aspect of the CNN Special "Planet in Peril".   http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977156486   . . . more
Save our Economy from the EPA
by Dan E.
views: 24 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 8
November 18, 2008 07:17 AM EST --   Received this letter today and suggest anyone who is concerned about the current state of our economy go and sign the petition. Sign petition here Dear Daniel, President-elect Obama's . . . more
May 05, 2008 02:35 PM EDT -- Global warming is in the middle of a ten-year pause according to an article  in Nature .   Because this is a peer reviewed scientific article published in a major journal it must be taken . . . more
Solar Energy Potential
by Steve B.
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 27, 2007 07:47 PM EDT -- Skeptics about renewable energy will frequently say things like, "Solar and wind will never be anything but a minor contributor to the entire energy needs of our country." If that is the case, . . . more
October 31, 2007 06:48 PM EDT -- The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is nearing completion of a solar-hydrogen fueling station that will fuel 14 hydrogen, fuel-cell cars. The demonstration project will be completed at the end of . . . more
November 11, 2007 09:44 PM EST -- The Rocky Mountain Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council have teamed up to produce a program (approx. 30 minutes), which features the economic sense of building green. In this program, several . . . more
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