Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Hear the Squeals?

The pigs are at the trough. The feds are turning on the pork spigot on energy, and all the rotten ones are lining up for their “share” while the things that really might save us somewhat get the shaft. Rome looked than this.

(Is it cannibalism when energy lobbyist pigs line up for pork?)

H/t Grist (See also here.)

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Another Powerful Skyscraper


I must have some strange attraction to skyscrapers that I was unaware of. Via Gizmodo, is this concept skyscraper that actually is a wind turbine. Each floor individually spins in the wind. Sounds cool for sure, but those top floors might act more like a gravitron ride at the county fair. Wheeeee!

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Give This Kid an A-Bomb in Physics

A high school senior in Michigan achieved nuclear fusion in his basement. He built his own contraption out of parts from hardware stores and stuff he found on eBay. It took him two years to get results. At this rate, I'm hoping he can solve our no flying cars problem in the next five years.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

An Inconvenient Observation

According to an article from The Tennessean, Al Gore might not be green through and through. Just days after his film “An Inconvenient Truth” took home an Oscar, the article states that Gore’s 10,000 square foot home last year had an average of $1,200 a month electric bill as well as average gas bill of over $1,000 per month. But it’s quickly noted that Mr. Gore does drive a hybrid SUV and makes other efforts to offset his "ecologically unfriendly" behavior. I’m sure he’s trying hard, but is our knight in green armor trying hard enough?

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