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The human impact of China's most devastating natural disaster in three decades , which is estimated to have claimed at least 12,000 lives, may not be fully known for weeks. Thankfully, no damage has been reported at the Three Gorges Dam , the world's largest, situated some 700 km east of the epicenter (map here ). If the quak...
The X-Prize Foundation, most commonly known for it's space exploration challenges, has launched a new generation of contests that they hope will have a global impact aned encourage a positive influence on global warming and progress toward clean, green, renewable energy. $100 million will be awarded to prize concepts that promote a world where [...]
CNN reports here: Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
In a new campaign advertisement (above), Senator John McCain focuses on global warming, framing his position as a pragmatic "middle way" approach between the two extremes of denying there is a problem and resorting to heavy taxation and regulation. The ad even ends by offering up the complementary frame that global warming is in fact a national security problem. (Also notably, the ad refers to and...
John McCain makes his environment pitch Monday. (CNN) – Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain will deliver a speech in Portland, Oregon this morning outlining his vision for fighting global warming. “We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time [...]
CNN reports here : Kicking off a week-long push seen as outreach to independent and Democratic voters in crucial swing states, John McCain on Monday will deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating global warming.
Source: Reuters May 12 (Reuters) - With crude oil prices hovering near a record $125 a barrel, energy and environmental issues like global warming have moved to the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign. Here ...
From Scott Ott over at Scrapple Face : A day after Republican presidential candidate John McCain unveiled his cap-and-trade plan to defeat the imminent threat of global warming , a coalition of conservative...( read more )
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA The wait for an all-electric highway commuter just got a whole lot shorter. If you wanted to buy a Tesla and had the cash, you would still have to wait until the 600 (and counting) folks in line in front of you received theirs before you could stop buying gas and start turning heads. That could take a while. Then there's the Aptera . They only begin building their birds...
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Legislation and Policy , USA As we've just recently wrote, Toyota has been ordered to pay the very hefty sum of $4.3 million to Paice LLC for patent infringement related to its Hybrid Synergy Drive. At that time, we mentioned that Solomon Technologies had also sued Toyota regarding its hybrid vehicle technology and was appealing a previous ruling that Toyota did not...
Filed under: Etc. , Tesla Motors The board of directors at Tesla has a new member today as Larry Sonsini has joined the party. The presence of Sonsini as a member of the Tesla team is of particular importance moving forward because of his area of expertise. Sonsini is Chairman of Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and a specialist in IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. This is...
(2008-05-13) — A day after Republican presidential candidate John McCain unveiled his cap-and-trade plan to defeat the imminent threat of global warming, a coalition of conservative voters announced it would enthusiastically support his proposal by refusing to burn fossil fuels on November 4, 2008. “We’re eager to live out Sen. McCain's conservative vision for the earth,” [...]
The wheel most likely was 'invented' in ancient Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC, yet we're still finding new ways to use it. The Magic Wheel is... Well, just watch the video. It says it all. For more information on this 'foot scooter', check out Magic Wheel's official website . Via ::The Magic Wheel goes beyond crystal ball ...
While former u.s. vice president Al Gore officially declared Myanmar's devastating typhoon to be linked to global warming (which makes atmospheric events all the more extreme and life-threatening) both in the developed West and in the developing East seminars, conferences and symposia dedicated to the themes of sustainability do multiply...
Considered an icon of luxury a few decades back, Air Conditioners (abbreviated to AC) are now a basic necessity of almost every household. The growing use of ACs can be primarily attributed to the rise in global warming on earth. Technically put, air conditioner is an electronic appliance to control the temperature by dropping the humidity. The functioning of an AC is very similar to that of a refrigerator....
A few basic corrections: the compressor is the noisy part that is installed outside, the condensor is inside (which is why there a drain line is one of...
Talk to any winemaker today, and they will tell you climate is a huge factor in how good a vintage will be. Studies have found that vintages have improved as temperatures rose over the last 50 years, especially in areas with cooler climates. Vineyards in cooler climates, could continue to benefit from global warming . These findings could prove worrisome for vineyards in warmer regions. The fact is...
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A few basic corrections: the compressor is the noisy part that is installed outside, the condensor is inside (which is why there a drain line is one of...
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