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Wind power gets thumbs down for smog reduction: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2007-05-04 03:26:14
A new US report has concluded that using wind turbines for generating electricity will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) slightly but would not help reduce other air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that cause smog and acid rain.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy generation
2007-05-04 03:26:14
A new US report has concluded that using wind turbines for generating electricity will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) slightly but would not help reduce other air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that cause smog and acid rain.
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Kryptonite discovery mixes fact with fiction
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-04-24 20:10:12
It's amazing how this week's so-called discovery of "Kryptonite" has set the world abuzz. However, there are three facts: the mineral discovered in Serbia is not related to the element Krypton; it is not a green rock fragment from Superman's home planet; and it is merely a chemical compound containing similar elements to the description of Kryptonite in the latest Superman movie.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-04-24 20:10:12
It's amazing how this week's so-called discovery of "Kryptonite" has set the world abuzz. However, there are three facts: the mineral discovered in Serbia is not related to the element Krypton; it is not a green rock fragment from Superman's home planet; and it is merely a chemical compound containing similar elements to the description of Kryptonite in the latest Superman movie.
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Ethanol cars unhealthier than petrol ones?
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-19 06:56:58
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-19 06:56:58
An American academic has published research (pdf) suggesting that bio-ethanol vehicles could be more damaging to human health than ordinary fossil-fuelled ones.
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Space Solar Power from satellites could generate power from Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-04-11 13:31:22
Space solar power (SSP) is a concept that has yet-to-be developed, which could convert the energy of the Sun into electrical power from artificially-made satellites for use on the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-04-11 13:31:22
Space solar power (SSP) is a concept that has yet-to-be developed, which could convert the energy of the Sun into electrical power from artificially-made satellites for use on the Earth.
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China to take part in post-Kyoto talks: report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-09 06:57:33
TOKYO (Reuters) - China, the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will take part in negotiations on a framework for limiting global warming after 2012, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun said on Saturday.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-09 06:57:33
TOKYO (Reuters) - China, the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will take part in negotiations on a framework for limiting global warming after 2012, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun said on Saturday.
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