energy
Mar 14 2011, View Point

In absence of any reliable source of power, the world has always looked towards nuclear energy as an ultimate panacea. But the nuclear reactor incidents in Japan have put a big question mark over the idea. With rising energy demand, do we have other..

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Marco Villa, Connecticut
The state of Israel has announced large natural gas finds off the coast of “Israel”. Decades-long efforts to discover ’Zion Oil’ came to naught, but Israel has...
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Maggie, Las Vegas
he extraction of oil from the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta, Canada has been a source of immense controversy as production continues to expand. The technique is known...
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Romshi Manisha Ashesh, Chandigarh
Throwing a glance to the hostory of this planet, one can easily make out that how different are Men and Women and How complimentary they are to each other. Man and...
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Anna Smith, Delhi
Stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday as increases in energy and material shares helped to offset a down day for technology.
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G, Canberra
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has spread far and wide in the murky black waters of international politics. The spectre of the Gulf of Mexico environmental disaster...
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Ignacio, Buenos Aires
The governments of Uruguay and Argentina announced on Wednesday the adoption of a new shared agenda focused on energy and the environment, hoping to repair ties...
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Danielle, Richmond
A deepwater oil platform that burned for more than a day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, creating the potential for a major spill as...
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Michael Kerjman, The Earth
Simply results of Sky News Poll on a public opinion about Australia to adopt a nuke power: 90% Yes at a moment of this publication.
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
In the worst mine disaster in America in the last four decades, 29 West Virginian miners were found dead after a four-day search which left family members in anguish...
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Michael Kerjman, The Earth
It is really good to live in a third millennium delighted with science and human rights! As lycanthropy (werewolf-style psycho-condition) attracted an ultimate death to...
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
There are few people more obnoxious in American public life today than oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens. This dude has an idea, he wants clean energy to sweep America; he...
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Guilherme, Brasilia
It’s hard to find a spare tire in Cuba these days, or a cup of yoghurt. Air conditioners are shut off in the dead heat. Factories close at peak hours, and...
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Anuj, Faridabad
This blog features 10 basic things that one can to do to contribute towards the long journey of saving the earth. Besides being green it is cost effective way of...
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Byron Clark, Christchurch
State owned power company Meridian Energy is raising its prices by an average of 6.5 per cent across New Zealand, with higher increases in Canterbury and Dunedin. This...
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Kamal Kishore, Shimla
Al Gore is still enough of a celebrity that I still bother to care that he met with Obama and Biden. The topic of the discussion was obviously energy and climate...
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LifeMojo, Bangalore
Calories don’t equal energy! Both have a different definition and play varied roles in our health and nutrition. Read the complete story here Are Calories same as...
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Byron Clark, Christchurch
Age Concern, an advocacy group for the elderly, is attempting to highlight the issue of ‘energy poverty’ before the (southern hemisphere) winter brings a...
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Danny, Amsterdam
When the human body kicks into high gear, the brain can run on recycled, alternative energy to make the whole system more efficient, scientists have discovered.
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Baroka, Ibadan
Since this week began, militants in the Oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria have started blowing up oil installations in the region in a campaign tagged the...
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Mark, Atlanta
North Carolina State University has just been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create the National Research Center for Future Renewable Energy...
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Varsha Lohlta, shimla
John McCain stood atop an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and proclaimed that he had the key to solving America’s energy woes, slashing the price of gas,...
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Amith, Boston
What this space: Africa is fast becoming an important player in cleaner energy sources. If only 0.3% of sunlight falling on the Sahara and Middle Eastern deserts can...
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Hollan, Las Vegas
After Obama told a group in Michigan that American’s could save energy by getting regular tune ups and making sure their tires were properly filled with air,...
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Celso Camargo, Campinas
Whats that? Youd really like to watch a video in which Paris Hilton talks about US energy policy?
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Vikas, solan
A US scientist has developed a new way of powering fuel cells that could make it practical for home owners to store solar energy and produce electricity to run lights...
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Patty S, Baltimore
Here’s a great cartoon that shows how politicians might actually help out the environment in the future
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Cliff Wiese, Bryan
Gasoline prices have skyrocketed over the past few months. Economically, the escalation in gasoline prices is because it takes oil to make gasoline. The cost of...
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Trish Smith, Baltimore
A small town in Missouri known as Rock Port has become the first community in the U.S. to operate completely on wind power.
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Ranulfo, Brooklyn
This year, the world and, in particular, developing countries and the poor have been hit by both food and energy crises. As a consequence, prices for many staple foods...
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Rob Jongschaap, Enschede
The quest for a way to artificially recreate photosynthesis may be a step closer, thanks to a breakthrough by a team of Chinese researchers, who are investigating the...
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Bob, Christchurch
Clearly transportation costs will continue to spiral causing major problems for Many people - it is about to be life changing.
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Warren Hayashi, Prince George
Discover the Ecological and Health Benefits of Hanging Laundry out to dry In many parts of the world, the demise of clothesline use has mirrored the rise of the...
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Hollan, Las Vegas
This week Barrak Obama and John McCain visited Las Vegas, Nevada where both presidential candidates gave a speech about their energy platforms. McCain’s proposal...
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Trish Smith, Baltimore
In 2007, Honda was named the “Greenest Automaker” by the Union of Concerned Scientists for the fourth time in a row.
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Oil futures are hitting a new milestone near $140 a barrel, a dramatic surge analysts attributed to the weakening dollar.
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Trish Smith, Baltimore
Conde Nast Portfolio.com, an online business news site, listed the “toxic ten” companies that they believe are contributing to global warming through pollution and...
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Trish Smith, Baltimore
After high-fiving the air and jumping up and down in my seat, I got to thinking about the greenness of the Transformers. Think about it: The motto of the two dueling...
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K.Ramesh Babu, Chennai
Energy ministers are meeting in Japan a day after a record one-day jump in the crude oil price, to $139 a barrel.
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Trish Smith, Baltimore
For the past 3 years 17 college engineering teams have competed in the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition, which was sponsored by General Motors...
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In this photo released by the International Triathlon Union, Brad Kahlefeldt from Australia, left loses the sprint finish dive to Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, during the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series in Tongyeong, South Korea,.