Posted in Business, Cars, Environment, Money and the Economy, News, Society, Technology on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A group of scientists has genetically modified some bugs so that they excrete what is basically oil.
We all understand the problems of an oil based economy right now. With limited resources and high demand, the prices of fuel is going up. In an ideal world we could switch to more accomodating sources of energy. However, [...]
Posted in Business, Environment, Money and the Economy, News, Politics and Government on January 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Money magazine is suggesting that the traditional companies you think would be most liable for environmental damage in any future lawsuits (utilities, textiles) are not the companies that should be worried.
A host of well-known companies are leaving themselves open to shareholder lawsuits because they’re not telling investors enough about how much they contribute to global [...]
Posted in Environment, News, Politics and Government on December 31, 2007 | No Comments »
A report that flashed across Drudge and Fox News a few weeks ago said that more than 400 prominent world scientists have stated that they don’t believe climate change exists. Conservatives often use this support to show that climate change is not a problem and not something that we should worry about. After all, if [...]
Posted in Environment, Politics and Government, Technology on December 24, 2007 | No Comments »
New energy bill passed in Congress recently that will make the normal incandescent light bulbs illegal to sell in the US (althought in 2012).
This is great news, since the old ones are terribly inefficient. They put out more energy in heat than light, and the new bulbs last much longer. I use incandescent bulbs in [...]
Posted in Business, Environment, Society, Technology on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Illinois has been leading the country in alternative power sources. They are a large supplier of the country’s corn - which is used in ethanol based fuels, and now they are poised to open a nearly pollution free power plant. It works by storing the smog under ground.
This is great because not all of the [...]
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