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Is the U.S. the World Leader in Wind Power Generation?
cleantechnica.com — According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the capacity the US has for generating wind power is expected to increase 45% in 2008. America’s currently installed capacity stands at 19,549MW, up a total of 2,726MW from the end of 2007. Because of this, AWEA is announcing that America is now the US world leader in wind electricity. More…
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Nanotech Research Can Remove Need For Hydrogen In Fuel Cells
cleantechnica.com — Fuel cells have long been applauded as a promising technology, but they face a major hurdle: the need for hydrogen, which is usually derived from oil and gas. Now a research team from the University of Virginia is trying to change that. More…
maheshee11Scientists Successfully Fire First Bendy Laser Beam
nature.com — Bending lightning around tall buildings and away from airports, power plants and other facilities is just one application for curved laser beams, says Jerome Moloney at the University of Arizona, Tuscon. He and his colleagues have now made the first such beams. More…
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Strange Asteroid 2009 BD Stalks the Earth
universetoday.com — A 10 meter-wide asteroid named 2009 BD discovered earlier this month is making a slow pass of the Earth, coming within 400,000 miles of our planet. The near-Earth asteroid (NEO) poses no threat to us, but it is an oddity worth studying. Astronomers believe the rock is a rare "co-orbital asteroid" which follows the orbit of the Earth, not receding m More…
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The Three Biggest Myths About OffShore Drilling
alternet.org — Bush's action pressures Congress to follow him in "capitulation to the oil companies" by lifting their moratorium, which must be renewed annually. In response, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) said at a press conference that Bush "is invoking the specter of another WMD: wells of mass deception." More…
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New Planets, Unknown Object Discovered Beyond Solar System
dailygalaxy.com — As astronomers become more adept at hunting for, and finding, exoplanets orbiting stars beyond the Solar System, international astronomers have figured out just what we should be looking for, using the increasingly sophisticated technologies being developed. More…
RunDiggMCObama vows 'new chapter' on climate change at Schwarzenegger
guardian.co.uk — Barack Obama today renewed his promise to make a decisive break with George Bush on the environment, using a summit convened by Arnold Schwarzenegger to promise a "new chapter in America's leadership on climate change".The video appearance by Obama confirmed Schwarzenegger's role as a global leader on climate change. More…
albyliontkNew York City-Sized Ice Collapses Off Antarctica
reuters.com — By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent TROMSOE, Norway (Reuters) - An area of an Antarctic ice shelf almost the size of New York City has broken into icebergs this month after the collapse of an ice bridge widely blamed on global warming..... More…
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Mysterious DNA Found to Survive Eons of Evolution
livescience.com — Scientists have discovered mystery snippets of mammal DNA that have survived eons of evolution and yet have no apparent purpose. The finding reveals just how much we don't know about the secrets hidden in our genome and that of other animals. More…
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Space Shuttle Is Key Issue For Obama
space.newscientist.com — Deciding the fate of the shuttle is particularly time-sensitive. If the government decides to fly more shuttle missions, it could impact how quickly NASA can move forward with a shuttle replacement, set to be ready to fly by March 2015. More…
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