September 2008
Monthly Archive
John McCain, Sarah Palin and Science
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 01 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Make a Wind Generator
John McCain believes in evolution, Sarah Palin doesn't. Sarah Palin is a creationist, John McCain thinks that "intelligent design" should be taught in the schools, because he thinks that there is a significant number of scientists who believe in it, and that "both sides should be fairly presented." Scientists and Engineers for America -- http://sharp.sefora.org/innova... -- has a useful comparison of the two candidates and their views on matters of importance to the scientific community. Afte
WED brings wind power to firm’s site (Ireland Business World)
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 01 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Make a Wind Generator
'Green' energy group, Wind Energy Direct, is to spend E60m on a new scheme that will bring wing power turbines direct to large electricity users. It said that suitable organisations will include large manufacturing operations, data centres and hospitals.
….like a day without sunshine.
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 01 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Make a Wind Generator
We’ve been lucky so far, at least here in the city. It’s been raining on and off, but nothing particularly heavy. The wind has also kicked up quite a bit, but electric power is holding and I managed to get in a few hours of on-and-off sleep. It hasn’t helped that we’ve placed our inflatable bed directly underneath a spotlight that shines down on the coffee/tea station. The only way to turn the light off is to turn EVERYTHING off or to climb a ladder and unscrew the lightbulb. But it’s 12 feet u
Nuclear Reaction - a Greenpeace blog: Nuclear energy news for September 1 2008
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 01 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Make a Wind Generator
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: GoUpstate.com: Nuclear power can't live up to proponents' hype ‘While nuclear industry lobbyists and their political backers are pushing for new nuclear power plants, is a nuclear resurgence really upon us? Wall Street and the public remain skeptical due to spiraling costs, the continued lack of a solution to the nuclear waste problem and a spectacular boom in the solar and wind industries.’ M&C: Russia's nuclear chief can
Wind power bottleneck prolonged due to barge shortages (vnunet.com)
Posted by Make a Wind Generator on 01 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Make a Wind Generator
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Monday 1 September 2008 at 09:51:00 Investor uncertainity and challenging sea conditions mean few companies are prepared to invest in the special barges required to install offshore turbines The unpredictability of offshore wind farm construction projects is leading to a serious lack of investment in the barges needed to construct them, according to the ...