Agence France-Presse: Germany’s economy minister on Friday ruled out building new nuclear power stations but…
Month: June 2009
Denmark to power electric cars by wind in vehicle-to-grid experiment
Guardian: Cars could be the solution to the intermittent nature of wind power if a…
U.N. seeks to avert half of natural disaster deaths
Reuters: The United Nations called on Friday for more aid funds to help countries prepare…
Russia’s Medvedev sets goals for greenhouse gas cuts
Reuters: Russia plans to release 30 percent more greenhouse gases by 2020 under an emissions…
Oil industry cranks up lobbying effort
Associated Press: Oil and gas companies have accelerated their spending on lobbying faster than any…
Study: US technology key to China and climate
Associated Press: Finding an economical way to capture carbon dioxide from existing coal burning power…
Japan: Hot demand for Prius
Associated Press: Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan…
Greenpeace Spoofs the IHT to Spotlight Climate
New York Times: The environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday distributed a spoof edition of The…
How We Recognize What Is True And What Is False
A recent neuroimaging study reveals that the ability to distinguish true from false in our…
Using Math To Take The Lag Out Of Jet Lag
Researchers have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using…