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Solar Panel Companies Face Financial Troubles | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 13:45

Solar TroubleWith the ink barely dry on the resignation letter of self-proclaimed one-time communist Van Jones as President Obama’s Green Jobs Czar, the USA Today is reporting that one area of the “green economy” that is faltering is its virtual mascot: solar power.

 
Estimate of Natural-gas Reserves Jumps 35 Percent | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ed Hiserodt   
Monday, 22 June 2009 10:12

gas tanksThe Potential Gas Committee, a group of academics and industry specialists supported by the Colorado School of Mines, reports the largest increase in natural-gas reserves in its 44-year history. Estimated reserves rose to 2,074 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2008 from 1,532 Tcf in its 2006 report.

 
U.S. Nuclear Site List Leaked | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Thursday, 04 June 2009 00:00

nuclear symbolSteven Aftergood, a security expert with the Federation of American Scientists, reported on June 1 that “a compilation of hundreds of U.S. nuclear sites and activities that were to be declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency by the United States was transmitted to Congress last month by President Obama.” The draft declaration was meant to give Congress time to review and revise it before being transmitted to the UN’s nuclear monitoring group.

 
Wind vs. Nuclear Power: Which Is Safer? | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ed Hiserodt   
Monday, 16 February 2009 09:44

Wind PowerNuclear power is portrayed by the major media and by environmental activists as dangerous and perhaps even sinister.  Wind power, on the other hand, is considered benign. But the track records of nuclear power and wind power present a different picture.

 
The Problem With Electric Cars | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ed Hiserodt   
Monday, 12 January 2009 15:20

Chevrolet VoltWilliam Morrison of Des Moines is credited with building the first electric car in 1891. It was successful, except for two problems: the batteries were heavy and expensive, and it wouldn't go very far on a charge. In 2009 Ford and General Motors showed their new line of electric cars at the Detroit Auto Show. They were as pretty as you can make a vehicle. But they have two major problems: the batteries are heavy and expensive, and they don't go very far on a charge.

 
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