How Green is the Cash for Clunkers?

The environmental gains achieved by getting clunkers off the road are small. There is a lot of hype surrounding the ‘cash for clunkers', which is a nice gimmick but only with transitory effects. Besides, just how...

Niger Crisis escalating after EU suspends all aid to the Country.

By, Uwe Paschen. E.U. Suspends all aid to Niger and freezes all accounts. After Failure of the Niger Government to comply with EU demands as reported in an earlier post. (See links at the end of this post.)...

Army aims to reduce greenhouse gases, 'carbon bootprint'

"WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 6, 2009) -- The Army has embarked on a service-wide effort to measure its "carbon bootprint," with the aim of reducing the effect it has on the environment while at the same...

India signs new Pact with Niger over Uranium Mining.

By, Uwe Paschen.India is now taking part in the Uranium exploitation in Niger. A new pact has been  signed between the two countries.  India has just signed a contract with the Niger Government in Niamey to...

Solar Power to restart the Economy and create Jobs World wide.

By, Uwe Paschen.Solar Power to reduce Carbon emission and fossil fuel dependence and kick start the Economy anew.  Over the past two decades we have been experimenting with Solar power and perfecting it,...

CO2 could worsen whales’ sonar

Whales already have to contend with military sonar excercises to hear each other, but yesterday it was revealed that the burning of fossil fuels could be making the problem worse for them.Increased carbon dioxide...

Fossil fueled beer? 45 million year-old yeast used to craft new ale

You may want to call the Fossil Fuels Brewing Company's beers the mother of all ales; the company is crafting its German Lager and Pale Ale from 45 million year old yeast. In a story straight from the movie...

Facts Shatter Global Warming Denier Claims

"Global warming climate change is happening.x20 A major cause of it is the burning of fossil fuels. The effects of it will be severe and damaging. We are already seeing some effects in extreme weather events,...

Brewing Bigger, Better Biofuels

I’ve never sat down and thought about ethanol as a viable fuel source for the future until recently. Most of what I’ve picked up us from bits and pieces in the news, which rarely took a critical posture on the...

Left Coast Leaner: Free Energy Dips into the Mainstream

An Irish company claims to have created free energy technology and took out a full-page ad in The Economist daring scientists to prove the wrong...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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