Archive for the 'Environment' Category
China: Food Crops Grown in Soil Polluted with Heavy Metals
July 3rd, 2007Devastation. Via: Wall Street Journal / Moneyweb: For nearly two decades, Lai Mandai regularly ate and sold beans, cabbage and watermelons grown on a plot of land a short walk from a lead smelting plant in her village. Like dozens of other villagers who ate locally grown food, Ms. Lai, 39 years old, developed health […]
Giant Microwave Turns Plastic Back to Oil
June 26th, 2007This is some interesting news. I wonder how much electricity the machine requires!? Hopefully, the Indonesians will be at the top of the list of customers… Via: New Scientist: A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is […]
Drought: State of Emergency Declared in Part of California Central Valley
June 24th, 2007Via: Central Valley Business Times: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Kings County due to drought conditions. The Kings County Board of Supervisors has asked for emergency status, citing low water tables, limited precipitation and reporting at least $1.2 million in crop damages due to drought conditions. On May […]
Vertical Farming in the Big Apple
June 20th, 2007I know. Urban hipsters want iPods, free love and electric SUVs. Absolutely any technology or policy that offers a glimmer of hope of keeping things going will be embraced with religious ferocity, regardless of the level of absurdity. As more and more people give up on the political process, they will seek comfort in the […]
Oil Industry Scales Back Refinery Plans
June 18th, 2007Everyone knows that the biofuel scam only results in higher food prices, and now, the oil cartel is saying, “With all the biofuel, we don’t need to invest if more refining capacity.” The food and energy scarcity issues are being engineered into a kill off mechanism that also generates massive profits. Anyone who can’t see […]
Air-Powered Car by Next Summer; No Plans for Release in America
May 30th, 2007Imagine my shock. Of course, “Air-powered” is somewhat misleading. The compressed air tanks are a battery. Also, the title of the article includes the phrase “Zero Emissions.” Just keep in mind that this is a different way of storing electricity, since that’s what is going to run the compressors. So, it could be emission free […]
U.S. Legislation Would Bring Wind Power to ‘Grinding Halt’
May 29th, 2007Power crisis? The only power crisis we have involves the people in power. Isn’t it interesting how this affects individuals who use wind turbines?! Will the government’s service to the criminal mining and drilling interests be worth touching off armed standoffs over wind turbines? Hmm. Even I can’t believe the U.S. Government would be that […]
Great Pyramids Made Out of Concrete
May 26th, 2007Via: Yahoo / Live Science: …The mysteries had actually been solved by Joseph Davidovits, Director of the Geopolymer Institute in St. Quentin, France, more than two decades ago. Davidovits claimed that the stones of the pyramids were actually made of a very early form of concrete created using a mixture of limestone, clay, lime, and […]
Obstacles to Peace: Water
May 23rd, 2007Via: BBC: The Arab-Israeli dispute is a conflict about land – and maybe just as crucially the water which flows through that land. The Six-Day War in 1967 arguably had its origins in a water dispute – moves to divert the River Jordan, Israel’s main source of drinking water. Years of skirmishes and sabre rattling […]
UK: Factory Milk Production Doomed, but Wait, There’s More
May 13th, 2007I love the description of the robotic milking production line, complete with RFID trackers and pedometers. This isn’t that different from the nine-to-five reality of most people. As you read this, think about the drive time commutes and that office. With both the cows and the people, The Machine is taking everything it can, and […]
