Archive for the 'Energy' Category
John Key at Waitangi: Making Friends and Influencing People
February 5th, 2012Via: New Zealand Herald: Prime Minister John Key and fellow politicians were verbally abused by protesters during ugly scenes at Waitangi this morning. Protester Wi Popata heckled prominent Maori MPs at Te Tii Marae, calling Dr Pita Sharples, Te Ururoa Flavell and Hekia Parata “John Key’s niggers.” “The Treaty’s not for sale,” chanted others. “You […]
Italy: ‘Pitchfork Movement’
February 2nd, 2012Video from Iranian State Television, PressTV: Via: Bloomberg: The fourth day of strikes by truckers continue to disrupt transport across Italy, forcing Fiat SpA to stop production and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA. to halt two plants, as protests mount against the government’s austerity measures. Truck drivers demonstrating against high fuel prices, with the backing […]
‘Gasland’ Director Arrested for Attempting to Film Congressional Hearing on Fracking
February 2nd, 2012Via: Politico: Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing. Fox was led out in handcuffs by the Capitol police shortly after 10 a.m., before the hearing could be gaveled into order. The “Gasland” director was attempting to film the hearing looking […]
Iran Hits Back at EU with Own Oil Embargo Threat
January 29th, 2012Via: Reuters: Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies. … “They are the masters of bluffing,” one Mediterranean crude oil trader said of remarks […]
Britain: Wave Powered Pistons Will Pump Sea Water Into Reservoirs for On-Demand Electricity Generation
January 27th, 2012My guess is that pigs will fly before this is built out on any meaningful scale, but it looks like an interesting idea. Via: BBC: A Devon inventor’s electricity from seawater generator could be sited at 200 points around the UK coastline. Energy firm Ecotricity wants to develop a commercial Searaser for testing off Falmouth […]
Cryptogon Is Now an Affiliate for Portable Solar Power
January 25th, 2012If you’re looking for very high quality, portable PV equipment, check out portablesolarpower.biz. In addition to generating and storing electricity, they also have some very impressive lighting options. I know that several Cryptogon readers are now living on yachts full time. There’s a desalination system that fits in a large Pelican case available for sale […]
EU Will Impose Oil Embargo on Iran
January 23rd, 2012Via: Guardian: The long-running standoff between Iran and the west over Tehran’s nuclear programme has shifted into a more unpredictable phase after Europe decided to impose an oil embargo on the Islamic republic. The decision by EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels raised the stakes dramatically in the war of wits between Iran […]
Alaska: Man Accused of Illegally Trading Moose Meat for Firewood
January 23rd, 2012Via: News Miner: The Fairbanks man who is accused of illegally trading moose meat for firewood is taking his case to court. Chad Gerondale, 41, has hired well-known Fairbanks attorney Bill Satterberg to represent him in the “meat for heat” case, as it has been dubbed by online spectators. “I’ve got a lot to say […]
Andrea Rossi Claims E-Cat Prototypes Submitted for UL Approval
January 19th, 2012Many of you are interested in Andrea Rossi and the E-cat technology. You’re submitting several stories and wondering what I think about all of this. Here’s what I think: I put about equal odds on one of these three outcomes: 1. Andrea Rossi is the real deal and I’ll soon be able to buy an […]
SWITCH Lighting LED Lightbulbs
January 17th, 2012Via: AllGeek: At the 2012 International CES we had a chance to speak with SWITCH Lighting. They are a start-up from Silicon Valley that is working to create a better lighting solution than the age old Edison incandescent and take LED lights to the next level. There are two parts of their design that make […]
