Archive for March, 2016
Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate Off California List of Carcinogens
March 5th, 2016Via: Reuters: Monsanto Co stepped up its defense of a widely used weed killer on Thursday by filing a lawsuit in California seeking to prevent glyphosate, the main ingredient in its Roundup herbicide, from being added to the state’s list of known carcinogens. The seed and agrochemicals company said it filed the suit against the […]
U.S. Military Researchers Discuss LENR Co-Deposition, “Thermal Runaways”
March 3rd, 2016Background: 2012: Navy Commander Halts SPAWAR LENR Research Via: Cold Fusion Now: More: LENR Co-deposition
ARPA-E Batteries to Challenge Tesla?
March 3rd, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar Power systems in New Zealand. — If you’re interested in energy generation and storage technologies that will actually be for sale in the near to medium term, you can safely ignore most press releases about new energy technologies working only in labs. That stuff might as well be on a different […]
Iraq: Mosul Dam Engineers Warn It Could Fail at Any Time, Killing 1 Million People
March 3rd, 2016Via: Guardian: Iraqi engineers involved in building the Mosul dam 30 years ago have warned that the risk of its imminent collapse and the consequent death toll could be even worse than reported. They pointed out that pressure on the dam’s compromised structure was building up rapidly as winter snows melted and more water flowed […]
Chesapeake Energy Chief Executive Dies in Fiery Car Crash, a Day After Indictment
March 2nd, 2016Hmm. Via: Reuters: Former Chesapeake Energy Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon, a brash risk-taker who helped transform the U.S. energy industry with shale gas, died when his car slammed into an overpass on Wednesday, one day after being charged with breaking federal antitrust laws, police said. He was 56. McClendon was alone in his 2013 Chevy […]
Justice Dept. Grants Immunity to Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server
March 2nd, 2016Via: Washington Post: The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Clinton’s private email server as part of a criminal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information, according to a senior law enforcement official. The official said the FBI had secured the cooperation of Bryan Pagliano, […]
“Former Google CEO Schmidt to Head New Pentagon Innovation Board”
March 2nd, 2016Via: Reuters: Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, has agreed to head a new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. Carter is due to discuss the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board with Schmidt during the […]
Solar, Wind, Gas Dominate New U.S. Generating Capacity in 2016
March 2nd, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Combined new solar and wind generation (16.3GW) is double that of new gas power plants (8GW). Via: Ars Technica: Today, the US Energy Information Administration released data on planned additions to the US power grid this year. The year is notable because it will see […]
Billboards to Track People via Mobile Phones
March 2nd, 2016“All data is anonymous and aggregated, they say, meaning individual consumers cannot be identified.” Oh sure. Via: New York Times: Pass a billboard while driving in the next few months, and there is a good chance the company that owns it will know you were there and what you did afterward. Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, […]
New Consumer-Grade Drone’s Autonomous Flying Modes Include Collision Avoidance
March 2nd, 2016Via: The Verge: When drones got smart enough to navigate using GPS, and to follow people around, the naysayers pointed out they still couldn’t see anything. It could follow you, sure, but not while avoiding trees. … That all changes today with the introduction of DJI’s new drone, the Phantom 4. It’s the first consumer […]
