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Posted by carb101
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
"City officials in Dallas plan to have the state's first landfill that captures methane gas for conversion into natural gas to be used in homes. If successful, the McCommas landfill will use banana peels, milk cartons and newspapers to fuel up to 16,000 homes." (full story in the Houston Chronicle)
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Posted by carb101
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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"In July, a $16 million gasification plant — the first in Britain and one of only a few in the world — will rip into action, transforming 30,000 tons of rubbish a year into electricity for 3,000 homes on the Isle of Wight, and the United States is not far behind." (Full story at the Statesman)
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Posted by Cristina Frick
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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Scientist Meng Lean has invented a spiral water filtration system which funnels water through lightweight disks, separating dirt and particles from clean water. The invention makes water recycling cheaper and faster and can be used for agricultural purposes.
(read the full story at Environmental News Network.com)
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
A new visionary voice in the field of particle physics is only in his mid-30s, but is distinguished as one of the leading thinkers. One of his theories -- that there are at least 11 dimensions -- will finally be tested this summer using a new $10 billion particle accelerator in Switzerland. "We're essentially guaranteed that there's going to be something surprising," said Nima Arkani-Hamed, who was lured away from his Harvard professorship to Princeton where Einstein practiced until his death. "If the results confirm any of Arkani-Hamed's predictions, they would be the first extension of our notions of space-time since Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity," reports CNN in their fascinating report of May 9 .
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