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Shane Vander Hart
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Latte Links (11/22)
 Some miscellany for a rainy Sunday evening (here in Des Moines anyway):Des Moines Register: Iowa poll shows Obama...
 
The Survival Podcast
The Survival Podcast posted a blog entry
Episode-321- Personal Energy Independence and Gun Rights
I am doing a bit of a change up today, first I am going to read an email from a listener about how his family’s life has...
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
Massey Energy’s Don Blankenship – A Window into the Soul of Coal
If you want to know the heart and soul of the coal industry, look no farther than Don Blankenship.  Don Blankenship is...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
By Force or a Lure Will You Drive an Electric Car?
Monday Nov. 16 saw The Electrification Coalition in Washington D.C. to persuade the government to pull the financial levers for...
 
Mentarch
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Climate Change: Stakes And Consequences
As a follow up of yesterday's post regarding the continuing running in circle around climate change, here's what is at stake...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
On the Hunt for Cheaper Algae
A major potential from algae is they could change the energy source of fuels from the ancient fossil fuels to current account...
 
BrianW
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Genome Sequenced for Ethanol Producing Yeasts
Scientists from Duke University with colleagues from Brazil led by Lucas Argueso have analyzed the genome structures of...
 
SevenCell
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And on the Eighth Day, God Created Coal Mines: Let us Pray
So suppose you’re a CEO or other leader in an industry that has the ultimate potential capacity to blot out much of life...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
New Life for the Old Tokamak
From two different places the old tokamak confinement method has gotten a new lease on life.  Well, its life is set by the...
 
<em>astrogoodwin</em>
astrogoodwin posted a tweet
Energy independence is important to economy, also cutting back on what we consume from ourside this country to only what we truely require.
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Sunlight and Water to Hydrogen and Electricity
Chemist Daniel Nocera of MIT made news by trying to mimic photosynthesis, and improve on it. The idea seems simple: split water...
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
The invisible hand of Adam Smith: How far are you willing to go?
It is impossible to exaggerate the impact of Scotsman Adam Smith upon American culture. Anytime someone wants to devise new...
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
Titanic Revisted: Cruise Ships and Climate Change
This post will be the introduction to a series of posts that I will write regarding CO2 (GHG) Emissions: “Connecting the...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Assembling a Nuclear Boom
Rod Adams at Atomic Insights Blog is a not to be missed weekly stop for this writer.  Mr. Adams is located close to the...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
The Ethanol Fightin’ Is Over
The fight over corn ethanol could be over, if cooler heads look at the latest data.  While academia has busily pored over...
 
shazsays
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Earth4Energy Energy Independence at its Finest: The Earth4Energy guide does its part in helping.. http://bit.ly/Oe5CO
 
Void
Void posted a tweet
Palin's Response to Vice President Biden's Comments Today About her Position On Energy Independence http://url2it.com/bibm
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
More Natural Gas Hydrates and Glimmer of Research & Development Hope
The Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) has announced that natural gas hydrate samples had been discovered in...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Ever Cat Bio Diesel Goes Commercial
18 months ago Ever Cat was the subject of a post that examined the technology and the people behind what seemed to be a...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Some People Do Make a Big Difference
One such ‘Big Difference’ person is Charles Barton who writes about nuclear energy at the Nuclear Green Blog.  By some wee...
 
Sulumits Retsambew
Sulumits Retsambew posted a blog entry
The Gavel » Blog Archive » Solar Technology Act Lays Foundation …
The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to select a group of experts from industry, academia, and government researchers to...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
A Totally New Take On Battery Charging
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe envision a new type of redox...
 
Daysha
Daysha posted a blog entry
It’s not easy being green when you’re Big and Oily
According to Newsweek, Big Oil managed to put only 4 percent of total 2008 profits into green energy investment. Now when you...
 
<em>greenhouseintl</em>
greenhouseintl posted tweets
Finally Energy Independence For Consumers and Commercial Fleets http://su.pr/1aPsGW
GreenHouse Offers Energy Independence with Affordable, Renewable Fuel for Commuters and Commercial F http://bit.ly/rt5kl
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
A Riddle for Global Warming Naysayers: What do yeast and the Titanic have to do with Global Warming?
I guess sometimes I’d just like to see less focus on the warming and more focus on the CO2 parts-per-million, which has gone...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
The Lithium Air Battery Race
IBM has made a major splash in the battery industry with their announcement that the company is going to research lithium air...
 
Tom S
Tom S posted a blog entry
A Breakthrough in the Senate Could Lead to Passage of Climate Bill
The Kerry-Boxer climate bill has received a boost over the weekend when Republican senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina...
 
Shane Vander Hart
Shane Vander Hart posted a blog entry
Latte Links (10/7)
The week seems to be going by fast here are some recommended links for today.All American Blogger: Tell Me Again There Is No...
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
Nanosolar and First Solar – Solar Flares or Flaring Souls?
September was a very big month for the solar panel industry.  Two global thin film heavyweights, First Solar and Nanosolar,...
 
The Scholar
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New blog post: The American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act: A Bipartisan Pro-Energy Bill http://bit.ly/33Y3Yv
 
SevenCell
SevenCell posted a blog entry
From Tree-Hugging to Tree-Plugging: BRAVO, University of Washington!
A recent Scientific American pocast highlights the success of University of Washington researchers in harvesting electricity...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Bussard Fusion Gets Major Funding
Using Recovery Act funds the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, Calif., is contracting with the late Dr....
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
The Cellulosic Ethanol Tipping Point
It’s been “four or five years” until cellulosic ethanol gets to viability for years now.  Commercial production has...
 
Sulumits Retsambew
Sulumits Retsambew posted a blog entry
The Gavel » Blog Archive » Health Insurance Reform Mythbuster: The …
Under the bill, this public health insurance option is government -run, but it is not government -financed; it is financed by...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
AltaRock Loses Its Geothermal Hole
AltaRock Energy, the company pursuing an advanced geothermal energy technology has had to suspend its first attempt to drill a...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Another New Small Fission Reactor Joins the Group
Sandia National Laboratory’s team has announced their new reactor design. The output is projected to be in the range of 100...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Small Nuclear Reactors Get a Boost
Western Troy Capital Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WRY, “Western Troy”) announced August 17th 2009 that it plans to form a...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
The Giant International Pickpocket War
BusinessWire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company run by the famed Warren Buffet and Charles Munger has republished a press release...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
The Problem At The Athabasca Oil Mines
Last Wednesday’s readers know I went up last week to Fort McMurray Alberta (expenses covered by the API, now disclosed again)...
 
BrianW
BrianW posted a blog entry
Get Out of The Box – An Update on Blacklight Power
Dr. Randell Mills and his Blacklight Power have signed another customer for another 400 megawatts.  This announcement adds to...
 
<em>citizengoat</em>
citizengoat posted a blog entry
Going It Alone, Together
by Sarah Lane and Julie HallOur July issue features the dueling and yet associated themes of Independence and Interdependence....
 
Joel Greenberg
Joel Greenberg posted a tweet
@AustinGK So psyched for you. Hey twittersphere, look at www.haynesvillemovie.com. Oil. Gas. Energy Independence. People's stories.