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Greta oto also commonly referred to as a clearwinged butterfly. Similar species include the Greta morgane. They are fairly common in Latin America, but with the current trend in climate change some have been seen as far north as Texas in recent years. The catepillars have been found to feed on tropical [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Glasswing wallpaper, Go green at the office, Old rabbit ears gets new HDTV
Posted in Environment-General, Environment-wildlife, Tech on April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Fusion power makes some progress, Country fence and blue bonnets wallpaper
Posted in Environment-Energy, News, Science on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Rapid-fire ’spark plug’ may bring fusion power closer
A “spark plug” that should trigger nuclear fusion in a pellet of hydrogen every 10 seconds is being tested by Russian and US researchers.
The device fires an intense pulse of electricity – half a million amps and one hundred thousand volts. It has just completed preliminary testing at [...]
Winter storm horizon wallpaper, Making use of carbon dioxide for alternative fuel
Posted in Environment-General, Environment-wildlife, News, Science, Tech on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Making Gasoline from Carbon Dioxide
Chemists have shown that it is possible to use solar energy, paired with the right catalyst, to convert carbon dioxide into a raw material for making a wide range of products, including plastics and gasoline.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), recently demonstrated that light [...]
Anti-Environment Homeowers Associations, Geckos inspire idea of a real Spiderman
Posted in Environment-Energy, News, Science, Society & Culture on April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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The Property Cops: Homeowner Associations Ban Eco-Friendly Practices
The house Heather and Joseph Sarachek were building in Scarsdale, N.Y., was to be a model of green efficiency, complete with geothermal heating and cooling. Even the electricity to run the system would be clean, coming from solar panels on their roof — but when the [...]
Field Bliss wallpaper, Air Force rules with biggest solar photovoltaic system, We could all move to Planet X
Posted in Environment-Energy, Humor, Science, Tech on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Largest U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Begins Construction at Nellis Air Force Base
LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Construction on the largest solar photovoltaic system ever to be built in North America began today at Nellis Air Force Base.
Spearheading the project is a team that includes the United States Air Force, [...]
