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Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:53:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Several other scientists are investigating the use of kites to harness energy from the wind - which some researchers estimate provides more than 100 times the amount required to power the entire planet. In 2007, Google´s philanthropic arm invested about $10 million in a US kite company called Makani. An Italian company called Kitegen has a multi-kite scheme that could generate a gigawatt of power, as much as a standard coal plant.

Clip Source: www.physorg.com

High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.

The scientists have recently demonstrated that flying a single 10-square-meter kite could produce 10 kilowatts of power, which could supply electricity for about 10 homes.

In their next experiment, the researchers plan to test a 50-kilowatt version, called Laddermill. Eventually, their goal is to build a multi-kite system that could generate a full 100 megawatts.

Electricity produced by kites in the wind could be inexpensive, too. The researchers predict prices to be comparable with generating electricity using coal power, and half that of using wind turbines.

kites generate power by pulling on their strings that are attached to generators on the ground. After reaching their maximum height, the kites are reeled back down to repeat the process.

Tags: energy, clean energy, wind, kites

Al Gore gets richer and richer off GW

Sun, 18 May 2008 18:12:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Global warming" .....(ahem) sure is a big money-maker fer old Al....and now Mary Robinson as well

Clip Source: www.independent.ie

AL Gore's €1bn-plus private equity firm, which includes former President Mary Robinson as an adviser, has finished raising a €410m "Climate Solutions" fund for investing in public and private companies working to solve global warming.

Mr Gore's London-based Generation Investment Management is to put the money into renewable energy technologies, cleaner fossil fuels, sustainable agriculture and carbon markets.

The investment outfit is also working on a €4bn Global equity fund which has taken stakes in insulin maker Novo Nordisk, food giant Nestle and automotive seat maker Johnson Controls. Mrs Robinson joined the "green" private equity firm as a member of its advisory board last year.

Tags: global warming broohaha, money, bias, bs

Armenia: The Epic Land

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:04:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

(Khorvirap Monastery with Mount Ararat, photo by Andrew Behesnilian)

Armenia is one of the oldest countries on Earth, its rich history apparent at every turn, from the capital city of Yerevan to the outskirts of the nation. It survived the Roman Empire, Alexander the Great, the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and dozens of other attempts at conquest - remaining largely independent throughout its history.

Armenia was also among the first post-Soviet countries to readily embrace capitalism, which served to improve somewhat the standard of living, but brought with it a score of other problems. However, regardless of (presently improving) economic situation, the point of this article is to remind the reader (and maybe the future visitor) about the incredible natural and cultural wonders of this country.

Feel the deep poetry of stones:

(Armenia's mystical old churches & monasteries)

Garni Temple - This temple was constructed over 2,000 years ago and was likely paid for by Emperor Nero of Rome.

Yerevan

Tags: interesting

Global Warming

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:43:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.numberwatch.co.uk

A complete list of things caused by global warming

Tags: global warming, climate, climate change

How are the diamonds found in Sierra Leone

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:53:57 GMT

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Clip Source: www.linkinn.com

Tags: interesting

Titanic Global Warming

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:39:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.zenfix.com

The construction of the RMS Titanic represented the culmination of the industrial revolution. It was the largest man-made moving object at the time. To this day it had the largest reciprocating engines ever built.

The industrial revolution also begot air pollution eventually resulting in global warming. Today this is causing the melting of the ice caps and producing glaciers.

So there is a cruel irony in the fate of the RMS Titanic which struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Was this a prophetic warning that the earth could suffer the same fate?

Tags: global warming, science

Cold weather hits South America

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:20:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Extreme weather at both north and south hemispheres.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Cold weather hits South America

Wet snow fell for several hours in Buenos Aires

A cold snap is continuing to grip several South American nations, reportedly killing three people.

The temperatures plunged to -22C (-8F) in parts of Argentina's province of Rio Negro, while the capital, Buenos Aires, saw snow for the first time since 1918.

Two exposure deaths were reported in Argentina and one in Chile.

In Bolivia, heavy snowfall blocked the nation's main motorway and forced the closure of several airports, local officials said.

In Argentina, several provinces in the Andes have been placed under a storm alert, the national weather centre said.

But thousands of people cheered in the streets of Buenos Aires as the capital saw its first snow in nearly 90 years.

Tags: climate, weather, south america

Image: Gore's office. YIKES!

Mon, 21 May 2007 20:28:30 GMT

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Clip Source: img.timeinc.net

Tags: gore, office, organization, images, president, elections, primary, character

Breathtaking Gallery

Tue, 08 May 2007 01:26:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pbase.com

Tags: nature, art

9 myths and falsehoods about Global Warming

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:05:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: See the link for a thoroughly documented debunking of each of the numbered myths.

Clip Source: mediamatters.org

Myths and falsehoods about global warming

1. No scientific consensus that humans are the primary cause of global warming

2. Gore is exaggerating

3. "Rank-and-file" scientists disagree with Gore

4. The sun, not human activity, causes global warming

5. Carbon dioxide is not bad for the environment

6. Greenland and Antarctic ice is increasing, not decreasing

7. Global warming has come and gone

8. Alarmism then and now

9. Because it's cold outside today, global warming can't be real

Tags: news, global warming, climate change, science, myths

Too many uncertainties for "very likely"

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:40:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How could they get 90% probability with these uncertainties?

Clip Source: origin.www.nature.com

Some conclusions — such as the effect on particular regions of the world, or exactly how much sea level will rise — remain more uncertain than others.

Perhaps most critically, researchers know relatively little about feedback effects that might enhance — or weaken — the pace and effects of climate change. The complex flow of carbon between soils, plants, the oceans and the atmosphere is still being pinned down by large-scale climate experiments.

Other big unknowns are the effects of the take-up of carbon dioxide by the oceans,

Another major source of uncertainty — and of debate at the Paris meeting where the IPCC report was finalized — is the rise in sea level.

Extreme weather is another example of the remaining uncertainties.

Key sticking points include the inability of global climate models to produce the amount of sea-level rise

Tags: climate change

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:05:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype

But part of his scientific audience is uneasy. In talks, articles and blog entries that have appeared since his film and accompanying book came out last year, these scientists argue that some of Mr. Gore’s central points are exaggerated and erroneous. They are alarmed, some say, at what they call his alarmism.

“I don’t want to pick on Al Gore,” Don J. Easterbrook, an emeritus professor of geology at Western Washington University, told hundreds of experts at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. “But there are a lot of inaccuracies in the statements we are seeing, and we have to temper that with real data.”

Tags: al gore, global warming

9 myths and falsehoods about Global Warming

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:05:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: See the link for a thoroughly documented debunking of each of the numbered myths.

Clip Source: mediamatters.org

Myths and falsehoods about global warming

1. No scientific consensus that humans are the primary cause of global warming

2. Gore is exaggerating

3. "Rank-and-file" scientists disagree with Gore

4. The sun, not human activity, causes global warming

5. Carbon dioxide is not bad for the environment

6. Greenland and Antarctic ice is increasing, not decreasing

7. Global warming has come and gone

8. Alarmism then and now

9. Because it's cold outside today, global warming can't be real

Tags: news, global warming, climate change, science, myths

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:05:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype

Tags: al gore, global warming

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:05:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype

Tags: al gore, global warming

Clipmarks | denialll's Comments

Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes

Al Gore gets richer and richer off GW

Armenia: The Epic Land

Global Warming

How are the diamonds found in Sierra Leone

Titanic Global Warming

Cold weather hits South America

Image: Gore's office. YIKES!

Breathtaking Gallery

9 myths and falsehoods about Global Warming

Media Matters for America

Myths and falsehoods about global warming

Too many uncertainties for "very likely"

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype

9 myths and falsehoods about Global Warming

Media Matters for America

Myths and falsehoods about global warming

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype

A Call for Gore to Cool the Hype