• The Environment

    Gasoline Independence

    By Posted on 5.15.2008 2 Comments

    For those looking to get themselves off the grid—or at least move toward that ideal—a number of options are currently available. You can tack solar panels onto the roof of your house. You can erect a small wind turbine in your yard. You can now even distill ethanol in your garage. The EFuel 100 MicroFueler is a device the size of two very large refrigerators which will convert 490 pounds of feedstock (sugar and yeast) into 35 gallons of ethanol over the course of a week. Plug it in to any standard outlet and it will consume 150 watts for each batch. But while the concept of manufacturing your own fuel sounds appealing on its face, I'm not entirely sure the numbers add up to make it worth it.

    5.15.2008 at 11:27am - Comment by lolbob

    Wow, Companies (ie. greedy people) will do anything to make money off of "global warming". Look at how rich Al Gore is because of Global Warming. Given how inefficient ethanol is in its use as a fuel, it is quite fitting that the Efuel equipment looks like an out house. Because both are full of ... Nuclear power to produce Hydrogen and other bio alternatives such as bio-diesel make a lot more sense and don't take more energy to make than is obtained.

  • The Environment

    Recovery of Ozone Hole May Increase Antarctic Warming

    By Posted on 4.25.2008 13 Comments

    The good news is that the ozone hole over Antarctica is slowly healing, thanks to controls on ozone-depleting substances that were once widely used in products such as refrigerators and aerosol cans. Stratospheric ozone protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause problems such as skin cancer and crop damage.

    4.28.2008 at 09:57am - Comment by lolbob

    First he invented the Internet, now repairs the Ozone hole. Al Gore deserves all of the millions of dollars he has made off of Global Warming. Eco Billionaires Rule!

  • Science

    When Whales Walked the Earth

    By Posted on 4.8.2008 5 Comments

    Standing two to three feet tall on legs adapted to wade through shallow water, the 48-million-year-old Indohyus is the missing link between modern-day whales and their land-lubbing ancestors.

    4.9.2008 at 10:43am - Comment by lolbob

    Wow, the most amazing thing is the preserved dino cell phone that was unearthed with the fossil! Does it still work? Talk about roaming charges.



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