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Nepal's whitewater rapids threatened by hydropower

The Bhote Koshi river rises in Tibet and cuts a mighty swathe through the Himalayas, carving out gorges as it tumbles into Nepal in a series of thundering rapids.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Hydroelectric generator can be carried like a backpack

Bourne Energy, a company based in Malibu, California, specializes in a variety of hydropower systems. While most of its technology is for large-scale applications, with multiple units generating energy on ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

EarthTalk: Are hybrid cars really better for the environment?

Dear EarthTalk: If you have an electric or plug-in hybrid car, you're paying for electricity rather than gasoline all or most of the time. How does that cost compare to a gas-powered car's cost-per-mile? And since the electricity ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (36) | comments 16




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Laos says building of controversial dam on hold

Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rescuing endangered wild orchids from a man-made flood

You may have heard stories about emergency rescues of plants or animals from habitats facing imminent destruction. This is one of those stories, except that the scope of the rescue is unprecedented and the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar installations doubled last year, with California leading the way

The amount of photovoltaic solar panels installed in the United States more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, representing a historic year for the American solar industry.

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Toward the EU energy mix: State of the art of the strategic energy technologies

A new edition of the Strategic Energy Technologies review has been published. This "2011 Technology Map", produced by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides a European ...

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The future of nuclear energy

Last March, the world watched closely as Japan struggled to contain a series of equipment failures, hydrogen explosions and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Finding solutions to Achilles' heel of renewable energy: intermittency

(PhysOrg.com) -- William F. Pickard introduces the February 2012 special issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE by quoting the Bible: “The wind bloweth where it listeth.” That, in  so many words, ...

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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 121 | with audio podcast

Screening Africa's renewable energies potential

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published today a study mapping the potential of renewable energy sources in Africa. The report analyses the current energy consumption in Africa and ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Species, threats grow in Mekong region: WWF

Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said Monday, in a report detailing 2010's more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and a self-cloning lizard.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New reports identify impacts of climate change on world's highest mountains

Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia's mountainous Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region -- site of Mount Everest and many of the world's tallest peaks -- highlight ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Swedish town eyes digital age with Arctic data centre

Perched near the Arctic Circle, the Swedish town of Luleaa hopes that a massive data centre for US social networking giant Facebook will launch the vibrant industrial region into the digital age as a European ...

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created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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