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- Wetdog voted up German bank won't finance Arctic drilling, saying "costs and risks are simply too high" 1 year ago
In another stark warning about the dangers of Arctic Ocean drilling, the German bank WestLB announced on Friday that it would not provide financing to any offshore oil or gas drilling in the... more
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- Wetdog commented on German bank won't finance Arctic drilling, saying "costs and risks are simply too high" 1 year ago
Germany is converting their transportation fuel to natural gas. Natural gas is methane. Methane is both a fossil fuel and a biofuel. By 2015, 20% of natural gas use in Germany will be... more
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- Wetdog voted up Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks 1 year ago
62 years 432 Ships 650,000 matches That is dedication. More at the link: http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-warren-builds-royal-navy-warships-out-of-matchsticks/
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- Wetdog commented on Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks 1 year ago
WOW!
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- Wetdog voted up BP oil and Corexit showing up on beachgoer's skin 1 year ago
It may look like the it’s gone — but oil from the BP spill may be mixing with dispersants and being absorbed into your body. That’s the disturbing revelation from a USF... more
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- Wetdog commented on BP oil and Corexit showing up on beachgoer's skin 1 year ago
So, did they find any Corexit bubbling up naturally from the seafloor? --------"......... found that they could detect oil seeping naturally from the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico by... more
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- Wetdog commented on Scientist beams up a real "Star Trek" tricorder 1 year ago
I'm just saying, "Beware the Dark Side." Open source technology can not be controlled and it can not be monopolized. For this reason, I think the private profiteers will try... more
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- Wetdog commented on Scientist beams up a real "Star Trek" tricorder 1 year ago
"Fascinating, but not logical." I predict the right wing, anti-science Mongols will try to suppress this. Too much probability that it could be used to detect the means and thwart the... more
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- Wetdog commented on Wildlife Thriving After Nuclear Disaster: Radiation from Chernobyl and Fukushima Nuclear Accidents Not as Harmful to Wildlife as Feared 1 year ago
Because you have walked into an area, and seen wildlife there does not mean it is safe. I've seen deer in the median of interstate highways too. But not for very long.
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- Wetdog commented on California Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Indefinitely Amid NRC Hunt to Find Cause of Problems 1 year ago
------------" At the time, federal regulators said there was no threat to public health, though they could not identify how much gas leaked or exactly why it had happened."---------... more
