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With the increase in gas prices in the last six months, the American public has finally started to push back. I was wondering what it would take for the people to pull together enough to show the gas industry that an increasing demand in the U.S. was no longer the issue.
It has been a [...]
Every time I pull the trash bag from my kitchen trash to take out, I feel bad knowing how long it will take for the plastic trash bag to break down. And consumers don’t have a choice when it comes to going to the grocery store, because there are no alternatives to the plastic trash [...]
By 2050, Intel expects the life of the power cord to be cut short. A new invention lets power using gadgets get its electricity like many get their internet usage these days–in wireless form. They are taking electricity use to the next level and expanding on what researchers like Benjamin Franklin homed in on so [...]
It seems the trend to drive green may be a permanent change. One can only hope that it will be. Gas prices may have dropped in recent weeks, but that hasn’t stopped more than 33,000 people from jumping onto a waiting list for the new electric car out by General Motors. It is called the [...]
A patch of ground in California at the Los Padres National Forest has heated up to an amazing 800 degrees. The firefighters that were called to the scene of smoldering grass have no idea what the cause is. The scientists that have been brought to the sight do not know either. It is a mystery [...]
I had no idea snakes came in any form other than the typical sizes of big and bigger. That is, until I heard of snakes that are mere centimeters long. An entire species of small snakes exists, with the tiniest one being recently found in Barbados.
Every year, it seems that the Gulf of Mexico dead zone off the Texas and Louisiana coasts just gets bigger. And this year is no exception. Researchers believe that not only will this dead zone be…
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The Mini Cooper has been around since 1959, in various designs. It came from Great Britain and recently made a splash as the redesigned Mini in 2001. Since then, they have been flying off the car…
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First, it was the oil boom. Now it is the “wind boom”. Texas made a boom in the energy market with oil, and now it is looking to make another great impact with a new power—wind.
The market for wind…
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Many have heard of wind turbines, which are turbines that make electricity from the wind. But a new idea that is being tried also gets electricity from turbines. The only difference is that these…
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