Ecolosophy Headlines: February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ecolosophy's Latest Headlines:

Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us

Posted: 28 Feb 2008 12:38 AM CST

· Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war
· Britain will be ‘Siberian’ in less than 20 years
· Threat to the world is greater than terrorism
. This report was published back in 2004!

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Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind

Posted: 28 Feb 2008 12:35 AM CST

The wind turbines that recently went up on Louis Brooks
's ranch are twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that span as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. More important from his point of view, he is paid $500 a month to permit 78 of them on his land, with 76 more on the way.

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7 Brilliant-but-Problematic Ecological Energy Ideas [pics]

Posted: 28 Feb 2008 12:33 AM CST

It is all too easy to get excited about the next big sustainable technology for saving energy and non-polluting sources of power, but often the flaws in many of these ideas are overlooked. These seven approaches are theoretically brilliant and show smart out-of-the-box thinking but lack feasibility. In some cases, they might do more harm than good.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Ecolosophy's Latest Headlines:

Google to Outspend US Government on Environment

Posted: 12 Feb 2008 05:00 PM CST

A report is circulating regarding Google, that they are pledging themselves to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into big Alternative-Energy projects. They plan to focus on projects that have traditionally had a hard time getting financing. Thus, I would imagine the majority of such projects will get financing, considering Bush's position.

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612 Year Waiting List for New Wind Projects

Posted: 12 Feb 2008 04:58 PM CST

If you want to build a wind farm in Minnesota right now, you’re in for a nasty surprise. A 612 year nasty surprise in fact.

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Fusion Power in the Next Five Years!

Posted: 12 Feb 2008 04:57 PM CST

A prominent venture capitalist, Wal van Lierop, of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, has begun to invest in companies (such as General Fusion) who are providing patents and technologies for economical fusion power.

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