Archive for August, 2008

Paris Hilton has something to say about energy supplies

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Recently the US Republican’s used Paris Hilton in an ad campaign to imply that Democratic candidate Barack Obama was unfit to lead. Ms Hilton has filmed her own response where she espouses her own energy policy. She’s in favour of limited offshore drilling if it’s monitored closely by environmental groups and also in [...]

It’s easier to simply blame China

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Diagram by Martin Sharman and used with permission.
People have plenty of reasons for refusing to act when it comes to climate change. For many it’s just easier to blame China than to look to their own actions; their own use of products, made in China, powered by Australian coal. But this is moral [...]

‘Major discovery’ from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

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Boston based MIT has announced ‘Major discovery’ from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution.
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn’t shine.
Until now, [...]