Monthly Archives: October 2010

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills!  “Under the deal, Russia will initially build two power units in Vietnam with a capacity of 1.2 GW each. Overall, Vietnam plans to build eight nuclear power plants in five provinces … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills? What is the computer going to be used for?  Solar panels? Windmills?  Butterfly Power?  Hardly.  As the China Daily reports, their new computer “has begun trial use among target clients including….the … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Opponents of nuclear powered suffered a setback in Berlin on Thursday as the federal parliament approved legislation that would effectively repeal Germany’s planned withdrawal from atomic power. A Green Light for Atomic Power – German Parliament Extends … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-“… overall, subsidies for wind and other renewable electricity sources are more than 10 times higher per unit energy output than coal, which provides nearly half the nation’s electricity, and natural gas and nuclear power, which provide … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-If I hadn’t read Jon Boone’s work, I would have thought this excellent progress.  Now I simply see it as trying to crystal ball the incredibly volatile wind to portray it will actually generate something other than … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-And while we focus on building windmills, we watch Russia build an energy web of nuclear, natural gas and oil.  A quick look at the headlines of the past few days: Venezuela-Russia nuke deal a new headache … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Hollister Hartman directs us to this interesting article by Alex Pavlak. Strategy Versus Evolution – American Scientist 2-Are you folks in Charleston paying attention? The West Virginia Encyclopedia recently released the results of its first online poll. … Continue reading →