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August 15, 2009 04:57 AM EDT
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1. Are electric cars expensive?
The Nissan LEAF EV promises to be as cheap as a similar-sized conventional car. EVs qualify for rebates, tax breaks and further incentives.
Furthermore, electricity . . .
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August 13, 2009 10:08 PM EDT
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Below are some of my favorite groups at Gather. Feel invited to join one or more of them - you're most welcome to post relevant content.
What are your favorite groups? Feel encouraged to mention your . . .
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June 12, 2009 06:19 AM EDT
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The graph below shows the daily sea ice extent. The solid blue line indicates the 2009 data; the dashed green line shows the data for 2007; and the solid gray line indicates average extent from 1979 to . . .
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June 07, 2009 04:27 AM EDT
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Fuji Heavy Industries will start selling the plug-in battery electric Subaru Stella in Japan from July 2009.
The Stella seats four, has a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) and can travel up to 90km . . .
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June 02, 2009 11:02 AM EDT
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Earth 2100 will be broadcast by the ABC on June 2nd, 2009 from 9 to 11 pm Eastern time. Hosted by Bob Woodruff, it explores a future in which we don't take action on the problems we're facing.
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June 02, 2009 04:12 AM EDT
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UN Climate Change Talks (June 1 to 12) have started with first draft negotiating texts being tabled in Bonn, Germany.
More than 4,000 participants are attending the gathering, including government delegates, . . .
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May 28, 2009 09:21 AM EDT
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What will power your next car? Will it be gasoline, diesel, perhaps mixed with biofuel? Or will it be electricity? In case electricity will power your next car, how will it be produced? From coal, natural . . .
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May 21, 2009 08:32 AM EDT
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Will America be a desert by 2100? Or Africa, India or China, for that matter?
Chances are, according to MIT projections , that global median surface temperature will rise by 9.4 o F (5.2 o C) by 2100, . . .
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April 30, 2009 02:09 AM EDT
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NASA scientists are proposing algae bags as a way to produce renewable energy that does not compete with agriculture for land or fresh water. It uses algae to produce biofuel from sewage, using nutrients . . .
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April 20, 2009 01:01 AM EDT
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On 28 March, President Obama announced the launch of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF). A preparatory session will be held at the US Department of State on April 27-28 in Washington, . . .
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April 12, 2009 07:46 PM EDT
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what is your favorite easter thing
Is it special candy/ flowers/ dinner/ family tradition etc.
Please post your favorites
I have a few and have to think about my . . .
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April 11, 2009 01:33 AM EDT
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The Age of Stupid is a 90-minute cinema-documentary about climate change, set in the future. It features an archivist living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from . . .
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April 07, 2009 10:25 AM EDT
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The Segway Personal Transporter (pictured right) has been around for years. It was first unveiled in 2001, and produced in 2002. It is self-balancing and users lean forward or backward to go forwards, . . .
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April 02, 2009 01:51 AM EDT
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President Obama and Russian President Medvedev have agreed to negotiate a new treaty designed to further reduce and limit strategic weapons.
Their joint statement says:
"We committed our . . .
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March 24, 2009 09:04 PM EDT
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China recently called for a World Currency, or global reserve currency , to be operated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via its Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
The governor of the People’s . . .
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March 20, 2009 04:49 AM EDT
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U.S. Department of energy Announcement
President Obama Announces $2.4 Billion in Funding to Support Next Generation Electric Vehicles
DOE Support for Advanced Battery Manufacturing and . . .
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March 10, 2009 09:30 PM EDT
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Climate Congress, Copenhagen, 10-12 March, 2009
Open letter to Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, IPCC chair
Dear Dr Pachauri,
The Climate Congress presents an important opportunity to present all facets . . .
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February 23, 2009 02:09 AM EST
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On Monday, March 2, 2009, people from all walks of life and organizations from across the political spectrum will gather for Capitol Climate Action in DC.
People will gather at 1:00pm, at the Spirit . . .
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February 23, 2009 02:13 AM EST
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Buy the gather gear?
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February 15, 2009 10:31 PM EST
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has in many respects underestimated the severity of global warming and the speed at which it strikes. "From 2000 to 2007, greenhouse gas emissions . . .
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