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Archive for September, 2010

Most Earth-like Planet Found

Posted by admin on Sep-30-2010

Gliese 581g, the most Earth-like (in the sense of the possibilities for life to evolve) planet discovered to date has been found orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581. This is the same solar system that Bebo sent ” A Message from Earth ” to a few years back

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Most Earth-like Planet Found

Bottle As Weapon (BuzzFeed Labs EXCLUSIVE!)

Posted by admin on Sep-30-2010

Can you really use a broken beer bottle as a weapon? What about a fifth of Jack Daniel's? Let's find out! A BuzzFeed Labs investigative report

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Bottle As Weapon (BuzzFeed Labs EXCLUSIVE!)

What are some car impacts on the environment?

Posted by admin on Sep-30-2010

I have a project due on October 14th about some impacts on the environment. I need a list of many different bad impacts that cars do to the natural environment.
… Other than air polloution

I put my wet garbage into plastic bags and send to the landfill. Composting is not an option.
I have assumed that sending it through the disposal and ultimately into the river would be worse for the environment. Am I right?

MakeMyTrip - Carbon Footprint Initiative

Posted by admin on Sep-29-2010

‘MakeMyTrip-Carbon Footprint Initiative’ offers air travelers on the air-tickets booking site - MakeMyTrip - the option to offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission that they would undertake during their upcoming flight, by donating toward the planting of trees. This tree donation option is integrated with the air ticket booking process itself; and the cost of the saplings donated is added to the total air fare. As a customer books their air ticket, the website recommends the number of trees that would be required to offset their CO2 emission; and then enables them to donate towards the plantation of these trees; or even partly offset their emissions by choosing another option. Their total donation is then passed on to GiveIndia, which passes it on to Seva Mandir, an NGO that works in the field of afforestation.

Rapid Thermal Processing or “RTP TM ” is a process which adds value to biomass. In this particular case, it can be used to convert oil palm biomass into bio-oil, which can then be served to other…

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Rapid Thermal Processing to Convert Oil Palm Biomass into a Premium Renewable Energy Source

if you know about it please answer my question.

A short video me and my classmate made for our oceanography class. part 1 of 3

Elton tells a prospective Rotarian how to estimate their carbon footprint only to discover they live in a 7000 square foot home, fly their own plane and love beef. This is a short passage from “Addicted to Energy” read by venture capitalist and author, Elton Sherwin, at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park, California.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the… This is where I write a pithy description of the news article in bold.

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This Is A Link To A News Website Article About A Scientific Paper