NASA’s “Solar Shield” Will Warn of Solar Weather
According to an old quote often attributed to Mark Twain, everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Most...
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Turtle Hurdles, and Other Solar Obstacles
BrightSource Energy, headquartered in Oakland, California, is developing the $2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in the Mojave Desert — the...
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Wind Power II: The Wind-farm Eruption
Those of us who drive in the Midwest or Southwest are often startled to see a plethora of wind turbines sprouting like overnight...
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Hacked! E-Voting, E-Nightmare
In spite of rising security fears, 33 of our states are allowing some fax, e-mail, or Internet ballots this year. Adding to concerns...
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Wind Power: An Ill Wind Blowing
According to the 2009 Energy Information Agency Report on Electricity Generation, wind power provided 70.8 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) out of the U.S....
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Social Networks, Personal Profiles
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with the help of UC Berkeley’s Samuelson Clinic, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against...
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CEO Schmidt Insists Google Is Not “Creepy”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently attracted attention with his strange vision of a technological utopia, which is an odd blend of the unimaginative...
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Have Scientists Found an “Earth-like” Planet?
The discovery of a planet circling Gliese 581, a red dwarf star, has led to a round of press reports discussing the existence...
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Congress Approves New NASA Budget
Nearly a year has passed since President Obama’s controversial Augustine Committee’s report recommended a dramatic change in the future of NASA’s manned space...
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Google CEO Imagines a Dull Version of Utopia
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has once again found himself in the midst of controversy. This time, however, the controversy has nothing to do...
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UN May Appoint Ambassador to Outer Space
Since the signing of the United Nations charter in 1945 the international institution which has grown since that day has made a point...
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Boeing Prepares to Shuttle “Space Tourists”
President Obama’s proposed changes to NASA’s plans for manned space flight have implications for many aspects of the aerospace industry. Following the recommendations...
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Iris Scan Coming to Airports, Focusing Terror Hunt on Innocent
“The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people's eyes in a database and is...
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Coal Miners Upset With EPA
As America struggles with expensive energy provided by foreign nations without our best interests at heart, West Virginians must wonder why. America is...
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The Power of the Internet
When the Founding Fathers adopted the Bill of Rights guaranteeing that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or...
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