China is strong for solar and they are doing it now.

Seeded on Fri May 8, 2009 12:30 AM EDT (solarfeeds.com)

An ambitious plan to produce ten percent of their energy needs from solar is underway in China. It is , of course, easier for them to rapidly advance a project then here in the US. They do not have EIR,s to file or a dozen agencies to contend with prior to a go-ahead.

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Pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000

Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:16 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.

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Saturday night special: Biggest full moon of '09

Seeded on Fri Jan 9, 2009 10:03 PM EST (msnbc.com)

If skies are clear Saturday, go out at sunset and look for the giant moon rising in the east. It will be the biggest and brightest one of 2009, sure to wow even seasoned observers.

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Chasing Rainbows: Full-Spectrum Photovoltaics: Scientific American

Seeded on Tue Jan 6, 2009 6:26 PM EST (Sciam)

Solar cells that could work on a cloudy day.

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Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: Scientific American

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:49 PM EST (Sciam)

Another side of coal fired plants to consider.

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Diamond find could shed light on early Earth

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:49 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Scientists have unearthed diamonds more than 4 billion years old� in the Jack Hills region in Western Australia.

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A Solar Grand Plan: Scientific American

Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:06 PM EST (Sciam)

Of any proposition to alleviate current and future energy problems within a reasonable framework, this is it. This article was written almost two years ago.They talk of the high cost of 420 billion to implement this project over a twenty year timescale.

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Rich countries carry out '21st century land grab' - environment - 04 December 2008 - New Scientist

Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 10:09 PM EST (newscientist.com)

Saviour of the poor or destroyer of hope, this huge landuse swap between corporations with large capital resources and governments, who can barely take care of their people, needs to be regulated now. Although the U.N.

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World's oldest living animal discovered after he is pictured in 1900 photograph

Seeded on Thu Dec 4, 2008 11:21 PM EST (Telegraph)

Meet Jonathan , still getting laid at 170+ years old.

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Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

Seeded on Tue Dec 2, 2008 6:06 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain.

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Explorers find ancient boat in Black Sea

Seeded on Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:55 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A well-preserved wooden dugout canoe, likely dating back to the prehistoric age, has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said Saturday.

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Cranberry marinade makes turkeys safer

Seeded on Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:02 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Home chefs would do well to cook their turkey with cranberry juice, which a new study has just determined kills common food-borne pathogens.

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The Corruption That Makes Unpeople Of An Entire Nation -- Signs of the Times News

Seeded on Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:11 PM EST (sott.net)

Old news pushed under the rug.

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Brazil rushes to aid flood victims; looting seen

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:47 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Hungry survivors looted supermarkets and emergency crews tried to get aid to nearly 80,000 people driven from their homes by rain-spawned mudslides and floods that isolated cities in southern Brazil.

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Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls -- Signs of the Times News

Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:33 AM EST (sott.net)

a slightly different look at potential climate change, past and present

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Decoded: 'The clay tablet that tells how an asteroid destroyed Sodom 5,000

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:04 PM EST (the Mail online)

keep one eye on the sky at all times-we could be next

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To save adopted girl, Calif. couple gives her up

Seeded on Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:55 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Jennifer and Todd Hemsley had to give up their child to save her.

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Ice Core Reveals How Quickly Climate Can Change: Scientific American

Seeded on Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:40 PM EST (Sciam)

Searching the past to understand the future of climate change. Science that underscores the difficulty of assessing our impact on the world we live in.

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