Will Fusion be our Redemption for Power?
Written by Translator on July 31, 2008 – 9:19 pm -Crossposted at Dailykos.com
This diary was inspired by NNadir’s diary earlier today on Dailykos.com and some of the comments associated with it. Whilst fusion promises a tremendous of essentially nonpolluting energy on the face of it, the technical, practical, and logistical problems associated with it are insurmountable with current technology. Here is primer on how fusion works and the associated problems.
Tags: Electrostatic force, Energy, Fission, Fusion, Learning, Power, Strong Nuclear force, Teaching
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Water News
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 1, 2008 – 12:02 pm -A recent Gallup Poll showed that Americans perceived polluted drinking water as more of a threat than climate change, with 53% saying that they worried “a great deal” about it and 37% expressing the same level of concern over global warming. Gallup noted that pollution of drinking water has been a major concern since 1990.
“These poll results demonstrate that the public is out in front of policymakers,
commented CEO Stephen E. Sandherr of the Associated General Contractors of America.
“They recognize that our deteriorating water delivery systems are in need of repair.”
WATER is among the five primordial elements considered to be vital for any type of life or vegetation on this planet. Great civilizations of the world grew and developed on the banks of big watercourses. May it be the grand Nile or the majestic Indus or other lakes and springs, water has been so important that ancient inhabitants choose it as their first preference to settle nearby. Therapeutic value of both food and water mattered to mankind right from the early days.
Tags: , Eco-Diary, Energy, Environment, Environmentalists, Water
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