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Chinese farmer invents 'wind-powered' car
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BANJIEHE, China -- A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered, electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market. An hour from downtown Beijing, the dusty village of Banjiehe looks an unlikely place to produce scientific innovation. Its rows of brick, utilitarian houses are surrounded by cornfields and fruit trees. But in a small tractor workshop, 55-year-old farmer Tang Zhenping has invented the prototype of a car that he believes could revolutionize China's auto industry. Tang's model -- built in just three months for around US$1,600 -- is electric
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:49:13 AM
Dinosaurs passing wind may have caused climate change
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Dinosaurs passing wind may have caused climate change Huge plant-eating dinosaurs may have produced enough greenhouse gas by breaking wind to alter the Earth's climate, research suggests. 2:46AM BST 07 May 2012 Like huge cows, the mighty sauropods would have generated enormous quantities of methane. Sauropods, recognisable by their long necks and tails, were widespread around 150 million years ago. They included some of the largest animals to walk the Earth, such as Diplodocus, which measured 150 feet and weighed up to 45 tonnes. Scientists believe that, just as in cows, methane-producing bacteria aided the digestion of sauropods by fermenting...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:49:13 AM
Night-Warming Effect Found Over Large Wind Farms in Texas
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Large wind farms in certain areas in the United States appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to a paper published April 30 in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study, led by Liming Zhou, an atmospheric scientist at the State University of New York- (SUNY) Albany, provides insights about the possible effects of wind farms... The results could be important for developing efficient adaptation and management strategies to ensure long-term sustainability of wind power. "This study indicates that land surface temperatures have warmed in the vicinity of large wind farms in west-central Texas, especially at night," says Anjuli...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:49:13 AM
Wind Farms Warming Texas
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New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution. Researchers used satellite data from 2003 to 2011 to examine surface temperatures across as wide swath of west Texas, which has built four of the world's largest wind farms. The data showed a direct correlation between night-time temperatures increases of 0.72 degrees C (1.3 degrees F) and the placement of the farms. "Given the present installed capacity and the projected growth in installation...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:49:13 AM
Obama's Back To The Future Energy Policy
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President Obama describes his energy policies as ones that "invest in stuff that's new" and "stop subsidizing stuff that's old." But several of Obama's energy priorities are very "old stuff" -- wind, electric cars, batteries, trains -- much of it predating the gasoline engine, and little finding much commercial success despite massive public investments.
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:49:13 AM
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