Category Archives: Science

Carbon Credit or Euro Credit-Scam?

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Thanos

Green groups in Europe are speaking out about the carbon credit swindles, turns out that carbon credits are going to net out to little or no reduction in CO2 output. Go figure… article here.

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Atlantis Successfully Docks With Space Station

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thanos

At 6:09 pm Eastern, Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the space station.

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Shuttle Launch Scheduled Tonight

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Thanos

STS-117 Is set to go, all systems green tonight at 7:30 PM Eastern time. Continue reading →

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Solar Power Satellite Renaissance

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Thanos

Solar Power Satellites would not only encourage space colonization, but also create a source of clean, un-ending energy for the burgeoning population of planet earth. Continue reading →

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The Cold War is Over

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Thanos

George Bush got something right yesterday and deserves kudos for it. Missile defense is key to the future safety of all the world. The nuclear djinn is out of the bottle, and it will never be put back again. Continue reading →

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When it’s Springtime in Alaska

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Thanos

The livestyle of the villagers is odd contrast in modern times: they live in conditions worse for health than sub-Saharan Africans, Chitrali Villagers, or South American river indians right here in America. Does the NYT worry about that, or the poverty and conditions in the other locales? Continue reading →

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Chinese to Launch Moon Mission in 2007

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Thanos

The first Chines moon mission of sending a lunar orbital probe is part of a three-phase multi-year plan to put a lunar rover on the moon and return, the first rover is slated for 2012. Continue reading →

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The Race to Hydrogen Fuel

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Thanos

That’s Huge! That’s 70,000,000,000,000,000 watt hours of electricity,or 7o PWh, so how on earth are we going to do that? Do you think this might be more worthy of attention than Man-Made Global Warming? Continue reading →

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Seaborn KEI vs GBMD

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Thanos

To be effective we must have layers of protection, and visible deterrence. Parking ground based missile defense systems permanently in Kim Jong Il’s and Ahmadinejad’s faces makes sense to me. Having a secure system at sea that can intercept missiles quickly also makes a great deal of sense. Continue reading →

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Missing Mass of the Universe Found?

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Thanos

New research indicates that the long-searched for missing or “dark mass” of the universe might be in dwarf galaxies left over from collisions of large galaxies. Continue reading →

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