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Can A One Billion Pound Oil Spill Disappear?

The BP oil leak disaster lasted 85 days. A gooey, toxic, and stinking spill kept spreading on surface waters. Parts were converted to tiny oil globules by dispersants. Another fraction evaporated and kept changing its composition under the impact of hig... Read >

Tiny Oil Skimmers Can't Handle BP Disaster

It is quite likely that as much as 200 million gallons of crude oil will have gushed from the BP well before relief wells can stop the horror. Most of the leaked oil stays on the surface and will in due time reach the beaches of all five Gulf States. ... Read >

More Than One Oil Spill Villain

The media have been reporting excessively on the BP Oil Spill Disaster. Barely any coverage has been devoted to three all important questions; who is responsible for this manmade catastrophe, who has been an active accessory, and who has been caught napp... Read >

We Can Put a Man on the Moon. Why Can't we Close the Leak?

While the Gulf Coast and the entire nation are waiting for a stoppage of the BP Oil Leak in the Gulf, one question is being asked increasingly. We were able to send a man to the moon; why can we not close the damned leak? Before we can attempt to unde... Read >

BP's Fatal Design Errors

Early in May, BP had built a Cofferdam intended to contain the oil spill. The device was lowered on top of the leaking oil pipes on May 8. After a short period of operation, it froze up. BP decided to remove it. A few days later another device, the ... Read >

A Worldwide, Economic Stimulus Package

World economies are increasingly threatened by several, very dangerous developments. Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are increasing and are responsible for a multitude of major climate changes. Ice deposits in the Polar Re... Read >

In Search of an Alternate Energy Future

The recent United Nations meeting in Copenhagen did not find any workable solutions for reversing ice melting, for putting a halt on climate changes, and for alleviating escalating violent and destructive weather events. The Copenhagen Conference expos... Read >

Three Low Cost Business Opportunities

We've all had visions of the American dream, owning our own business. Most brick and morter type businesses can be very expensive to start and operate. I've listed three low start up cost businesses that can operate on a low budget also. Online Auction... Read >

Limitless Affordable Energy without Climate Changes

World economies are facing serious threats from climate changes and rising sea levels. There is only one single solution; world leaders must develop realistic strategies to completely change and transform existing global energy supply systems. World e... Read >

Copenhagen at the Crossroads; Adaptation or Mitigation?

The Copenhagen Climate Conference 2009 was intended to commit world governments to a common purpose and approach on reducing climate changes. Already before the meeting, it is becoming obvious that such an agreement cannot be reached. The reason is simp... Read >

Kyoto Protocol in the Limelight

Representatives of the 16 largest greenhouse gas emitting countries, who met in preparation of the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference 2009, concluded that they had settled on the architecture of an agreement in Copenhagen. They also admitted that a ... Read >

Who Will Win in Copenhagen?

Recently, large U.S. corporations have voiced their displeasure with the declared position of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the controversial subject of Climate Change. Several large and well respected companies and their representatives as well as the... Read >

Copenhagen Can Open New Era of Clean and Economical Energies

Highly paid government bureaucrats will be descending in masses on Copenhagen in December of 2009. They all have instructions to defend the status quo and make sure that the world will follow the outdated and ineffective recommendations and provisions of... Read >

Copenhagen Strategies for Saving Earth from Overheating

The quickly advancing industrialization of China, India, and other countries is driven by the proliferation of fossil fuels combustion. Especially China depends heavily on indigenous coal reserves to power its astonishing economic ascendency. Combusti... Read >

GM's MPG Wonder

The announcement of General Motors, that the new VOLT will be capable of achieving 230 MPG or miles per gallon, has many people wondering what this figure means. The driving public needs to know fuel consumption of cars to foretell driving costs when s... Read >