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smithsomian

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Turning Info Tech into Clean Tech

totally without credibility Greenpeace? really? that is probably the environmental organization with the least credibility of any worldwide.... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM EST

Piecemeal Energy Policy Will Still cut Greenhouse Emissions

more pseudo science I'll say it again: climate change is likely occurring, but has not been demonstrated to have anything to do with human... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:29 AM EST

Chinese Project Puts Cow Dung to Work

now THAT was well said. someone who can just speak up and say that capturing a resource from waste is a good idea and sound stewardship, as opposed... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 30, 2010 at 7:47 AM EST

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Turning Exhaust Gas Into Fuel

yup. not to mention that even a successful venture that uses ethanol is a poor choice. dangerous, not energy-dense, etc. there are better choices.... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 27, 2010 at 4:24 PM EDT

70 mpg, without a Hybrid

a good point, but I'd also worry about the safety factors that are significantly reduced in a smaller lighter car. great in Japan, where long... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 26, 2010 at 1:49 PM EDT

Building a Better Goat

Backwards Research ??? He calls the grant money specifications "a backwards way of funding the Research" ???? I think one should make sure these... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 22, 2010 at 2:06 PM EDT

China's Rare-Earth Monopoly

And the poles will flip someday too. So they will have not so rare resources. Too bad it can destroy your keyboard instead of only your hard drive... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:23 AM EDT

A Dubious Advance for Electric-Car Batteries

it's not a matter of "high risk investment" - it is a matter of govt wasting R&D dollars on a medium risk, low payoff technology with no market --... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM EDT

A Robot Chair Makes You Sit Up Straight

This I would buy. This is a great idea! Rather than think of it as torture for bad posture, why not add another strategically placed vibrator... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 8, 2010 at 11:27 AM EDT

How Much Will Proposition 23 Hurt Renewable Energy?

nicely put. you beat me to it. if the studies and stats so often quoted ever came from an unbiased source I might start to wonder, but they are... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:49 AM EDT

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