TVA shuts nuke because river water is too hot
The intake river water was 90 degrees and too hot to act as coolant for the reactor, hence the shutdown, their first ever for that reason.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month August 2007
Australia’s future Climate Change Minister
May well be policy wonk and former lead singer of Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett
Cities as militarized zones
Subtopia interviews author Stephen Graham on how “frictions in global politics are turning cities into stages for warfare and geopolitical struggle.” This is truly fascinating stuff. The interview is long and worth studying.
Connecting the nation
No Child Left Offline is part of Connected Nation, a non-profit initiative. A similar program is happening in Kentucky Thanks to the ConnectKentucky program, 94 percent of Kentucky households can get broadband, compared to only 60 percent in 2001. GovTech…
Global warming. The elephant in the living room
A primary cause of climate change (and wars for resources) is overpopulation. Less people would mean less global warming and competition for resources.