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PM called talks to derail renewable energy
“The Federal Government and fossil-fuel industry executives discussed ways to stifle growing investment in renewable energy projects at a secret meeting earlier this year. Prime Minister John Howard called the meeting on May 6, five weeks before releasing the energy white paper on June 14. The white paper favours massive investment in research to make…
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Howard’s climate policy buried by new report
A new report released today has highlighted the dangers of geosequestration, the Howard Government’s key response to climate change. Not only is this unproven technology more expensive than other options, it would also delay action on greenhouse pollution for decades. Geosequestration, capturing and burying the greenhouse pollution from coal fired power stations, is unproven and…
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Computer sets world speed record
AN IBM machine has reclaimed the title of world’s fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese model which caused shock waves within United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002. Supercomputing technologies were widely viewed as indicators of national industrial prowess in the 1980s and 1990s. They are used extensively in weapons…
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Patriot Act Unconstitutional
“Surveillance powers granted to the FBI under the Patriot Act, a cornerstone of the Bush Administration’s war on terror, were ruled unconstitutional by a judge on Wednesday in a new blow to U.S. security policies. U.S. District Judge Victor Marreo, in the first decision against a surveillance portion of the act, ruled for the American…
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Oil climbs to a record $50 as analysts see no ceiling
“The price of oil, which has been inexorably rising for the past two years, finally broke through the $50-a-barrel mark Tuesday, reaching a new milestone as some analysts warned that there was nothing to stop prices from rising even further. . Fueling these gains is an exceptional alignment of events: record high demand, historically low…
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Billionaire’s latest venture said to be out of this world
“LONDON — Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before — into space.”
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Dump Microsoft Internet Explorer Today!
Sick to death of using Internet Explorer? So was I! Firefox rocks – see for yourself!
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Titanic merger of galaxy clusters revealed
One of the hottest, most energetic mergers of two colossal galaxy clusters has been imaged in exquisite detail by an X-ray observatory in space, astronomers announced on Thursday. The collision is one of the most powerful cosmic events ever witnessed by astronomers. The observation showcases how all structures in the universe are thought to grow…
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Anyone want a Gmail account?
Anyone want a Gmail account? I have some more to spare. Let me know.
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Pre-Dinosaur Reptile Discovered
With its body obscured by murky waters, an ancient fanged reptile may have used its long neck to lunge at fish and squid. The scenario is based on analysis of a 230-million-year-old fossil discovered in southeastern China. The new creature appeared long before the dinosaurs and is named Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, which means ‘terrible headed lizard…