http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions". Oliver Wendell Holmes Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the International Energy Agency, here’s what it would take to achieve the goal of cutting GHG emissions by 50% between now and mid-century: 30 new nuclear plants; 17,000 windmills; 400 biomass power plants; Two hydroelectric facilities the size of China’s massive Three Gorges Dam; and 42 coal and gas power plants with yet-to-be-developed ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/293 The Chinese government has applied for the rights to conduct deep-sea mining for valuable metals in the international waters of the southwestern Indian Ocean. Using remotely operated underwater vehicles, China identified a reserve of sulphide deposits near a pocket of hydrothermal vents, located more than 5,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/287 The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/285 Follow the Elearning Course @ DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/281 The world will never ran out of oil.  That is the simple truth, whether you like it or not. To keep demand and supply balanced, the price of oil will rise. At a given point, other fuels will start replacing oil. In the future our economy will no longer depend on oil. This would ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/272 Scientists are unable to account for about half of the heat that is believed to have accumulated in the atmosphere in recent years as a result of the burning of fossil fuels, according to a new study. Using data from satellites and other sources, scientists from the ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/269 Shortfall could reach 10m barrels a day, report says Cost of crude oil is predicted to top $100 a barrel The US military has warned that surplus oil production capacity could disappear within two years and there could be serious shortages by 2015 with a significant economic and political impact. The energy crisis ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/267 China's demand for oil jumped by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. The body added that demand for oil in 2010 would be underpinned by rising demand from emerging markets, with half of all growth coming from Asia. But ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/260 For Darpa, the support for algae is part of a broader mission for the US military to obtain half of its fuel from renewable energy sources by 2016. That time line meant that the Pentagon needed to develop technologies to make its hardware "fuel agnostic", capable that is of running ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/257 EV are a short term tip of the iceberg solution to our energy challenges Lithium-ion is a non-renewable natural resource with limited supplies The future is Hydrogen fuel cells Major carmakers as Toyota, Honda, Daimler, General Motors, and Hyundai/Kia are deep into plans for commercial production of cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells ... http://www.obsamericas.com/ecobella/archives/254