energy

The use of ethanol as motor fuel is controversial for various reasons – efficiency, land use and cost being first among them. But has a more direct problem been overlooked? The Des Moines Register reports. Neddermeyer was fired after an April 21 incident at the Denison plant. According to Neddermeyer, he showed up for work…

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Nuclear power fans’ favourite argument these days is that “the wind doesn’t blow all the time” and that therefore you need nukes for baseload capacity. It has a degree of truth, although the usual bollocks level has to be taken into account. But just how big is the difference? According to the manager of Hinckley…

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