NOAA: I'm sure you saw this in the paper. '10 tied with '05 for warmest on record. 34th year in row global temps abv 20th century avg. 9 of 10 warmest yares in last decade. In US, only the 23rd hottest.
I know we've been over and over this, but energy subsidies are now ~$20B/year. ~70% goes to oil/NG/coal. 15% to ethanol. 10% to large hydro. And 8% of Americans prefer these choices. Tho hydro's fine.
Solar PV continues to reduce its installed costs faster than concentrated solar (CSP). 170 CSP projects in global pipeline. But will probably succumb to PV within 3-5 years.
A report that Lawrenceville Plasma Physics has achieved bilion-degree plasma confinement. "Focus fusion". H + Boron -> He + E w/out radioactive waste. Ah, but neglected by DOE. With funding, maybe 4 years from market @ 30 cents/W installed. Comp has kept funding coming, even from NASA.
Philly Eagles refitting stadium with helix wind turbines, solar panels and biodiesel power (NG backup). Beer cups made of corn-based plastic for composting. 80% of trash recycled. Utilities the 2nd largest cost after payroll. $30M invested. Equiv 41k cars taken off road. And there's much more to the story. Go Eagles.
Poland now @ 108MW of wind power. Cape Wind got final EPA OK to go ahead. Vestas said its N Am orders reached a record 871 turbines, 1.88GW in '10. Well, there we are. Still buying foreign energy. When the heck do we stand up on our own again? O, but global trade. Global trade. What do we ever get back lately from global trade? O. Better to give than receive. So its said.
Happy trails pards.
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