Solar power may be cheaper than electricity generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactors within three to five years because of innovations, said Mark M. Little, the global research director for General Electric Co.
Archives for May 2011
Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink – The Guardian
New Reactor Design Faces Further Scrutiny in U.S. – Scientific American
A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never! – The Washington Post Opinion
By Bill McKibben. Caution: It is vitally important not to make connections. When you see pictures of rubble like this week’s shots from Joplin, Mo., you should not wonder: Is this somehow related to the tornado outbreak three weeks ago in Tuscaloosa, Ala., or the enormous outbreak a couple of weeks before that (which, together, comprised the most active April for tornadoes in U.S. history).