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| Department of Energy Favors Renewables, Cuts Yucca Mountain The Obama administration solidified its plans today to kill the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository while seeking new increases for science and renewable-energy programs in a proposed $26.4 billion Energy Department budget for fiscal 2010. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Human-Powered Subs Start Your 'Engines' A group of budding engineers will be diving, splashing and swimming in the pool next week for the first time this summer. The difference between them and a lot of other high school and college students is the pool: an in-ground, freshwater basin that is about 3,000 feet (914.4 meters) long, 51 feet (15.5 meters) wide, and 22 feet (6.7 meters) deep at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Bethesda, Md. The occasion is this year's International Human-Powered Submarine Race. [More] Presented By:The 411 on credit monitoring servicesThere are many Credit monitoring services available today that can help you manage and protect your credit. These services often include daily reviews of your credit data, email alerts when something changes on your credit reports, analysis tools, identity theft insurance and other perks. Prices for credit monitoring programs can vary widely: some are included for free with other services and others can cost you more than $160 a year. Additional ResourcesProactive identity theft protection with LifelockMonitor your credit score to track improvement and spot identity theft red flags Ads by Pheedo rss.sciam.com |
Living in Tents, and by the Rules, Under a Bridge A tent community for the homeless under a freeway overpass in downtown Providence, R.I., has written rules to live by. nytimes.com |
How much in subsidies do fossil fuels get anyway? At least some members of the Obama Administration plan to call for an end to fossil fuel subsidies as part of next week's G20 economic leaders summit, citing positive impacts ranging from improved energy security to combating climate change. But how much does the U.S. government pay? Well, according to a new analysis from the Environmental Law Institute released today, roughly $72 billion between 2002 and 2008. [More] rss.sciam.com |
One for the Ages: Bristlecone Pines Break 4,650-Year Growth Record Bristlecone pine trees dot the White Mountains in eastern California, giving the stark and rocky landscape one of its few highly visible signs of life. These gnarly-barked trees can survive at altitudes of up to 3,470 meters, although their growth rate at these heights is limited because of cold temperatures. But those limits have been loosening lately. In the past 50 years, as regional temperatures have warmed, the growth of bristlecone pine trees at high altitudes has been accelerating, whereas that of trees lower down the slopes has not, according to the results of a study published November 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . [More] rss.sciam.com |