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Effect of 10% drop in wind speed on wind power.

11 June, 2009 (09:40) | global climate change

Some of you may have learned of a report indicating a 10% drop in wind speeds across the US. It appears different scientists may have different points of view on aspects of the report. One of the important consequences would be the impact of lower wind speeds on wind power. So, some of you [...]

Concrete: Not Just for Nuclear Energy

8 June, 2009 (16:44) | Data Comparisons

In comments at another blog, there are those who are explaining that nuclear is bad because building nuclear plants requires concrete. Now, I can hardly dispute the fact that building nuclear plants requires concrete. Nor would I dispute that building houses, sidewalks, highways, bridges or any number of other items requires concrete.
However, [...]