Japanese Nuclear Reactor Flooded With Seawater to Avoid Meltdown
New York Magazine Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:43 PM PST
Japanese officials flooded the Daiichi nuclear reactor with seawater in a last-ditch effort to avoid a nuclear meltdown of the reactor's core, after today's explosion at the plant escalated the crisis in Japan caused by an earthquake and tsunami . Robert Alvarez, former senior policy adviser to the U.S. secretary of energy, called the flood of sea water mixed with boron "a Hail Mary pass." |
DynGlobal's Solar Power Generators to Assist with Disaster in Japan
Renewable Energy World Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:41 PM PST
DynGlobal, a US based company dedicated to advanced technology, renewable energy, and solar power solutions announced today that it is supporting the victims of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan by providing solar powered generators of 600 and 1000 watts of sustainable power. The DG mobile solar generators can operate up more than 24 hours a day depending on the total draw of power. |
Japan pleads for more energy supply from Russia
The Economic Times Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:32 PM PST
Japan has asked Russia to increase energy supplies after a nuclear power station was damaged by a massive earthquake. And Moscow is ready to help, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said. |
SCVNGR CEO Seth Priebatsch: The Game Layer Is Coming (SXSW)
TechCrunch Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:32 PM PST
Today's SXSW keynote speaker is Seth Priebatsch , founder and CEO of location-based gaming startup SCVNGR . SCVNGR has had a big week â€" on Thursday the site launched a spinoff service called LevelUp that combines some of the retention mechanics seen in location-based games with the steep deals offered by sites like Groupon. Priebatsch, who maintained an apparently super-human energy level ... |
Ford, DTE Energy team up for solar project
UPI Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:32 PM PST
DEARBORN, Mich., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. said it would team up with DTE Energy to install solar panels at a factory in Wayne, Mich. |
Price perfect in Habs win
Slam! Sports Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:31 PM PST
Carey Price made 26 saves for his eighth shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-0, at CONSOL Energy Center. |
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metacritic Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:31 PM PST
Summary: The year is 2027. The world has suffered a decade-long energy crisis, and economies have crumbled. Reduced to a mere shadow of the super power it once was, the United States became the target of a North Korean takeover. |
Is the world ready for a China slowdown?
The Japan Times Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:31 PM PST
BERKELEY, Calif. â€" With the world's rich countries still hung over from the financial crisis, the global economy has come to depend on emerging markets to drive growth. Increasingly, machinery exporters, energy suppliers and raw-materials producers alike look to China and other fast-growing developing countries as the key source of incremental demand. But Chinese officials warn that their ... |
Duke Energy Guarantees $10M For DNC
WSOC-TV Charlotte Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:28 PM PST
One of Charlottes biggest companies is guaranteeing a $10 million line of credit for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. |
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