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Astronomers may have witnessed a star torn apart by a black hole | Bad Astronomy Discover Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:44 AM PDT On March 28, 2011, NASA’s Swift satellite caught a flash of high-energy X-rays pouring in from deep space. Swift is designed to do this, and since its launch in 2004 has seen hundreds of such things, usually caused by stars exploding at the ends of their lives. But this time was hardly "usual". It didn’t see a star exploding as a supernova, it saw a star literally getting torn apart as it fell ... Oil speculation Daily Journal Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:43 AM PDT President Barack Obama's recent energy address to the nation is a crude awakening for anyone hoping the Democrats will solve the real problem with high gasoline prices: oil speculation. The only apparent shortage is represented by the lack of veracity and truthfulness from our elected officials. S marks the spot | Bad Astronomy Discover Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:43 AM PDT A few years back I was working on creating educational products for the NASA orbiting observatories Fermi and Swift . These look at super-violent high-energy objects like exploding stars and black holes gobbling down matter. All big galaxies have supermassive black holes in their cores, and some are sloppy eaters, spewing out vast amounts of energy as the material makes The Final Plunge. I ... Universal Electric Corp. Introduces Direct Current (DC) Solutions to Provide Data Centers More Energy Savings and ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:41 AM PDT STARLINE DC Solutions is a 380 VDC Computer Infrastructure that yields 200% increase in reliability, energy savings up to 15%, capital expenditures reduction up to 16%, floor space reduction up to 33%,  and operating expense decrease up to 35% as compared to conventional AC powering solutions.  STARLINE DC Solutions offers direct current connection designed to power energy-efficient, eco ... Some still without power in Western North Carolina Asheville Citizen-Times Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40 AM PDT ASHEVILLE â€" More than 1,200 Duke Energy customers in Western North Carolina are still without electricity following Monday night's powerful storms. China Installing Wind-power Capacity As Fast As It Can Renewable Energy World Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40 AM PDT China is on track to install as much as 18 GWs of wind-power capacity this year as the world's second-biggest economy continues to diversify its energy resources, according to officials at Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association Nuon postpones construction of new coal-fired power plant DutchNews.nl Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40 AM PDT Energy concern Nuon announced on Thursday that it has postponed the construction of its coal-fired power plant in the Eemshaven in Groningen for the time being. Curbing nuclear power worldwide: Bad news for climate change or window of opportunity? The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40 AM PDT BANGKOK - Worldwide calls to curb nuclear power amid Japan's plant crisis could be bad news for the fight against global warming â€" unless nations finally go all-out to tap wind, solar and other clean, renewable energy, climate change negotiators and activists say. CAMAC Energy Announces Spudding and Progress of ZJS-3 Well in China Business Wire Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:39 AM PDT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAMAC Energy is pleased to announce the spudding and progress of its ZJS-3 well in China. Drilling is expected to take between 40 and 60 days to reach the well’s target depth of between 4,500 and 5,500 feet. Currently the penetrating depth is 3,300 feet drilled towards the main target formations. Mud logs have already shown gas readings from several penetrated intervals ... ECB raises rates to combat inflation CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:39 AM PDT In a widely expected move Thursday, the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time since 2008, in its fight against rising energy and food prices.

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