I'm with you! The fast reactors sounded from the artilcles like they might be a possible option, but I'd sure as hell rather have...
There was an article in Scientific American last December about developments with a particular type of nulear reactor, called a Fast Neutron...
I also think science itself didn't fuck anything up. IMO most scientists want their research to be of benefit to people. It's the POLITICIANS who...
I think it's all due to mechanical engineering. I'm referring specifically to the invention of the steam engine. That started the whole Industrial...
Hey Fat Freddy - I don't suppose you work for Exxon/Mobil? (lol) I used to own a throaty-sounding American-made muscle car. It turned out to...
FatFreddy - So would I, to be honest. I'm very convinced that the atmosphere IS rapidly warming, but I agree that at this point we can't...
I think it's true that the Earth will adapt. Life on this planet evolved from a pretty harsh environment to start with, and the ecosystem has...
If you look at the global temperatures graph in this link, you'll see that there's been a stair-stepping effect for the last 20 or so years &...
They reported this on NPR last week. I recall them saying that it would take about 10 years for these reserves to be tapped to the extent that it...
So then I guess professional race car drivers, police, firefighters, army reservists, stunt people, demolition experts, fishing boat captains, and...
In the interest of knowing better what I'm talking about, I'm gonna have to research the issue some more. On the one hand the media (and I'm...
I establish my manhood mainly by growing hair on new parts of my body as I age - ears, back, etc. Not that I have much say in the matter. Also, I...
Here's a couple of links that may be helpful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita...
Sounds plausible. Sometimes I get a little jealous of organized religion types because they do tend to clump together with others like them, while...
I just have to whine to somebody. I don't belong to an organized religion, don't WANT to. Neither does my wife. But because we wanted to do...
The GOVERNMENT pays for the doctors??!! But that's... that's... SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!!!! Eeek! We can't have that here. It might hurt corportate...
I'm wondering how people in communes deal with aging & health issues. If I join a commune, it's going to be permanent. But I'm already 40 years...
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