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The 1991 eruption of the Mt. Pinatubo volcano caused a 1 degree Fahrenheit global cooling effect. The sulfur particles that were discharged from the volcano reflected sunlight away from the Earth’s surface. Scientists inspired by the natural cooling effect of sulfur have proposed that an artificial sulfur haze could protect us from solar radiation in dire circumstances.   Scientists used computer models to test 11 different scenarios. They said the sulfur shield seems like it would work to protect the Earth in her last days, in an extreme case of global warming . But with a strong aversion to geo-engineering and a $400 million a year operating cost, the shield will likely remain a theory.   ...to protect the earth in her last days?!?!...when the days come..i wonder if this manmade sunshield can still save us..?! Take action now. help save the earth!!!

In Benjamin Button fashion, old is new in the Mercedes F-Cell hybrid roadster. The car combines many aspects of the Benz patent motor car, with seating and design features of Forumula One race cars.    Like a speeding herd of turtles, the roadster reaches a top speed of 15 MPH and boasts an operating range of 217 miles. A joystick replaces the steering wheel, so driving has a video game feel.   Mercedes’ hybrid was designed by more than 150 trainees and dual education students at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, with the help of employees in the fields of electronic, coating technology, automotive mechatronics, product design, and more. The F-CELL hybrid probably won’t make it to the market anytime soon— let’s face it, who besides Jay Leno and some other car geeks would buy it?—but it’s still a fun reminder that environmentally friendly cars… Yes! that's very true..haha..  fastcompany

From cbsnews: In the world of energy, the Holy Grail is a power source that's inexpensive and clean , with no emissions. Well over 100 start-ups in Silicon Valley are working on it, and one of them, Bloom Energy, is about to make public its invention: a little power plant-in-a-box they want to put literally in your backyard. You'll generate your own electricity with the box and it'll be wireless. The idea is to one day replace the big power plants and transmission line grid, the way the laptop moved in on the desktop and cell phones supplanted landlines. It has a lot of smart people believing and buzzing, even though the company has been unusually secretive - until now.   K.R. Sridhar invited "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl for a first look at the innards of the Bloom box that he has been toiling on for nearly a decade. Looking at one of the boxes, Sridhar told Stahl it could power an average U.S. home. "The way we make it is in two blocks. This is...

(星島)2009年9月26日 星期六 05:30 官方昨天宣布，在 青藏高原 青海省祁連山的永久凍土帶，成功鑽探出環保新能源「可燃冰」（又稱天然氣水合物），具有「可以同發現大慶油田相媲美」的劃時代意義。據專家初步估算，中國的「可燃冰」儲量至少有三百五十億噸油當量，預計十年左右有望進行商業性開採、投入使用。   這是中國首次在本土陸地上發現「可燃冰」，也使中國成為繼 美國 、 加拿大 之後，第三個在陸地上發現「可燃冰」的國家，中國還是世界上首個在中低緯度凍土區發現「可燃冰」的國家。   「可燃冰」是水和天然氣在高壓低溫下混合而成的固態物質，具有燃燒值高、 清潔 無污染等特點，被譽為二十一世紀最有希望的戰略資源及石油替代品。   藏祁連山凍土層下面   「大慶油田的發現為我國甩掉了貧油國的帽子，『可燃冰』的發現和隨後的研究利用，可以同大慶油田的意義相媲美，是地質工作者劃時代的貢獻，它必將從長遠來支撐我國經濟和社會可持續發展。」國土資源部總工程師張洪濤博士昨天說。   國土資源部昨天在 北京 召開記者會宣布，去年十一月，官方首次在位於海拔四千零六十二米的青海省天峻縣木里鎮，成功鑽獲「可燃冰」實物樣品；今年六月繼續鑽探，並對獲得的實物樣品進行室內鑑定，獲得一系列原始數據。   中國發現的「可燃冰」，位於祁連山南緣永久凍土層之下，深度在一百三十至三百九十六米之間，是目前世界上找到的埋藏最淺的「可燃冰」，加上當地具有良好的交通條件和後勤保障措施，十分有利於今後的開採。   中國鑽探「可燃冰」項目首席科學家祝有海透露，中國鑽獲的「可燃冰」實物樣品，呈薄層狀、團塊狀，賦存於泥質粉砂岩、細砂岩、泥岩的裂隙面上，主要成分是甲烷氣體，還有少量乙烷、丙烷等烴類氣體。經檢測，是一種純度高、類型新的「可燃冰」資源。   戰略價值無法估量   據介紹，中國是世界上第三大凍土國，凍土區總面積達二百一十五萬平方公里，具備良好的「可燃冰」賦存條件和資源前景。據科學家初略估算，儲藏量至少有三百五十億噸油當量，具有無法估量的戰略價值。 前年五月，廣州海洋地質調查局成功在南海採獲「可燃冰」，使中國成為繼美、日及 印度 後的第四個探到「可燃...