Author Archives: jcwinnie

Wyandot Solar Farm

2010-8-21 – 9:15 pm

The developers used a local approach; First Solar at its Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing plant produced the panels.

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Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding

2010-8-19 – 1:12 pm

The cost of the thermoplastic matrix material T-RTM processing can be 50% lower than the equivalent costs for thermoset structures.

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas

2010-8-18 – 11:07 pm

Just more turbines not turning, nothing to use here, citizen. Move along and you may want to turn up your air conditioning some more.

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Deteriorating Narrative

2010-8-18 – 1:45 pm

BP applying a scientific approach to the disaster: “Fishermen hired by BP are still finding tar balls–and being instructed to hide their discoveries.”

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It’s So Hot

2010-8-14 – 9:05 pm

Hyundai Heavy Industries is becoming serious competition in the international photo voltaic market.

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Levels of toxins rising rapidly

2010-8-14 – 7:03 am

Syncrude’s tailings pond is the largest, by volume of construction material, in the world, visible from space, full of sand and “dead water”, water containing carcinogenic hydrocarbons and toxic trace metals such as mercury, cadmium and arsenic.

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards

2010-8-13 – 5:59 pm

Hi, we work for Emperor Fossil and our job is to see to it that more children have asthma attacks. Yes, your child. But, it’s for the Greater Bottom Line, er, Good.

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John Minor Wisdom

2010-8-11 – 10:41 pm

Judge Carl J. Barbier said his ownership of debt instruments issued by Halliburton and Transocean does not give him a financial interest in these companies.

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A Wind Farm at Waubra

2010-8-11 – 7:19 pm

To paraphrase Attila the Hayward, poisoning a continent is just a small drop in a very big world.

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5-HMF

2010-8-11 – 7:16 pm

5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a substrate for plastics.

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