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Endless energy? Fusion science is one step closer to building a star on earth
2014-04-01 01:00:00| Power Technology
Scientists in California have reached an important milestone in nuclear fusion research; generating more energy from a fusion reaction than transferred to the nuclear fuel. The holy grail of ignition remains elusive, but each step brings the world cl
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Las Vegas casinos, city to go dark tonight for Earth Hour
2014-03-30 12:32:38| Trucking - Topix.net
Las Vegas Strip casinos plan to dim some of their lights as part of a global effort to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Candy Crush brings IPO market back to earth
2014-03-29 06:41:37| Biotech - Topix.net
In the weeks leading up to the IPO of King Digital Entertainment, the company's bankers scrambled to persuade investors that the maker of popular online game "Candy Crush Saga" was more than a one-trick pony, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Earth Hour: millions to switch off lights around the world
2014-03-28 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Millions of people around the world are expected to switch off lights in homes, offices and famous landmarks at 8.30pm local time for an hour on Saturday to mark WWF's annual Earth Hour. Now in its eighth year, the mass participation event to show support for environmental issues comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepares to launch its latest report in Japan on Monday, outlining how global warming will affect wildlife, food supplies, water and the weather. "It's fortuitous...
A more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, methane emissions leap as Earth warms
2014-03-28 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: While carbon dioxide is typically painted as the bad boy of greenhouse gases, methane is roughly 30 times more potent as a heat-trapping gas. New research in the journal Nature indicates that for each degree that Earth's temperature rises, the amount of methane entering the atmosphere from microorganisms dwelling in lake sediment and freshwater wetlands -- the primary sources of the gas -- will increase several times. As temperatures rise, the relative increase of methane emissions will outpace...
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