The first bioethanol production plant in the UK is to be set up at Henstridge in Somerset, in the south-west of England. This plant will be built and operated by Green Spirit Fuels, the UK's leading bioethanol company. This refinery will produce bioethanol from grains of local origin and will supply the biofuel to […]
Month: April 2006
JD Power: consumers say they will buy hybrids, but do not!
This study relates of course to the United States, since in France the hybrids available for sale can be counted on the fingers of a retired lumberjack, the availability of alternative fuels in stations is close to laughable and that therefore we are unfortunately spectators of this healthy emulation around the emergence […]
By dividing the great powers, Iran is reaching its goal
The international community acts as if it had given itself the word to definitively discredit the nuclear non-proliferation regime. We will remember the crisis in North Korea and its withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003, without the United Nations Security Council moving for fear of a veto […]
CLEVER: an ecological and anti-bottleneck car unveiled in Great Britain
The prototype of an ecological car one meter wide, designed to squeeze through traffic jams, was unveiled in the UK on Tuesday, after three years of research funded by the European Union. It was presented to the public by researchers at the University of Bath (West England), who tested the prototype. But […]
An experimental engine that runs on magnesium and water
A research group at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed a prototype experimental motor that generates rotational force from the chemical reaction between water and magnesium. This prototype consists of a metallic cylindrical having a water inlet on its lower part and two outlets pointing in […]
Chernobyl and its dead, the impossible truth
Studies on the health scale of the Chernobyl disaster divide. Exaggerated or minimized, they serve the objectives of the anti and pro-nuclear. The only certainty is that there is no comprehensive health inventory since the explosion. On the eve of the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the controversy over its health consequences has […]
Nuclear power, the future of ecology? HEC Conference
The HECosystème association is pleased to invite you to its next conference on May 2, 2006 at 18 p.m. at HEC. Ecologist Bruno Comby will speak on the topic “Nuclear power, the future of ecology? ". All information is available on the site: click here. Presentation of the conference: While the price of oil […]
Darwin's nightmare on Arte Monday night
Do not miss the broadcast of this excellent documentary broadcast Monday April 24 on Arte. The paradoxes of globalization through the example of the Nile perch trade around Lake Victoria. This event film was a huge success in theaters in 2005. After its release, its director, Hubert Sauper, will participate […]
"Pantone engine": a liar on France Inter
Verified extracts from the Quanthomme site: “This morning (Thursday, April 20, 2006), on France Inter we presented a new invention!… Guess who… from a certain Alberic! The registered process is called Vulcano! And we heard Alberic… himself, in person… tell us that he developed this system […]
Google support the Earth Day
At the time of the 20 th “anniversary” of Chernobyl (on which we are preparing an “interesting” dossier), google is now supporting Earth Day as evidenced by their logo: Visit google Find sites on the operation “ Earth Day ”