It's hot, it's permanent, it's on an Island up North.

Hey McFly wanna hijack it?

Sometimes my sarcasm is seriously fucked...for all of us.

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

Global warming's trillion dollar debate


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Kyoto, the far-reaching agreement reached in 1997 intended to reduce global carbon emissions, is nothing compared to what could be coming next as the world's governments confront the ecological damage from global warming and debate what needs to be done to fix it.

The fourth and final UN report on climate change, due Saturday, is expected to emphasize that the warming of the planet is "unequivocal" and that humans are the main cause. That report will act as a blueprint for the next crucial round of climate talks starting next month in Bali, Indonesia.

The Bali talks will set the groundwork for the successor to the Kyoto treaty, which expires in 2012. They will also guide global climate policy for at least the next decade, and dictate the types of long-term investment decisions made by big industries and utilities.

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

2 space shuttle loads of H3 from the moon could provide the US with enough energy for a full year.

Other nations are going there to get it, why not us? Technology must be revealed to the civilians.

If current "facts" on global warming being caused by CO2 are correct, then all humans could die tomorrow and it will still happen.

But the NWO needs someone to fund our destruction.

Don't get me wrong, I would prefer all life to live by pre-industrial standards. Back when we were all self sufficient and not reliant on other groups who I describe as a clan of vampires!

And if we care about seeds, why the monsanto terminator seeds that only offer one use?

We as humans are suckers!

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I forgot, if you live in Svalbard it is time to relocate...

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Directory:Penn State Microbial Fuel Cells Produce Hydrogen from Waste Water

Aka : "BioElectrochemically Assisted Microbial Reactor" (BEAMR)


Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a completely new method of renewable energy recovery: the direct conversion of organic matter (e.g. sewage waste) to electricity using bacteria.

A Penn State research group headed by Dr. Bruce Logan is working on developing MFCs that can generate electricity while accomplishing wastewater treatment.

Bacteria that feed on vinegar and waste water zapped with a shot of electricity could produce a clean hydrogen fuel to power vehicles that now run on petroleum. These microbial fuel cells can turn almost any biodegradable organic material into zero-emission hydrogen gas fuel.

The Penn State research group is now ready to begin the phase of demonstrating pilot-scale prototypes. It is yet too early to predice the price of this aparatus in commercial applications.

How it works


Rather than use specific bacteria and special chemicals, the Penn State method involves bacteria already present in wastewater.

"When bacteria are placed in the anode chamber of a specially-designed fuel cell that is free of oxygen, they attach to an electrode. Because they do not have oxygen, they must transfer the electrons that they obtain from consumption (oxidation) of their food somewhere else than to oxygen -- they transfer them to the electrode. In a MFC these electrons therefore go to the anode, while the counter electrode (the cathode) is exposed to oxygen. At the cathode the electrons, oxygen and protons combine to form only water. The two electrodes are at different potentials (about 0.5 V), creating a bio-battery (if the system is not refilled) or a fuel cell (if we constantly put in new food or "fuel" for the bacteria).

"By adding a small amount of voltage (0.25 V) to that produced at the anode in a MFC, and by not using oxygen at the cathode, you can produce pure hydrogen gas at the cathode! This is a modified MFC process we call the "bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor" or BEAMR process. This is a MFC operated in a completely anaerobic manner that uses the potential produced by bacteria, plus a small additional voltage (which could be produced by a MFC or other ways), that produces hydrogen through the recombination of protons and electrons at the cathode. Theoretically we need only 0.41 V to achieve this, so if the potential produced by bacteria could be increased (currently it is 0.3V), and the overpotential (losses) at the cathode reduced, we could one day produce hydrogen gas without additional voltage."

An amazing simple & effective concept. Incorporate a simple solar panel & you have an almost closed energy system with clean drinking water to boot.

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

IPCC to warn of 'abrupt' warming

Climate change may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts, the UN's climate advisory panel is set to announce.

Among its top-line conclusions are that climate change is "unequivocal", that humankind's emissions of greenhouse gases are more than 90% likely to be the main cause, and that impacts can be reduced at reasonable cost.

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

'Unexpected growth' in CO2 found

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere have risen 35% faster than expected since 2000, says a study.

Global sink

The weakening of the Earth's ability to cope with greenhouse gases is thought to be a result of changing wind patterns over seas and droughts on land.

"The decline in global sink efficiency suggests that stabilisation of atmospheric CO2 is even more difficult to achieve than previously thought," said report co-author Dr Corinne Le Quere of the British Antarctic Survey.

"We found that nearly half of the decline in the efficiency of the ocean CO2 sink is due to the intensification of the winds in the Southern Ocean."

The declining power of the seas to soak up industrial pollution is not only being recorded in the southern hemisphere, however.

According to a separate 10-year study published recently, the effect is also being seen in the North Atlantic.

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.
- Jack Handy

Don't know who will be around to plant them, but it is a neet idea.

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Standing on the corner,
Suitcase in my hand,
Jack is in his corset and Jane is in her vest,
And me, I'm in a Rock & Roll band.