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Miniaturizing the Sun

Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:03 pm PDT

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is preparing to start the first serious experiments on a possibly world-changing new technology: Fusion tests set at new Livermore facility. Outside a concrete slab of a building 10 stories high that holds the most powerful array of lasers and high-precision optics ever assembled, ...

Science, Fusion, Physics, Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The Return of Cold Fusion?

Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:00 pm PDT

Scientists at a US Navy laboratory have announced a discovery that may change the world—if it isn’t another false alarm: Scientists in possible cold fusion breakthrough. The scientists on Monday described what they called the first clear visual evidence that low-energy nuclear reaction (LENR), or cold fusion devices can ...

Science, Cold Fusion, Physics, Energy, US Navy

Card: Obama's Cruel Tax on the Poor

Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:17 pm PST

Another spot-on essay from Orson Scott Card: America Unplugged! Obama’s Cruel Tax on the Poor. It’s all in the name of Obama’s True Belief in Global Warming. He says it himself — he’ll take coal off the table as an “ideological matter.” Even if technology allows us to use ...

Election 2008, Barack Obama, Environment, coal, Energy

Nashville Running Out of Gas?

Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 7:18 pm PDT

Received from a reader in Tennessee: Nashville was 85% out of fuel today. We will probably be completely dry by the end of tomorrow. Lines at stations are 50 cars deep in some places, if they even have gas. Also see: Some Nashville area stations out of gas. ...

Gas, Energy, Nashville, Tennessee, gas shortage

Obama's Energy Plan Speech

Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:50 am PDT

Here’s a thread to discuss Barack Obama’s speech on his proposed energy policy, now under way...

LGF, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Energy

Saudi Oil Minister Mocks US Energy Independence

Wed, May 3, 2006 at 1:26 pm PDT

Virtually ignored by mainstream media among the politicians’ bickering and pandering over high gas prices, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister mocks the US energy independence initiative: Saudi derides energy independence. (Hat tip: zombie.) Washington — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister scorned the popular notion that America can achieve energy independence as a ...

Saudi Arabia, Oil, Energy

Ex-CIA Chief: Oil Key to U.S. Security

Tue, May 2, 2006 at 11:34 am PDT

At the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, here’s some straight talk about our dependence on foreign oil from ex-CIA chief James Woolsey: Oil key to U.S. security. (Hat tip: Salena.) Think gas prices are bad now? Imagine another terrorist attack — especially one on Saudi Arabian oil refineries, former CIA Director R. James ...

James Woolsey, Oil, Middle East, Energy