I highly reccomend you to take a look at this video (that I´ve made):
What you MUST know about the future
November 20, 2011
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Documentary of the week: Jimmys GM food fight
March 6, 2010
The documentary of the week is Jimmys GM food fight, and is about genetically modified food. Is it a good or a bad thing? Does it help the enviorment, or does it harm it? Is it dangerous? All of these questionsn Jimmy tries to answer in this documentary. And wether or not you are for or against (or something in between) genetic engineering of food I highly recommend it. You can see it here!
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Geoengineering: Can we fix the climate without reducing emissions?
February 4, 2010
Can we fix the climate without reducing emissions? Might there even be a way to fix the climate that is cheaper than reducing emissions and doesn’t have side-effects? In this post I will look at some of the more creative proposals for fixing the climate, and see if they are any good. Read the rest of this entry »
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Solar power will take over soon
February 3, 2010
The sunlight that hits earth in one hour is enough to cover the worlds energy demand for well over a year.
In a few years solar power will be cheaper than conventional energy. Read the rest of this entry »
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