Instead of regularly reporting negative news, it would be refreshing to hear about the regular and latest solar and wind alternative renewable energy. But first some reiteration of news from Carnegie Mellon University about what authorities have said about global warming:
"Australian scientists announced that ice around Antarctica may have decreased by as much as 20 percent since 1950–through satellite data available in modern times." Sea ice in that part of the ocean was stable from 1840-1950. Today the melting rate has gotten extremely worse. Other scientists concluded that during the age of testing nuclear bombs–the climate, weather and sea ice have become radically dangerous to Earth and all life.
Meanwhile, "solar sails" using gentle pressure from sunlight to ply outer space is appearing on the horizon of progress. This is important since space clutter is making a total mess of Earth's orbit, more than 1,000 pieces of space debris orbits the third planet from the sun. This collection of junk–some from the explosion of satellites with left over fuel and high-pressure fluids–is a growing hazard with few entities attempting to clean it up, if it is indeed possible. These piles of refuse circling Earth also collides with one another as orbits decay and fall to Earth.
In July, 2013 Earth Island Journal published the fact that the US Navy and Air Force, for the first time, sent a solar-powered airplane cross-country. This is broadcasting news, my friends! Solar Impulse, a civilian enterprise, that conducted the feat needs to have media attention. It is quintessential that progress of renewable energy be announced over and over again as the media does with its war news.
Also, for three days over 70 fighter jets and helicopters, two destroyers and a guided missile cruiser was fueled on a blend of petroleum, recycled cooking oil and algae-based biofuel, with the same energy results as straight petruleum. The Navy proved it can be done.
However, when the armed forces are "going green," the very process negates all the child-defomring, cancer-causing toxic chemical and radioactive weaponry and ammo. What if the war department would concentrate on peace more than wars? Oh–I forgot–war economies are more important than human and animal lives.
Mame,
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