Archive for September 16th, 2009

Gunmen kill 10 at Mexico drug treatment center (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

FBI question Colorado man linked to NY raid (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in 437387.

Reuters – Federal agents conducting an anti-terrorism probe on Wednesday questioned a suspected al Qaeda sympathizer whose recent visit to New York City preceded a series of law enforcement raids there earlier in the week.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

China could replace coal with wind

Written by on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

It’s clear that China is taking on renewable energy projects at a quick pace.  The country has doubled its installed wind power every year for the past five years and a new study shows the country should keep it up.  Researchers from Harvard and Beijing Tsinghua University have found that China could meet all of their electricity demands from wind power through 2030.

The scientists came up with meteorological and financial forecasts that show that China can run on wind alone.  They mapped the wind potential for different regions and then assumed that each had a smattering of 1.5 MW turbines. 

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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