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Bill Gates @ TED: We Need An Energy Miracle

By Katie Fehrenbacher

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Posted February 12th, 2010 at 1:22 pm in Automotive, clean power

I love Twitter. As Bill Gates started his talk at TED, the exclusive tech conference, Twitter (#TED) exploded with amazing quotes and tidbits from a talk Bill Gates just gave on climate change and energy innovation. “Wanted: Energy Miracles,” read the screen that Gates presented on the screen at one point behind him (via twitterpics), as he said the world needs thousands of companies delivering innovation on clean power including solar thermal, solar PV, batteries and nuclear.
Unlike with information technology, there is a deadline for the innovation in clean power, and “We must innovate our way to zero CO2 emissions,” said Gates, (via @CNN). Greentech entrepreneur Bill Gross, who tweeted from TED, and whom Gates gave a shoutout to during his speech, said: “Bill Gates believes we have 20 years to invent and 20 years to deploy – that’s sort of the deadline we have to solve this crisis.” “If I only had 1 wish for the next 50 years, it’d be to invent the thing that halves the cost of CO2,” said Gates (via @CNN).
Gates addressed a few technologies specifically. He said we need more battery innovation: “All the batteries we make now store less than 10 min of all the energy (in world) ..we need a big breakthrough,” (via @CNN). He also gave a nod to nuclear power, and mentioned TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design that can use depleted uranium. He also said he is working on a nuclear company with Nathan Myhrvold.
While Gates speech was a very high-level overview of the climate change problem and energy innovation, clearly the members of the audience who were tweeting his quotes were inspired. “I’d rather see cheaper, clean energy developed than pick the next presidents or come up with a miracle vaccine,” said Gates at one point (via @CNN). “Bill Gates is the next Al Gore?” tweeted one audience member. At the end of the talk Gates received a standing ovation.

Allikas: http://earth2tech.com/2010/02/12/bill-gates-ted-we-need-an-energy-miracle/?utm_source=gigaom&utm_medium=recent-posts

I thought of killing myself, says climate scandal professor Phil Jones

Richard Girling

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THE scientist at the centre of the “climategate” email scandal has revealed that he was so traumatised by the global backlash against him that he contemplated suicide.

Professor Phil Jones said in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Times that he had thought about killing himself “several times”. He acknowledged similarities to Dr David Kelly, the scientist who committed suicide after being exposed as the source for a BBC report that alleged the government had “sexed up” evidence to justify the invasion of Iraq.

In emails that were hacked into and seized upon by global-warming sceptics before the Copenhagen climate summit in December, Jones appeared to call upon his colleagues to destroy scientific data rather than release it to people intent on discrediting their work monitoring climate change.

Jones, 57, said he was unprepared for the scandal: “I am just a scientist. I have no training in PR or dealing with crises.”

The incident has taken a severe toll on his health. He has lost more than a stone in weight and disclosed he is on beta-blockers and using sleeping pills. He said the support of his family, and especially the love of his five-year-old granddaughter, had helped him to shake off suicidal thoughts: “I wanted to see her grow up.”

He remains at risk, still receiving death threats from around the world including two in the past week: “I was shocked. People said I should go and kill myself. They said that they knew where I lived. They were coming from all over the world.”

Jones has temporarily stood down as director of the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia. He fiercely defends the unit’s science — “I stand by it 100%” — but now accepts that he did not treat Freedom of Information (FoI) requests for the data as seriously as he should have done. Jones believes that the unit was maliciously targeted with multiple FoI requests by climate change sceptics determined to disrupt its work.

Last week Graham Smith, the deputy information commissioner, ruled that by failing to release requested data Jones and his colleagues breached FoI regulations. The affair is now the subject of a review led by Sir Muir Russell, former vice-chancellor of Glasgow University.

Nissan LEAF detsembrist müügil

Nissan LEAF EV Deliveries to Start in December, Pricing Similar to Base Prius
Brandon Hill (Blog) - February 12, 2010 8:48 AM

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Nissan LEAF

Nissan to be aggressive with LEAF pricing

Nissan is revealing a few more details about the buying process and deliveries for its upcoming LEAF fully-electric vehicle. Nissan announced yesterday that potential customers can begin putting down $100 deposits on the LEAF starting in April -- to be the first to get news about when the exact date in April deposits will be taken, Nissan recommends that you sign up at thiswebsite.

In August, Nissan will begin taking firm orders for the LEAF. Finally, in December, deliveries of the first LEAF EVs will take place around the same time in the United States, Japan, and Europe.

For inquiring minds, the battery pack will be included in the purchase price of the LEAF contrary to previous reports and speculation on the subject. Speaking of pricing, a Nissan spokesman claims that the official price of the LEAF -- which will also be announced in April -- will be close to that of a base model Toyota Prius. Toyota's Prius currently retails for just under $23,000 in the United States, so that would be an astonishing feat for the Japanese automaker.

We're more inclined to be believe that the "low 20s" price tag is after a $7,500 federal tax credit which is sure to attract quite a few buyers. However, if the price tag is before the $7,500 credit, Nissan dealerships might have trouble keeping up with demand for the compact hatchback.

"The Nissan LEAF purchase process is effortless, transparent and accessible, offering value with a one-stop-shop approach for everything related to the car, including the assessment, permitting and installation of in-home battery charging units," said Carlos Tavares, Chairman, Nissan Americas. "We want everyone to feel good about having a car that is affordable, fun to drive and good for the environment."

The Nissan LEAF uses a 24kWh lithium-ion battery pack and an 80kW electric motor (107hp). The vehicle has a maximum range of 100 miles and can travel at up to 87 mph which should be fast enough for just about every U.S. market save for Atlanta.

Although not a full-electric vehicle like the LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt will also be vying for a place U.S. customers' garages this year. The Volt will hit the streets in the closing months of 2010 and could be priced in the low $30,000 range after a $7,500 federal tax credit. The Volt has a battery-only range of 40 miles, but can use its gasoline engine/generator to travel an additional 300 miles.

Global Warming: the Collapse of a Grand Narrative

Sellise loo otsa sattusin: http://web.me.com/sinfonia1/Clamour_Of_The_Times/Clamour_Of_The_Times/Entries/2010/1/30_Global_Warming%3A_the_Collapse_of_a_Grand_Narrative.html

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Laurent Wolf - Wash My World!

Juu-tuubisin mingeid lugusid netis ja sattusin sellise peale...


..ja pani kohe kukalt kratsima... et millist sõnumit siin edasi antakse? Ja kas äkki muusika on võimsam (noorema generatsiooni) mõjutusvahend kui mingid IPCC paneelid?

Depletion!