Stories tagged with alternative techonologies
Jumping on the technology bandwagon
Posted by Yankee on December 4, 2005 - 6:16pm
Topic: Alternative energy
Tags: alternative techonologies, coal gasification, peak oil, synthetic fuels [list all tags]
Not me...that would be Wired magazine.
Not surprisingly, I guess, the cover article of Wired for December is called "Why $5 Gas Is Good for America". Why, you ask? Well, because it's going to kickstart funding for new, clean, alternative technologies, of course.
I'm going to let you guys read this article and form your own opinions, but I did want to provide just a few reasons why this article managed to push my buttons.
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