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Metal Recycling essential to all electronic products limited by many factors
Reck, B. K. et al. Challenges in Metal Recycling. Science 10 August 2012 Vol 337 # 6095 pp. 690-695 “…modern technology has produced a conundrum: The more intricate the product and the more diverse the materials set it uses, the … Continue reading
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New York Times review of “Countdown” by Alan Weisman
A book review by Nathaniel Rich, October 11, 2013, New York Times of: COUNTDOWN. Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? By Alan Weisman If we wanted to bring about the extinction of the human race as quickly … Continue reading
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Nuclear Proliferation. Russia plans to build reactors all over the world.
A summary of Eve Conant’s “Russia’s new Empire: Nuclear Power. The federation is aggressively selling reactors all over the world, raising safety concerns.” Scientific American. October 17, 2013 Russia wants to supply nuclear power globally. If a country can’t afford … Continue reading
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Microchips and Fab Plants: a Detailed description
I recommend reading my overview of how microchips are made before delving into the details below. Introduction to detailed overview of semiconductor manufacturing The crowning achievement of our civilization is the ability to make microchips. It is by far the … Continue reading
Oceans in danger: excessive fishing, pollution, bioinvasion, acidification, oil spills, eutrophication
Carl Safina, Sarah Chasis. 9 Oct 2004. Saving the Oceans. Two major commissions have proposed far-reaching reform of ocean policy. It’s time for Congress to act. Issues in Science & Technology. National Academy of Sciences. Oceans have been suffering from … Continue reading
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The Race to Adapt, a book review of Klare’s “The Race for What’s Left”
A book review by Alice Friedemann of Michael Klare’s “The Race For What’s Left: The Global Scramble for the World’s Last Resources” Coltan mining We’re about to invade the last areas on earth to drill for oil and mine ore … Continue reading
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Why and how Jellyfish are taking over the world
A book review of Lisa-ann Gershwin’s “Stung! On jellyfish blooms and the future of the ocean” by Alice Friedemann Move aside Steven King, jellyfish are worse than any of your demons, worse than any Grade-B monster that’s graced the silver … Continue reading
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Peak Gold
Is the World Tottering on the Precipice of Peak Gold? by Richard A. Kerr. Science 2 March 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6072 pp. 1038-1039 $1700 per ounce gold is driving a mining frenzy, but analysts are concerned that miners … Continue reading
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Phosphates add heavy metals such as cadmium to soils
Advantages of nutrient recycling excerpted from ENVIRONMENTAL sCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Re-engineering the toilet for sustainable wastewater management May 1, 2001 / Volume 35 , Issue 9 / pp 192 A – 197 A. TOVE A. LARSEN, IRENE PETERS, ALFREDO ALDER, … Continue reading
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Peak Helium
October 27, 2013. I just read the best article I’ve seen on helium, written by Kurt Cobb, “The problem with (affordable) helium” at resourceinsights.blogspot.com The National Academy of Sciences has a free book written in 2010 on helium called “Selling … Continue reading
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