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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dwarf Support For Renewables
By admin on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off
TravisTR sends word of research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance which found that direct subsidies for renewable energy from governments worldwide totaled $43-46 billion in 2009, an amount vastly outstripped by the $557 billion in fossil fuel subsidies during 2008.
“The BNEF preliminary analysis suggests the US is the top country, as measured in dollars deployed, in providing direct subsidies for clean energy with an estimated $18.2bn spent in total (more…) -
Blizzard Confirms StarCraft II Overheating BugBy admin on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off
The game is so hot since release that it’ll melt your sweet PC. Blizzard has officially announced that the overheating issue is a problem, but not to worry a fix has been offered.
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Samsung’s Android Tablet Coming Within 60 daysBy admin on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off
Samsung shows up fashionably late to the Android Tablet party with a new product scheduled to release this quarter.
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England lose to Germany in openerBy admin on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off
England fail to recover from a first-half mauling as they lose their Champions Trophy opener 4-2 to hosts Germany.
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I am Jealous: Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition Unboxing [VID]By admin on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off
See the unboxing of the Starcraft 2 Collector’s Edition. Mind officially blown.
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The Canadian Who Holds the Key To the InternetBy admin on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off
drbutts writes “The Toronto Star has an interesting story on how they are securing DNS: ‘It’s housed in two high-security facilities separated by the North American landmass. The one authenticated map of the Internet. Were it to be lost — either through a catastrophic physical or cyber attack — it could be recreated by seven individuals spread around the globe. One of them is Ottawa’s Norm Ritchie. Ritchie was recently chosen to hold one (more…)
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The 5 (Really) Cool Windows Tools You Might NeedBy admin on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off
There are so many software available out there that can make your windows PC performs better, getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing few great freeware tools for you to make your lives easier than ever. Read each entry in the list and see which tool suits your needs best.
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Baltacha bows out of Istanbul CupBy admin on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off
Elena Baltacha fails to build on her win over top seed Francesca Schiavone as she loses 6-4 6-0 to Germany’s Andrea Petkovic at the Istanbul Cup.
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NASCAR’s Jack Roush Crashes Plane In WisconsinBy admin on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off
NASCAR team owner and motorsport legend Jack Roush crashed his plane while landing in Wisconsin. Roush is reportedly in serious but stable condition.
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Lego StarCraft AnimationBy admin on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off
This Lego stop-motion video by Alex Kobbs captures so many classic moments from StarCraft that I don’t know which is my favorite…
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