Deadly crashes raise doubts about the wisdom of battling burning forests from the air
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NEW YORK (StreetAuthority) — Every now and then I run across a statistic or a fact that makes me feel really stupid. I kick myself: “Why didn’t I already know that?”
What got me is that my red Dodge Ram 1500 is technically classified as a “light truck.” I was mortally offended by this. My pickup has a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 and is as loud as the Space Shuttle and almost as fuel efficient. It doesn’t feel like a light truck. But it is. Millions of semis are driven an incredible amount of miles, getting about five miles to the gallon, burning through billions of gallons of diesel a year. …
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After a disaster, most Japanese companies apologize, make reparations and make changes to ensure the same problem does not recur. Tokyo Electric Power Co. appears to be the exception. Most recently, Tepco has declined a request from the timber industry in Fukushima Prefecture to accept 25,000 tons of wood waste due to the industry’s concerns about cesium contamination. As everyone knows, Tepco is directly responsible for the cesium contamination.
As the cleanup continues in Fukushima and other prefectures, one of the largest problems is what to do with all the waste. Unlike much of the waste, wood waste can potentially be turned to productive uses. Wood chips are primarily used for compost, mulch, bedding for livestock and mushroom cultivation. However, burning wood waste can also provide thermal energy, a potential replacement for nuclear power.
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Hokkaido’s coal mines, which for years have struggled to survive amid an influx of cheap imports, have seen demand rebound as utilities grow increasingly dependent on coal-fired power plants during the nuclear crisis.
Many major domestic mines ceased production after the market was flooded with cheap and better burning foreign imports, and as coal was largely replaced by petroleum in power generation.
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Jim Cramer says Treasuries are only good for burning a hole in your pocket.
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The government preaches green while burning fossil fuel
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Anikonov’s artworks are filled with life: one can actually feel the vitality of the mechanisms – clank of rusty metal and molten burning air. Every inch of the vast canvas is in motion.
Police officers in Manitoba risked life and limb to rescue a police dog that was trapped in a burning vehicle.
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Investigation says at least five US personnel in Afghanistan committed “avoidable errors” by burning copies of Quran.
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At least nine killed in explosion at entrance of Jalalabad airport amid continuing outrage over Quran burning.
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