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Andy Roberts is a writer who initiated DARnet. Contact me on aroberts@gmail.com or @aroberts on twitter
Category Archives: Environment
Environment
time capsule June 8th to June 22nd, 2010
Posted in Environment, Flickr, UK, wildlife
Tagged Avon, Boat, Canal, canal boat, duck, fete, holiday, Holidays, hungerford, Kennet, lilly, photo, small pond, time capsule
Article: BBC News – Tidal energy trial in Thames offers glimpse of future
The River Thames in London has an enormous tidal change twice a day so it makes sense to try and harness some of that as a renewable energy source.
BBC News – Tidal energy trial in Thames offers glimpse of future
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13443663
The turbines can operate at a range of depths
A tidal energy farm providing green energy to London could become a reality if a two-month trial proves successful.
A tidal turbine is being installed in the River Thames alongside World War II ship HQS Wellington in central London. If the trial proves successful and does not adversely affect the environment, hundreds of turbines could be installed between Kent and London. Energy company Nautricity said a tidal energy farm would generate enough electricity to power 35,000 homes.
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Posted in Energy, Environment, London
India dabbles in fish genetic experiments
Interesting ethical justification involved in the production of genetically modified ornamental fish.
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Posted in Environment, wildlife
Tagged ethical justification, genetic experiments, India, ornamental fish, production, youtube
Fukushima nuclear power plant second nuclear reactor explosion – Video
A second nuclear reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has exploded, and another nuclear core has lost it’s cooling system. A third explosion may follow Friday’s historic earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan.
Posted in Environment, Japan
Tagged blast, building, cooling system, daiichi, earthquake, Environment, explosion, Fukushima, Japan, Japan earthquake and tsunami, Natural disasters and extreme weather, News, nuclear core, nuclear meltdown, Nuclear power, nuclear power plant, nuclear reactor explosion, nuclear reactors, power plant, reactor, safety, tsunami, video, World news
Emergent Staircase
On a steep part of a popular walk, many human footsteps began to wear away the turf. At some point it became slightly easier to walk in the same footprints as previous walkers, and then the effect magnified and the pattern locked in.
Posted in Environment, Flickr, Randomness
Tagged Art, border, effect, Emergent, Flickr, footprints, human footsteps, path, pattern, photo, staircase, turf, walkers
