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| German Nuclear Plant Biblis was close to Fukujima style meltdown last Thursday - FR [DE] Crisis_Manager's bookmarks |
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| Biblis, one of Germany's oldest power plants had lost it's reserve connections and the cooling system had to rely exclusively on an emergency generator. The risk of a meltdown was downplayed by the company. The electric power grid could be restored before the power generator ran out of fuel. |
| TV reports gold-run in China Crisis_Manager's bookmarks |
Author: Crisis_Manager |
| Chinese dealers seem not to have enough gold supply to serve the dramatic demand. |
| New York 'at risk' as seas rise | |
| New York is set to be a major loser as a result of future sea level rise, according to a new forecast model. |
| Mid-May target for Portugal aid | |
| The European Union believes it can complete the Portuguese bail-out, set to be worth 80bn euros, before elections in June. |
| Book Excerpt: Three Inventors Who Tried to Bottle the Ocean's Power | Author: Alexis Madrigal |
| Early 20th century inventors had some Rube Goldberg-like schemes for turning ocean waves into power. Three of these unlikely contraptions are featured in this excerpt from Alexis Madrigal's just-released book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology. |
| Real-Time Debate Feedback Distorts Democracy | Author: Brandon Keim |
| Real-time graphs depicting the averaged reactions of supposedly undecided voters can strongly influence how millions perceive a political debate, a new study suggests. |
| Strangely silent star system seen | |
| A trio of stars orbiting each other surprises astronomers because it does not have the same deep rumbling "songs" found in hundreds of other stars. |
| Shark Teeth Found Stuck in Ancient Ammonite Shell | Author: Dave Mosher |
| A shelled fossil discovered in an amateur's collection may harbor the first direct evidence of prehistoric sharks eating ammonites some 150 million years ago. |
| Mysterious Cosmic Blast Keeps on Going | Author: Ron Cowen |
| Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic explosion so strange they don't even know what to call it. |
| House Votes to Undo Net Neutrality Rules | Author: Ryan Singel |
| The House voted Friday to roll back the FCC's net neutrality rules, but President Obama has promised to veto any such legislation. |
| Prosecutors Defend Probe of WikiLeaks-Related Twitter Accounts | Author: Kevin Poulsen |
| Prosecutors are urging a federal judge in Virginia to rule against three associates of WikiLeaks who are fighting to keep records of their Twitter use out of the hands of the government. |
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