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Texas A&M University Exposes Algae’s Secret Fo...
By Escape The Illusion on March 14, 2010 | No Comments
In the search for a high efficiency algae biofuel, a team of researchers lead by Texas A&M University has been delving into the inner workings of the Botryococcus braunii green algae, and they have discovered a direct connection between the algae and deposits of petroleum and coal. The discov... -
As China and US Plan to Exploit “Burning Ice...By Escape The Illusion on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
When methane and freezing cold water fuse under tremendous pressure, they create a substance as paradoxical as it coveted: burning ice. Earlier in the year, a report from the National Research Council identified the combustible water, also known as methane hydrate, as a potential source of natural g... -
Hemp for Alternative Energy and MoreBy Escape The Illusion on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Fuel: * Farming 6% of the continental U.S. acreage with biomass crops would provide all of America’s energy needs. 1 * Hemp is Earth’s number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months. 1 * Biomass can be converted to methane, methanol, o... -
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, but Biofuel DoesBy Escape The Illusion on March 2, 2010 | 3 Comments
The poplar tree has entered the crowded field of sustainable biofuel crops, and now it seems that China, Israel and the U.S. are racing to tap into its potential. Poplars have a couple of big advantages over conventional biofuel crops, especially food crops like soy and corn. For one thing, raisin... -
Waste Could Generate Up to 7 Percent of Electricity i...By Escape The Illusion on February 25, 2010 | No Comments
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These residues are alternative sources of renewable energy, which are more environ... -
The East Coast is About to Become the Hydrogen Highwa...By Escape The Illusion on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments
Everyone is excited about hydrogen cars, but there is always the challenge of how they are going to fill up. Most cars are restricted by the distance that they can travel on a full tank and nothing more. Few places, especially on the East Coast, offer a refueling station to allow the cars to travel ... -
Feds: Plane ‘intentionally’ crashed into ...By Escape The Illusion on February 18, 2010 | 4 Comments
Pilot set house on fire, stole aircraft, flew into structure. A pilot of a private plane set his house on fire, stole a small aircraft and deliberately crashed into a seven-story building that houses offices of the Internal Revenue Service in Austin, Texas, a federal official says. CNN reports the o... -
Tobacco plants tapped to grow solar cellsBy Escape The Illusion on February 4, 2010 | No Comments
Engineered virus injected in plants can produce alternative energy. Tobacco plants could help wean the world from fossil fuels, according to scientists from the University of California, Berkeley. In a paper in the journal ACS Nano Letters, Matt Francis and his colleagues used tobacco plants, infect... -
Can Solar Power Save Lives in Haiti?By Escape The Illusion on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
Though Haiti is running low on diesel fuel, some non-profits believe that the country can sustain itself with solar power. According to new reports from the World Food Program, Port-au-Prince has just enough generator fuel left to last two more days. The electricity is needed to power hospital equip... -
US Corporations, Private Mercenaries and the IMF Rush...By Escape The Illusion on January 20, 2010 | No Comments
Source: Alternet.org In the midst of a colossal human disaster, Washington is promoting unpopular economic policies and extending military and economic control over the Haitian people. US corporations, private mercenaries, Washington and the International Monetary Fund are using the crisis in Haiti ...
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