Archive for July, 2008
Huaca del Pueblo, Peru
The International Herald Tribune of July 7 carried the news that archaeologists have found the intact tomb of an elite burial that might shed light on the Moche civilization (pre-Incan), which blossomed between 100 BC and 600 AD. The original Reuters article: http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-34390320080706.
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90 billion barrels
Today the news was out that the US Geological Survey has provided new estimates for the nautural gas and oil reserves in the Arctic. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/arctic_oil http://www.france24.com/en/20080724-arctic-vast-oil-reserves-energy-environment-gas-study-usgs-billion-barrels&navi=SCIENCES Enough oil to cover demand for three (3!), yes, three whole years! Of course the irony of it all is that global warming caused — at least for an [...]
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Celebration?
The T-Ford, the first mass-produced car, has been on the road for 100 years. This important date in transport engineering is being celebrated right now. http://www.ford.com/about-ford/heritage/vehicles/100-years-ford-model-t-innovation/100-years-ford-model-t-innovation-688. Or is it? Just 100 years!? It is totally incredible how the car has managed to completely ruin our world in so short a time.
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