Readings for the week of 27 March 2006

Here are a couple of the readings for this week. I should have a couple more by tomorrow. Remember, no class this Friday so the super-fun-easy quiz will be on Wednesday.

Wikipedia: Geothermal

Wikipedia: Wind Power

Readings for the week of 22 March

Here are this week's readings.

Wikipedia: Hydroelectricity

New Scientist: Hydroelectric power's dirty secret

Wikipedia: Biomass

Wikipedia: Switchgrass

Be sure to have read them for this Friday's super-fun-easy quiz.

Monday's video

This is the video we watched Monday.

Please be sure to watch it to be ready for Friday's super-fun-easy quiz.

Nova, Science Now: Fastest Glacier

Another Interesting Story

CNN: We were warned

Stronger Hurricanes

Here is a link to today's video about global warming and hurricanes.

Nova, Science Now: Stronger Hurricanes

Interesting story

Here's something I found reading the news this morning.

CNN.com Poll: Most Americans Fear Vulnerability of Oil Supply

Not terribly shocking, but interesting.

Link to information about the House of Saud video

Here is the link to the PBS website, specifically the page about the Frontline special, the House of Saud.

Frontline: House of Saud

Readings for the week of 13 March 2006

Here are the readings for this week. As always, the super-fun-easy quiz will cover these as well as the videos.

Wikipedia: Wood gas

Wikipedia: Passively Safe

Wikipedia: Gasoline

Wikipedia: Coal

Readings for the week of 6 March 2006

The following are the readings so far for this week and this friday's super-fun-easy quiz.

Fishcer-Tropsch process

scientist extract gasoline from cattle dung

Wikipedia: Aerogel

60 Minutes: Montana's Coal Cowboy

Cow Dung Extract

I used almost exactly this as an absurd answer on one of my super-fun quizes.

Weird.

Scientists extract gasoline from cattle dung

This will be one of the readings for next week.

Readings for this week

The following are assigned reading for this week:

Bush blames lab's funding shortfall on mix-up

Gasification

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