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Mr. Shaman

Mr. Shaman

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"I’ve just arrived in Madrid from Barcelona during a reporting trip. And for the first time, I chose the high-speed rail system, known locally as Ave, instead of a traditional airline connection. My verdict: The train beats air-travel, hands-down.

Since early 2008, though, Spaniards have enjoyed the new, state-of-the-art Ave railway servicehttp://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2009/10/spains_high-spe.html that makes the journey between the city centers of Madrid and Barcelona in just two-and-a-half hours. (No traveling to far-flung airports, long lines for check-in and security, fighting for space in overhead luggage bins…) It’s another of the superfast train systems that cover Europe and that are the envy of some dreamers in the U.S."
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the bananas can be extra fresh when they throw them at black soccer players :)
 
"With electric powered vehicle development picking up pace in a big way, German based company e-Wolf is looking to take things one step further after unveiling its "e-2" EV prototype. Boasting an expected acceleration of 0-60mph in under four seconds, e-Wolf is set to deliver an Italian-inspired electric "supercar" that puts the mean in green.

After recently unveiling its e-1 electric sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, e-Wolf has now released details of its upcoming second foray into high performance electric vehicles. The e-2 will, like its predecessor, incorporate an "ultra light carbon/aluminum construction chassis" and weigh in at around 900kgs. Taking visual cues from Italian supercars, the impressive-looking unit will feature a 134 horsepower electric motor at each wheel, with a total of 536 green horsepower and an expected 738 lb-ft of torque."
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E-2!!!!!!


 
"Renewable energy firm Ocean Power Technologies has won a $66.5 million ($61 million) grant from the Australian government for a project set to be one of the first to generate power from waves on a utility scale.

Ocean Power, which is listed in both the U.S. and London, said on Friday work on the 19 megawatt project, enough to power 10,000 homes, was expected to begin by the second quarter of 2010.

The company uses buoys floating up and down to drive an electrical generatorhttp://www.oceanpowertechnologies.com/, with the power generated being transmitted onshore via an underwater cable."
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I hope they don't cause global climate change by sapping impulse away from the gulf-stream...
 
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Great post, but it won't work here. Just like universal health care, Americans won't be able to make high speed trains work either. But it's okay because we can just take all the oil we need to run our cars from others with our military might.
 
Mare Tranquillity said:
Great post, but it won't work here. Just like universal health care, Americans won't be able to make high speed trains work either. But it's okay because we can just take all the oil we need to run our cars from others with our military might.
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One day, we (just) might evolve, from our Third-World-infrastructure....if we can avoid government-subsidies to Republicans' buggy-whip industry.​
 
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"When the Berlin Wall opened two decades ago, freedom quickly swept through Germany's largest city. Prosperity, by contrast, was much slower to arrive. After the euphoria of reunification wore off, Berliners endured a recession that lasted almost without pause from 1996 to 2004. Even as imposing new government buildings rose along the stately Unter den Linden, the city of 3.4 million was in an economic funk.

Now, as Berlin celebrates the 20th anniversary of Nov. 9, 1989—the day East German apparatchiks threw open border crossings — its status as Germany's hippest and most affordable big city is finally translating into growth. Berlin has become a magnet for Internet and media startups as well as established corporations eager to tap the city's well-educated young people.

One advantage is that after a violent and traumatic 20th century, Berlin has been able to reinvent itself in the 21st. The city is famous for its evolving arts and fashion communities and a lively club scene. In the former East Berlin's Mitte neighborhood, young people from across Europe chug tall glasses of beer at Clärchens Ballhaus, a retro-hip dance hall; in the summer Berliners pack outdoor hangouts on the Spree River. "There is a lot of creative freedom," says Christophe Maire, a native of Switzerland."
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Somebody (OBVIOUSLY) is not putting enough effort into selling Germans the perks o' being "conservative"!!!!!

Mount-UP, Republicans!!!! Your Crusade is losing-STEAM!!!​
 
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"South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, said on Friday that it was considering building a wind power equipment plant in China.

Leading shipyards are entering the fast-growing wind power industry, seeking new revenue sources to offset a lingering downturn in the shipmaking business.

Shipbuilders are expected to have an edge in the emerging offshore wind power sector with their expertise in marine structures.

Daewoo earlier this year bought Dewind, a wind power turbine unit of U.S. Composite Technology Corp.

A Daewoo spokesman said the company was considering building a plant to manufacture wind power equipment in China to secure a production base in the one of the world's top wind power markets."
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Well....at least we get to WATCH the future unfolding!!

Due to our "conservative"-nature, we might actually get directly-involved.........some day.

:rolleyes:​

"Ulsan, South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, is moving into the wind power industry. Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor announced today that it has licensed two of its turbine designs to the South Korean company, which has plans to initially target the growing U.S. wind market.

This deal could bring significant exposure for American Superconductor's wind systems in the U.S., the company's home country and one of largest wind markets in the world."
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