I'm trying to identify a coolant that will boil explosively at about 150° while under a moderate amount of pressure. Basically, it occurred to me that such a coolant could be used for an efficient car-size steam engine, as you could easily have a closed loop system. By keeping the operating temperatures lower and the liquid system pressures lower ( Read more... )

Here's Bill Richardson and Mike Gravel on Climate Change:

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If you can find a copy, pick up the Recorder for Saturday, September 23, 2006:

The headlines:

Alternative energy drive also looks to make jobs

Autumn falls into place

Tent caterpillars and tree fungus may affect foliage color

Glaciers melting faster

Lastest research shows rate twice that of prediction

Arctic lake forms on sea ice
The only two ( Read more... )

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