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Southwest Airlines in Hot Water Over Blackfish Controversy
2014-01-15 12:41:02| Airlines - Topix.net
Despite apparent record profits , Seaworld is in the thick of an emotional controversy about the ethics of keeping dolphins and whales in captivity for the purpose of putting on shows.
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Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says
2013-12-13 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It doesn't kill germs better than cooler water, but turning tap temperatures high, the U.S. burns carbon equal to the emissions of Barbados. People typically wash their hands seven times a day in the United States, but they do it at a far higher temperature than is necessary to kill germs, a new study says. The energy waste is equivalent to the fuel use of a small country. It's cold and flu season, when many people are concerned about avoiding germs. But forget what you think you know about...
Get that Hot Water Boiler Fired Up and Working!
2013-11-07 15:42:01| About Home Repair
Most of you have gas fired furnaces but a fair number of folks have their homes heated with a hot water boiler, and a boiler is a very different animal. Although boilers provide very comfortable radiant heat they have several uncommon parts like a tridicator (see photo), an expansion tank, an aquastat and the list goes on....Read Full Post
Hot Story: Burnside Water Main Break
2013-10-30 16:52:12| PortlandOnline
Ben Lacy KGW News, October 30 2013
In a Hot, Thirsty Energy Business, Water Is Prized
2013-10-09 01:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: WITH so much focus on carbon emitted from the nation's power plants, another environmental challenge related to electricity generation is sometimes overlooked: the enormous amount of water needed to cool the power-producing equipment. In the United States almost all electric power plants, 90 percent, are thermoelectric plants, which essentially create steam to generate electricity. To cool the plants, power suppliers take 40 percent of the fresh water withdrawn nationally, 136 billion gallons...