Today, the wind provides less than 1 percent of the world’s energy demand. Electricity, less than 20 percent of what is called “final energy”. To consider the financial viability of wind turbines, studies have shown that large turbines require an average wind speed of 16 mph; small wind turbines with …
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The mysterious virus that kills domestic rabbits
Photo: Crezalyn Nerona Uratsu / Getty Images The deaths began on February 15: seemingly healthy bunnies who wander back and forth on a regular basis, eat normally, defecate regularly, and then seizures begin. “Someone saw them jerking and screaming,” recalled Lorelei D’Avolio, LVM, a certified veterinary practice manager with a …
Read More »Amazon Cuts $ 30 Off Its New Fire HD 8 Tablets Today Only
They were unveiled last month and it’s rare to see Amazon offering brand new products. At the same time, they have been significantly improved since before. Amazon updated the Fire HD design with smaller (but not yet small) bezels, a slimmer profile, faster 2GHz quad-core MediaTek 8168 chips, USB-C charging, …
Read More »European stocks fight for profit amid continued concerns over US virus
European stocks struggled for direction when a new week began on Monday, and investor focus remained on rising US coronavirus infection rates. Yielding past gains, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, -0.01% it held steady at 358.09, after a 1.9% drop last week. The German DAX + 0.40% rose 0.2%, …
Read More »China to impose eye-for-eye visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong
Visa restrictions will be imposed on certain Americans with “atrocious conduct related to Hong Kong,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday. He added that Washington’s attempts “to obstruct China’s legislation to safeguard national security in Hong Kong,” imposing sanctions against officials in the city and Beijing “will never …
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