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New NRDC Map Shows Gulf Beaches Closed Due to BP Oil Spill

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via NRDC For those planning to visit beaches along the gulf coast during their summer vacation, NRDC’s newest map will be a must-view resource. It shows all the beach closings caused by the Gulf oil spill. Updated on a regular basis, this map is quickly filling up with little tags showing which beaches are off limits if you want to avoid the health impacts caused by oil on our shores. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Melting Steel With Only the Sun (Video)

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Youtube screen grab. See video below. Steel’s Melting Point is Approx. 1,370 °C (2,500 °F) Melting steel in a solar oven (aka solar concentrator) isn’t new or unique, but it’s always cool to see and a good reminder of just how much energy is hitting the sunny side of the planet at any moment. The video below shows a short exerpt of James May’s ” Big Ideas ” series (James is better known for the Top Gear show), and they start by cooking, er, burning a sausage, and then they melt a steel plate. Impressive to see how q… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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