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A lot of hot air? Why the hydrogen economy is a bad idea

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Environmentalists envision an energy economy in which hydrogen comes from electrolyzing water, a process that frees the hydrogen in water from its bond with oxygen. Consuming natural gas to convert natural gas into hydrogen and then hydrogen into electricity lowers overall energy efficiency and increases the amount of greenhouse gases emitted.

Author: Morris, David
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2004
Electric Power Generating, Electric Power Generation, Electric services, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, Industrial gases, Hydrogen Fuel, Methods, Environmental aspects, Greenhouse gases, Hydrogen fuels, Hydrogen as fuel, Electric power production

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The joy of reading: Is reading for pleasure an outdated idea?

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A study conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts revealed that the steepest decline in literary reading habits is among 18 to 24 years old. The decline is also a result of extraordinary commitment to electronic and Internet-related forms of entertainment.

Author: Born, Daniel
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
Analysis, Books and reading, Reading interests

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Running on rage: Here's a renewable energy idea: Anger-powered cars

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The article is a satire on the Detroit's three major automakers hastening the development of their new models of anger-powered cars that would take mechanical advantage of the way Americans drive by tapping the uncontrolled temper of the American motorist.

Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2004
Drivers (Vehicles), Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Local and Suburban Transportation, Transportation equipment industry, Humor and anecdotes, Motor vehicle drivers, Automobile drivers, Automotive industry

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