The plot behind killing electric cars

Who really killed the electric car?

You did. You and the periodic table of the elements, with a little help from physics. Don't feel bad. Any individual responsibility seems to be spread pretty thin, but I figured it was about time to speak on the issue.

In the past few years, a theory has developed hinging on the notion that oil producers, in cahoots with auto manufacturers, conspired with each other in the mid-'90s to throttle the electric car in its crib. As a result, we've all been consigned to environmental doom.

The doom part actually seems to be on track, but the rest of the theory doesn't hold up that well upon closer inspection. Don't get me wrong: I think electric transportation (along with clean diesel) will become more prevalent over the next 20 years. And automakers have worked to keep emissions standards low. But here are some reasons why we're not witnessing a modern-day version of the Knights Templar:

Empty Shelves, Empty Hope...

Office Depot cuts carbon emissions in North America by 10.1%
Office Depot said it has reduced the carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and electricity consumed in its North American retail stores, warehouses and offices by 10.1%. The company made the reductions while expanding its footprint in North America by 1.7 million square feet.

A Hole in the Heart of Space-Time...

Huge Hole Found in the Universe
The universe has a huge hole in it that dwarfs anything else of its kind. The discovery caught astronomers by surprise. The hole is nearly a billion light-years across. It is not a black hole, which is a small sphere of densely packed matter. Rather, this one is mostly devoid of stars, gas and other normal matter, and it's also strangely empty of the mysterious "dark matter" that permeates the cosmos. Other space voids have been found before, but nothing on this scale.
Astronomers don't know why the hole is there.

Environmental Flame Out...

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070815_tw_without_optics.html

Solar flares - abrupt emissions on the sun's surface that release massive amounts of energy - can render satellites temporarily useless. Major flares can knock out electricity grids and even affect our weather. More generally, EUV-driven activity in the Earth's atmosphere has long-term effects on radio communications and climate. "These are real effects," Judge said, adding that a better understanding of solar flares could lead to the development of an early-warning system for weather forecasters, satellite operators, astronauts and others.

Tumor meets Grill

Is grilling linked to cancer?
Grilling is a low-fat method of cooking, says Elizabeth Schaub, registered and licensed dietitian on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano. But we have to be aware that it can increase our risk of cancer if we eat grilled meats too often.
It s true those juicy burgers, especially the charred ones, can contain cancer-causing carcinogens. When you grill meat some of the fat does drip down on to the charcoal and when fat meets that really high temperature it develops a carcinogen and the smoke carries the carcinogen back up to the meat which can be dangerous for our bodies, explains Schaub.
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5730&Section=DISEASE&source=DHB_070817&key=Body+ContinueReading

Deadly Get Together in Your Future

Astronomers Witness Whopper Galaxy Collision

A major cosmic pileup involving four large galaxies could give rise to one of the largest galaxies the universe has ever known, scientists say. Each of the four galaxies is at least the size of the Milky Way, and each is home to billions of stars. The galaxies will eventually merge into a single, colossal galaxy up to 10 times as massive as our own Milky Way..."Most of the galaxy mergers we already knew about are like compact cars crashing together," Rines said. "What we have here is like four sand trucks smashing together, flinging sand everywhere."

Galaxy collisions are a common occurrence in the universe. Our own Milky Way is fated to collide and merge with its neighbor, Andromeda, in about 5 billion years.