Nuclear power was supposed to be the answer to the world’s need for energy in the 20th century. The construction of nuclear power plants starting in the 1950s continues to this day, especially in underdeveloped countries. Nuclear power provides vast sources of energy, and, when properly handled, little danger. [click to continue…]
There has been a lot of furor over synthetic fuels for the last few years. Synthetic fuel, according to How Stuff Works, is any kind of fuel that is made from natural gas, coal, or from chemically converted “biomass feedstocks”. Synthetic fuels, or synfuels, are also referred to as Fischer-Tropsch liquids because of the process that produces them. [click to continue…]