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100 Why
Octane Rating (ROM) or Anti-Knock Index (AKI) Matters
An
"enthusiast's" history of Tetraethyl Lead
A "detractor's"
history of Tetraethyl Lead
The Nation
article on the Secret History of (Tetraethyl) Lead
The EPA' s brief
history of lead poisoning
Background sites and additional information:
Chemcases
Review
Article on the History of TEL
The
World Health Organization on the health impacts of lead
Another site on the medical
effects of lead
A historic
letter relevant to the military value of TEL and how this played into Standard
Oil being accused of helping Nazi Germany in WWII
Octel
Corporation, which is a current major producer of TEL
Ethyl Corporation, the original TEL producer,
is still in business
A map from the World
Resources Institute indicating which countries still used leaded automotive
fuels as of 1998
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Press Releases and Reports:
A good overall summary
on global warming
A
somewhat more technical overview presentation on the topic, from the Environmental
Protection Agency
The most important
greenhouse gases and how long they stick around once we throw them into
the atmosphere
An attempt
to measure climatic history (in greater detail, with links to the full article)
A good FAQ
on Global Warming from the Union of Concerned
Scientists, which includes links to the scientific
arguments for global warming
A counterpoint
to the above from the Heritage Foundation
The Cato Institute presents the scientific
arguments against global warming
Skepticism.net
collects and categorizes paper and opinions from a wide range of more electic
sources.
The Rand Corporation, a technical think-tank
that advises the government, says when
you don't know, don't commit (Which is generally our government's motto,
too, over the long haul. Rand knows its customer!!!)
How Hybrid Vehicles
Work in plain english
The CAFE Standard System
The
latest CAFE report from the Department of Transportation
Where does all the energy
go?
Look up the efficiency of any US vehicle
and also learn about alternative technologies in consumer English
The Department of Energy's site on Alternative
Fuels
A report on Minnesota's
experiment with ethanol from the state's legislative auditor
All about E10 super unleaded gasoline
AC Propulsion makes the tZero,
an electric sports car that kicks bootie, and also has some of the best electric
vehicle ideas out there
Prairie
Island Nuclear Waste Storage and the Pairie Island Indian Community
MN
Department of Commerce FAQ on the issue: see in particular pp. 13-16
An introduction
to How Nuclear Power Works
A word
from the current operators of Prairie Island
A
word from Excel energy, the owners of Prairie Island
A word from one
of the key opponents of Prairie Island
Hey...notice how these two pictures of Prairie Island's nuclear facility are
meant to bring different images to mind? One's from MPIRG, the other from the
operators...you're seeing propaganda, folks. Both are "true..."
Partners for Affordable Energy
Americans for Balanced Energy Choices
RESET Wisconsin
Repower the Midwest
Union of Concerned Scientists
The
next big thing - trash into oil?
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