The Long Shadow of Chernobyl and Nuclear Power are two articles in the April 2006 edition of National Geographic Magazine. We should look closely at the long term damage caused by Chernobyl before building more reactors in this country. Is the risk worth the gain?
Another important article is The New Venezuela. The US gets a lot of oil from this country. President Hugo Chavez likes Fidel Castro a lot more then he does George Bush.
Month: March 2006
Cassini Finds Signs of Liquid Water on Saturn’s Moon
This is an important discovery!
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060309_cassini_water.html
New pay plan for the Internet? (or corporate greed?)
Watch the following video from MSNBC. I see this as corporate greed.
New pay plan for the Internet?March 2: Internet providers are considering a new way to charge for service. NBC’s George Lewis reports.
Red Planet Arrival: NASA’s MRO Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit
“MRO joins NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey spacecraft, as well as Europe’s Mars Express probe, currently circling the red planet. NASA’s twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, also continue to explore the planet’s surface.”
See the full article at http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060310_mro_mars_arrival.html