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The Future of Asymmetric Warfare
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program has several important international partners. Despite design problems with stealth capability, the production of battle-ready aircraft has begun. Israel, Turkey, Italy and Australia have made the largest purchase commitment at this time. Find out more, in the final part of Environmental Graffiti's three-article series taking an in-depth look at everything you needed to know about the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
Continue reading...18. May 2009
Russia Responds to the Joint Strike Fighter Program
For anyone who's into fighter jets, this article will be a treat as it compares the latest, greatest and costliest in aviation research and development. Presented here are Sweden's Griffin, the EU's Typhoon and two extraordinary fighters from Russia. One thing is sure: the Joint Strike Fighter Program (F-35) of the United States and several allied nations has competition. Buckle up for our supersonic tour.
Continue reading...13. May 2009
The One Trillion Dollar Fighter Program
Contrary to first reports, valuable and highly classified data on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program was not stolen in April, 2009. Which raises the question: what kind of jet fighter do we get for USD One Trillion? Environmental Graffiti reveals all, in the first of a three-article series taking an in-depth look at everything you needed to know about the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
Continue reading...9. January 2009
What The Neocons Think About Sustainable Energy
Some skepticism is good, and I am am certainly not suggesting that the government should always be trusted. But conspiracy theories tend to fall under two categories; "plausible" and "WTF?" Some people are incapable of dicerning between the two. According to the winter '08 issue of the Intelligence Report, there was no shortage of the latter kind of conspiracy theory going around at the Ninth Annual Freedom 21 conference.
Continue reading...21. November 2008
What Does Sustainability Mean to You?
This week, leading professional and corporate consultancy Spada released new research on environmental reporting that shows FTSE100 companies are more than vague when using environmental terms and concepts. Only two of 79 leading corporate organizations were able to define what they meant by sustainability – BP and British American Tobacco.
Continue reading...20. October 2008
Exelon to Aquire NRG for $6.2 Billion
Power generation giant, NRG Inc has just confirmed they received a tempting proposal from the largest nuclear energy company in the US, Exelon Corporation. Exelon have offered $6.2 billion to acquire all NRG Energy’s outstanding shares following the dismal performance of stock process recently. New Jersey-based NRG has lost half of its market value in two months.
Continue reading...7. August 2008
Amazing Facts About Oil
Ever had a burning desire to know more about oil? Well, Neatorama have written a great post listing a load of weird and wonderful oil facts bout the precious liquid some people call, black gold. Discover how much Saudi oil giant Aramco are really worth, what people did with worthless oil at the turn of the 20th century or what role dinosaurs really have in the production of fossil fuels:
Continue reading...4. July 2008
“Biofuels Behind World Food Crisis”- World Bank
Biofuels are responsible for a 75 percent increase in world food prices according to the findings of a World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. The bank said concern over climate change and increasing competition for cropland had prompted Europe and the US to encourage the use of biofuels, driving up the price of raw materials used in their production, such as wheat, soy, corn and palm oil.
Continue reading...9. June 2008
Africa Running Out of Natural Resources
According to the conservation organization WWF, African countries are slowly but surely draining the continent of its natural resources. The statement is part of a report issued by the organization on Africa's ecological footprint - it takes into account a country's land and sea surface that is used in meeting the peoples' consumption needs. The report entitled "Africa-Ecological Footprint and Human Well-being" was released along with a U.S.-based research body, the Global Footprint Network.
Continue reading...3. June 2008
Is it Time to Properly Fund Passenger Rail in the United States?
Image by Wili Hybrid Passenger Rail service was once a booming industry in the United States and was the main revenue source that spurred the rapid growth of rail transport throughout the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. However, as the price of cheap fuel [...]
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20. May 2009
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