Archive for the 'space travel' Category
Google Goes Green
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell November 28th, 2007 in Alternative energy, Oil, War, space travelInternet search company Google yesterday committed hundreds of millions of dollars to renewable energy projects.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google co-founders, announced its initiative to produce electricity from renewable energy sources rather than coal. Mr Page said: “Our goal is to produce one gigawatt of renewable energy capacity [enough to power San Francisco] that is [...]
Branson Offers Millions to Save Planet
1 Comment Published by Andy Rowell February 9th, 2007 in Climate Change, aircraft travel, carbon offsetting, space travelIrony number two. He owns a global airline that pumps out millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide. He also wants to introduce incredibly polluting space travel, but now Sir Richard Branson, is offering $25 million to the scientist who can extract that carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Together with the former US president Al Gore, he [...]
Virgin Launches Space-Flights
3 Comments Published by Andy Rowell September 29th, 2006 in Oil, space travelJust days after promising billions to fight climate change, Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the latest designs of his rocket-powered vehicle that will carry clients into space through his Virgin Galactic business. The Virgin “spaceships” are designed to carry six passengers and two pilots to an altitude of about 140km on a sub-orbital space flight. [...]
