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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (182837)	3/2/2014 4:59:11 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206179

A Star in a Bottle An audacious plan to create a new energy source could save the planet from catastrophe. But time is running out. by Raffi Khatchadourian March 3, 2014 newyorker.com Commercial reactors modelled on ITER could generate power with no carbon, virtually no pollution, and scant radioactive waste. Illustration by Jacob Escobedo. No one knows ITER’s true cost, which may be incalculable, but estimates have been rising steadily, and a conservative figure rests at twenty billion dollars—a sum that makes ITER the most expensive scientific instrument on Earth. But if it is truly possible to bottle up a star, and to do so economically, the technology could solve the world’s energy problems for the next thirty million years, and help save the planet from environmental catastrophe. Hydrogen, a primordial element, is the most abundant atom in the universe, a potential fuel that poses little risk of scarcity. Eventually, physicists hope, commercial reactors modelled on ITER will be built, too—generating terawatts of power with no carbon, virtually no pollution, and scant radioactive waste. The reactor would run on no more than seawater and lithium. It would never melt down. It would realize a yearning, as old as the story of Prometheus, to bring the light of the heavens to Earth, and bend it to humanity’s will. ITER, in Latin, means “the way.”

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (182837)	5/6/2014 7:56:18 AM
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Putin’s Anti-Fracking Campaign May 5, 2014 4:00 AM nationalreview.com Colorado Anti-Fracking Activism: A Game for Millionaires and Billionaires Posted May 2, 2014 theenergycollective.com

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (182837)	7/14/2014 12:05:23 PM
From: Dennis Roth	2 Recommendations Recommended By evestor isopatch Respond to of 206179

Russia interested in Argentina's shale deposits, says Cristina Fernandez Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:49 UTC en.mercopress.com President Cristina Fernandez confirmed Russia’s interest in investing in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation in Patagonia and announced that a Russian delegation will travel soon to the area, which holds one of the largest shale gas and oil reserves of the world. “A Russian delegation will travel to Vaca Muerta to visit one of the largest shale gas areas of the world,” Cristina Fernández said. “We’re talking about Russia, one of the world’s top producers of gas and oil. But we Argentines also have our own and it seems like others have noticed.” At the same time Argentine Federal minister Julio De Vido said the visit of the Russian delegation to Vaca Muerta “creates a lot of expectations” regarding possible investment in the area. De Vido described Russia’s Gazprom energy firm as “one of the most important energy firms of the world.” De Vido said “it creates a lot of satisfaction for us that they want to visit this area...” ==== Gee, it seems to the Russians hydraulic fracturing is bad when Europeans and others do it. Pro-Russian activists protesting shale gas production in Donetsk region Message 28702421 kyivpost.com Why Putin Hates Fracking thedailybeast.com What worries Putin more -- re-election, or fracking? oilandglory.foreignpolicy.com But it's great when they do it. Message 28785506 Message 29241532 Message 28688628 Message 28809221 Obviously, Gazprom has the shale gas experts the Argentines should listen to. Message 28808685