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Dilemma on Eastern Europe’s Nuclear Energy

For most of the other Eastern European countries, though, the ongoing global financial crisis has made securing financing for new power plants exceedingly difficult. Many borrowed heavily in dollars and euros during the boom years, based on the belief that bright economic prospects would accompany their increasing integration into Western economic institutions. Instead their debt [...]

Acid Rain

“Acid rain” is a popular term referring to the deposition of wet (rain, snow, sleet, fog, cloudwater, and dew) and dry (acidifying particles and gases) acidic components. A more accurate term is “acid deposition”. Distilled water, once carbon dioxide is removed, has a neutral pH of 7. Liquids with a pH less than 7 are [...]