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What Everyone Should Know About Energy- What is the status of the U.S. nuclear industry?There are currently 104 commercial nuclear reactors at 65 nuclear power plants in 31 States. Since 1990, the share of the Nation's total electricity supply provided by nuclear power generation has averaged about 20%, with the level of nuclear generation growing at roughly the same rate as overall electricity use. Between 1985 and 1996, 34 new reactors w […]
- How can we compare or add up our energy consumption?To compare or aggregate energy consumption across different energy sources like oil, natural gas, and electricity, we must use a common unit of measure. This is similar to calculating your food energy intake by adding up the calories in whatever you eat. […]
- What role does liquefied natural gas (LNG) play as an energy source for the United States?On an annual basis from 2003 to 2008, the United States imported between 13% and 16% of its natural gas requirements. Most of these imports were in gaseous form delivered by pipeline from Canada. However, natural gas imports have also come in liquid form from overseas. Between 1% and 3% of U.S. demand for natural gas was met by LNG from 2003 to 2008. […]
- What is the status of the U.S. nuclear industry?
- Invasive Species
- Impact of Nature's Invading Aliens Measured for First Time (Jan 22, 2010) January 26, 2010Impact of Nature's Invading Aliens Measured for First Time (Jan... […]
- Species Profile -- Dutch Elm Disease January 26, 2010Species Profile -- Dutch Elm Disease USDA. NAL. National Invasive... […]
- Impact of Nature's Invading Aliens Measured for First Time (Jan 22, 2010) January 26, 2010
The British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia macilenta) And Moss
“There are species of edible lichen. Umbilicaria esculenta (Japanese: Iwatake; Korean: Seogi) are collected from cliffs for use in a variety of traditional Korean and Japanese foods. Lichen flour is used by the Tarahumara as an ingredient of Tesguino.[33] Other people eat lichen too, and not just as a survival food. Most lichens must be prepared carefully before consumption because of their high acid content. Of the twenty thousand or so species, at least two are confirmed toxic.
Lichens occur in some of the most extreme environments on Earth—arctic tundra, hot deserts, rocky coasts and toxic slag heaps.”
– Wikipedia
The British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia macilenta) is a fruiting lichen which resembles a British soldier with a bright red cap. Though the mushrooms are small, their bright color and distinctive form make them stand out in their forest habitat.