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La Libre: Un ouvrage d'art de 25 milliards de francs

The boat lift at Strepy-Thieu isfinally operationalafter 20 years in the making. I remember visting it once, it’s incredibly impressive towering at about 70m in height, supposedly the biggest in the world. Sadly, it’s a bit of a dinosaur in this day and age when most transporters choose the road.

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Posted on 7th November 2001 Details

Geoengineering could work to control climate chang...

Geoengineering could work to control climate change but could never stop. A single mistake and things would be worse than when we started.

Linked on 27th July 2007 Details

“Some scientists think climate change needs a more...

“Some scientists think climate change needs a more radical approach. As well as trying to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, they have plans to re-engineer the Earth”

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Posted on 5th September 2008 Details