Thursday, March 22, 2012

1) How efficient are Bio Mass Boilers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass
http://www.hurstboiler.com/
http://www.foodtechinfo.com/Why_Gas/Gas_v_Biomass_Boilers.htm

they are about 70-80% efficient. more importantly they can run off waste, making it very eco friendly

2)How did No Child Left Behind destroy our school system?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
http://www.quora.com/Education/Why-did-the-NCLB-No-Child-Left-Behind-Act-fail-or-is-considered-a-failure

it was a never win system. it required schools to always get better and better scores, even it they scored very well the first time. if they did not reach their forced goal they lost funding.

3) Why are gas prices so high while oil companies still rake in record profits?
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/do_you_know_what_makes_gasolin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-03/D9TI626G0.htm

The government is subsidizing oil companies even though they are still bringing in record profits. Along with many other factors.

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