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Dial-Up Users "Don't Want Broadband" 593

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 03, 2008 @01:58PM from the get-spied-on-at-lower-speeds dept.

Barence writes "The majority of dial-up Internet users say they don't want to upgrade their connection to broadband, according to a new study in the US. The Pew Internet & American Life research found that 62% of dial-up users had no interest in upgrading to a high-speed connection." (CNN is carrying the AP's story on the study, too.)

Cheaper Energy From Caverns of Compressed Air 114

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @11:18PM from the fine-until-the-earth-burps dept.

An anonymous reader writes "By using the Earth's vast underground caverns to store compressed air generated by wind farms at night, several U.S. municipalities will be 'going green' by using that stored energy to generate daytime electricity on the cheap. Engineers at a National Lab think compressed air stored in underground caverns could cut in half the cost of electricity."

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