After four months of blogging…

Just a quick note to state that the new version of elrst.com, the one you are reading just now, is four month old. I take the opportunity here to thank you readers for your interest in my humble blog.

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Third part of AR4 to be released on friday

The third part of the fourth assessment report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to be released on Friday. This one will tackle the responses that can be brought to mitigate climate change.

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A deepness in the sky, by Vernor Vinge

I have been reading for the past four months a great space opera book by Vernor Vinge, A deepness in the sky. It indeed took me some time to finish it, but it is one of the best, if not the very best Sci-Fi book I ever read so far. As I just finished it,

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New nuclear plants to be built in the UK

According to an article in La Tribune, a French economic newspaper, Electricité de France ( EDF, the French electricity operator ) is discussing with British Energy to build a nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom. Electricité de France is indeed discussing with British Energy in order to build nuclear plants together on UK soil.

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An exoplanet where Mankind could live ?

This week, an exceptional event happened in Astronomy and I am creating a new category of articles for the occasion. If you had a look at my resume, you know that I am quite interested by this noble science, and indeed today’s article is related to that.

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What can I do personally to mitigate climate change ?

This is perhaps a question you asked yourself at least once. Here I will give some of the most interesting actions that can be done. I use for this the most seen recommendations.

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New tab in the navigation bar

Perhaps you noted the appearance since last Sunday of a new tab in the navigation bar above. The part, between About and Data enables me to be a little bit more personal on this website, that is my homepage and blog.

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Morocco investigating the nuclear option

Morocco has been for some time having a look at nuclear to answer its energy needs. This leading economy in North Africa indeed sees its electricity demand growing by around eight percent per year. Let us review the main figures about Morocco. On a personal note, it is a country where I have been enjoying

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On housing insulation – Part 2/2

Following what I wrote there, I am finishing this topic. I now focus on the various financial helps provided by the French government for households willing to insulate their apartment or house. We will also have a look at the solutions to the problem posed by the lack of thermal insulation and the effects of

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On housing insulation – Part 1/2

Following to a comment by my friend Etienne in this article, I will take the most interesting findings of my Master’s Thesis to exemplify how insulating a place is definitively worth the money. My thesis for the Audencia Nantes Management School tackled the issues of energy scarcity and climate change in relation with the French

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