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Methane Digester in a park in Cambridge, MA
Seeded on Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:22 AM EDT (Wired News)
Methane digester turns pet poop into energy. Burning methane converts really potent global warming gas into slightly less potent CO2. This could make pooper scoopers quite popular.
German rival to iPad unveiled - and it has a camera - San Jose Mercury News
Seeded on Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:15 PM EDT (mercurynews.com)
iPad alternative w/webcam and flash...
My Life as a "Dangerous Woman" | Retirement Income Journal - The information forum of the decumulation industry.
Seeded on Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:58 PM EDT (retirementincomejournal.com)
Female economist slammed by right wing press. Her ideas now finally being heard correctly
Just what is in that drinking water? National Geographic Article
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:08 PM EST (National Geographic)
National Geographic article highlights the potent ingredients in our drinking water - ranging from pharmaceuticals, especially in European rivers, to vanilla and sage (especially at Thanksgiving) in Puget Sound.
Op-Ed Columnist - The Guns of August - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:05 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Radical Right and Neo-Nazis, why they get any traction at all. Excellent discussion of the radical right's invasion of congressional discourse.
Newspaper Publishers Are Idiots - Columns by PC Magazine
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:03 PM EDT (pcmag.com)
What the newspapers could do to differentiate themselves, and why they should dump the printing of some stuff that no longer makes sense, like stock quotations. This would make them greener, save on printing, and possibly save them, full stop.
Basics - In a Helpless Baby, the Roots of Our Social Glue - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 6:41 AM EST (The New York Times)
The biological origins of human's capacity for cooperation.
Technology Review: Solar Firms Pray for a Stimulus Bump
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:23 PM EST (Technology Review)
Stimulus package could revive the partially dormant solar power industry. Article by Michael Fitzgerald, whose website is here and his blog, Archimede's Hot Tub is here
They Took Care of Us
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:17 AM EST (theytookcareofus.blogspot.com)
This blog is full of information and advice for those caring for aging parents, based on first hand experience from a child who did just that.
Increase Fuel Efficiency by Driving Smarter
Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:31 AM EST (furninfo.com)
Make your trucks more fuel efficient by educating the drivers. No special technology required for 25-50% gains in mpg. This reduces your costs and your impact on the environment as less fuel burned equates to lower emissions of both pollutants and CO2.
BBC NEWS | Business | Audio Slideshow: A guide to the credit crunch
Seeded on Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:02 PM EST (BBC News)
BBC Business Editor's slide show on how we got to this current dire state
How Not to Solve the Credit Crisis
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:47 PM EDT (fool.com)
Good explanation of what "mark to market" means, in layperson's terms. It isn't at fault, it's what shows the folks who did something stupid just how dumb it was. Don't throw that out as that makes a nonsense of the regulation that everyone is crying out for.
Alternative vehicles get their day | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:54 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
Alternative commercial vehicles that is. We haven't seen too many of them, yet
TED Spread | Perceived U.S. Credit Risk
Seeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 9:19 PM EDT (fool.com)
An introduction to the TED spread - everyone should know what this is, and why write the article, when you can read the Motley Fool's definition.
Tips for a Healthy, Low-Carbon Life - Health - Environmental Defense Fund
Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 3:05 PM EDT (edf.org)
Tips from the Environmental Defense Fund on reducing your carbon footprint
Drive Smart: Fuel Savings Add Up - Fight Global Warming - Environmental Defense 2
Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM EDT (fightglobalwarming.com)
Tips from the Environmental Defense Fund on preventing/slowing global warming, one gas tank at a time
EVWORLD FEATURE: ZeroTruck: Cleaning Up Mobile Media: Electric Truck | Mobile Media | Electrorides
Seeded on Sat May 17, 2008 8:58 AM EDT (evworld.com)
EVWorld (Electric Vehicles) publishes article about an electric commercial truck w/a 100 mile between recharge range.
Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup - New York Times
Seeded on Fri May 2, 2008 3:17 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Home Brew for your car - Article discusses a home brew still to make ethanol, coming from E-Fuel Corporation in Silicon Valley. Naysayers from UC Berkeley say quality control could be an issue, but it's a sweet thought with gas at $4 to brew your own ethanol at $1.
News - UC Davis global warming researcher paints dire picture for Lake Tahoe - sacbee.com
Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:45 PM EDT (The Sacramento Bee)
Global warming causing stress in lakes. Here's the picture for the effect on Lake Tahoe, in 11 years, provided nothing changes. Have you made sure your office pc shuts down at the end of the day yet?
The Infinite Sphere: Lake Mead going dry?
Seeded on Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:57 PM EDT (theinfinitesphere.blogspot.com)
The Infinite Sphere Blog discusses a study of Lake Mead in light of global warming and the severity of historical & prehistoric droughts in the southwest. A bit alarmist, but backed up with some hard figures.
Green Buildings May Be Cheapest Way to Slow Global Warming: Scientific American
Seeded on Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:45 AM EDT (Sciam)
Retrofitting existing buildings and requiring new buildings to be energy efficient is the best first step we could take. This from a study by the Commisission for Environmental Cooperation, an int'l org established under NAFTA and based in Montreal.
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | NZ dolphin rescues beached whales
Seeded on Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:23 PM EDT (BBC News)
Dolphin rescues beached pygmy sperm whales in New Zealand, after humans unable to help.
Sure, a Jet's Wings Need Scrubbing, But Its Guts Need a Flush, Too
Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:32 PM EDT (Wired News)
Power washing a jet's engine can cut energy consumption. EcoPower Engine Wash Rig visiting jets at JFK airport
Jon Carroll
Seeded on Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:24 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Stupid energy consumption and what we can do about it. Lessons you will no doubt be taught soon by your 6 year old child or grandchild. So avoid the back seat driving, and stop leaving your car on idle.
Marine algae get the green light from Shell - earth - 20 December 2007 - New Scientist Environment
Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:19 AM EST (environment.newscientist.com)
Shell is looking to produce biodiesel from marine algae.
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