Student-Built Eco Car Gets 2,487.5 MPG, Kicks Automaker Butt
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Read more...The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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Rate of Forest Loss Has Decreased, But We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
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Photo via Katabatic After years of raising awareness about the importance of preserving the planet's forests , the last decade saw an overall drop in the rate of forest loss around the globe--though some regions of the world are still clearing forests with troubling speed. But, with the efforts taken to View original post here: Rate of Forest Loss Has ...
Read more...Today’s News on Planet 100: Disppearing Islands, Mountaintop Removal, and Earth Hour Recap
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Read more...EPA Won’t Regulate Greenhouse Gases Until Next Year
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Photo via How Green Is My Blog? Just now, the EPA has formally announced that it will delay regulating greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's biggest polluters until next year. However, in issuing the announcement, the agency affirms that it will indeed commence regulation in 2011. The delay is intended to give businesses more time to prepare their carbon ...
Read more...Why Do Republicans Hate Bicycles So Much?
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Credit: LAB/Jeff Marin Ray Lahood's policy on bikes and pedestrians didn't say that they have to get the same money and the same space as other transportation modes; it simply said that they should be considered as equals. "Because of the benefits they provide, transportation agencies should give the same priority to walking and bicycling as is given to ...
Read more...The News from NYC is Good: Transit Up, Cycling Up, Cars Flat
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Image: NYC DOT Headed the Right Way The New York City Department of Transportation has released statistics on transportation in the city. The 2009 numbers aren't all in, so the most recent full year is 2008, but the trends are encouraging and it looks like all the improvements the city has made to its infrastructure and the efforts of ...
Read more...Why High Speed Rail Actually Needs to be, Well, High Speed
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Photo via Inhabitat When Obama announced plans to build high speed rail corridors in the US , it was some of the most exciting news I'd heard from his then-nascent administration. Yes, it was universally recognized that the $8 billion allotted in the stimulus bill (combined with an additional billion a year for the next five years in the ...
Read more...Thirsty Yet? In LA, Annenberg Space Photo Exhibit Explores Water Issues
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X'Keken Cenote in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Photo by John Stanmeyer courtesy of The Annenberg Foundation Before and after shots of our vanishing water depict a dramatic display through inspiring imagery at the "Water: Our Thirsty World" exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. This compelling photographic and multimedia show just opened for three months in collaboration ...
Read more...Made By Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throw Away World (Book Review)
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Photo of tools via fotographix ; Image of book cover via Amazon . Do It Yourself. It's a phrase that's been snatched up by mainstream culture through televisions shows, best seller books, and craft store kits. But DIY, when you stop and consider it, mean so much more than just building your own set of book shelves or knitting ...
Read more...Have Jesus’ Disciples Fattened Up Over the Last 1,000 Years?
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Grist points us to a compelling study published by the International Journal of Obesity, which reveals that the portions on the plates of Jesus' disciples in depictions of The Last Supper have "increased dramatically" over the last 1,000 years. Looking at 52 different paintings produced over the time period, it was discovered that entres grew in size by 70%, ...
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Craft for Craft’s Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft 2012-05-25
One designer argues that the rebirth of making things by hand is in danger of devaluing the craft it sets out to celebrate. See original here: Craft for Craft's Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft
More in this category ...Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Robotic fish hit the ocean, fun times at Maker Faire, speakers that talk to dolphins, and more!
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