Alan Rabinowitz, Defender of the Big Cats (Podcast)
published January 19, 2012 and has No Comments
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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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Nissan’s Mark Perry on the Arrival of the Leaf (Podcast)
published February 17, 2011 and has No Comments
Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong , Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and the face of the auto industry will never be the same. Mark Perry, Nissan's Director of Product Planning ...
Read more...Jay Walljasper’s Field Guide to the Commons (Podcast)
published January 7, 2011 and has No Comments
You know the word, but do you really know what the commons is? Hint: you're a stakeholder. The commons is the internet, the atmosphere, the airwaves, and the oceans. It's the stuff that belongs to everybody and nobody. After being editor of the Utne Reader for years, Jay Walljasper wrote All That We Share: A Field Guide to the ...
Read more...Jared Duval on Open Source Democracy (Podcast)
published December 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Can government be like a smartphone? An open platform, waiting for citizens to plug in their "apps" to its operating system? The rise of the millennial generation, along with the spread of the open source software movement, has opened up a whole new toolkit for engagement in the democratic process. Jared Duval, a precocious millennial himself, directed the Sierra ...
Read more...Caroline Fraser on Rewilding the World (Podcast)
published November 26, 2010 and has No Comments
"Lose the animals, lose the ecosystems. Lose the ecosystems, game over." Caroline Fraser touched down in more than a dozen countries to understand what rewilding really means. Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution looks at how this radical approach is being put to work, pulling endangered species back from the brink, relinking critical habitats, and keeping the ...
Read more...Alexandra Cousteau, the Ocean Ambassador (Podcast)
published September 2, 2010 and has No Comments
"We all live downstream from one another," says Alexandra Cousteau. In other words, what we do to the water, we do to ourselves. A third-generation Cousteau explorer, Alexandra is an ambassador of the sea. She's the host of Planet Green's Blue August , is currently traveling the world as a documentarian with her organization Blue Legacy , and, when ...
Read more...Sylvia Earle on the Gulf Disaster and Saving the Seas (Podcast)
published August 19, 2010 and has No Comments
She's truly one of the ocean's best friends. Sylvia Earle's career--and it's an epic one-- has been all about protecting and exploring the sea she loves so deeply. Earle served as chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was Time's very first Hero for the Planet, and was handed the exalted TED Prize in 2009 . ...
Read more...Lance Hosey on the Shape of Green Architecture (Podcast)
published August 6, 2010 and has No Comments
To assemble its A-List of the world's best buildings, Vanity Fair magazine called on the elites of the architecture world to pick their favorite structures. Shocked at the distinct absence of green buildings, architect Lance Hosey immediately set out to create his own G-List , tapping the leaders in the sustainable design community. Lance discusses what he found, as ...
Read more...Dr. Sanjayan, Lead Scientist for the Nature Conservancy (Podcast)
published July 22, 2010 and has No Comments
Dr. M. Sanjayan works as Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy , one of the largest and oldest environmental organizations in the world. His job leads him into some of the most diverse and endangered ecosystems of the planet. Sanjayan is also your host in the four-part special, Powering the Future , which you can catch on Discovery and ...
Read more...Mark Moffett, Adventures Among Ants (Audio Interview)
published July 8, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: Mark Moffett If we never grew up and stopped playing in the dirt, says Mark "Dr. Bugs" Moffett , we'd never lose our fascination with ants. Alas, most of us have lost touch with the insect friends of our childhood. Mark Moffett is one of the world's leading explorers and a biologist with an acute ant fixation ...
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Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple 2012-02-10
This hand operated gramophone is as simple as it gets. Original post: Minimalist Gramophone Makes Playing Music Super Simple
More in this category ...Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs. Read the original post: Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean ...
