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UN Calls For Study Of Oceans And Climate Change
The United Nations Environment Programme thinks we need to know more about marine and coastal ecosystems.
A Power Plant In A Box
Bloom Energy has been very quietly (some say secretly) generating electricity for Google, WalMart, eBay, FedEx, and other corporations for years. But their official launch isn't until Wednesday. And, on Sunday, for the first time, they offered a sneak preview.
Bill Gates On Energy Miracles
Bill Gates made a wish at this February's TED conference.
He wants a non-polluting energy source that costs half what today's cheap, dirty energy costs.
He wants a non-polluting energy source that costs half what today's cheap, dirty energy costs.
Puma's Solar Cell Phone
Puma is pretty darn good at making soccer shoes. Starting in April, we'll how good they are at making mobile phones.
Algae Ahead Of Schedule
The US Department of Defense plans to start filling its jet engines with algal biofuel earlier than expected.
Digging For The Truth: Snowstorms And Climate Change
Yesterday, most of the mid-Atlantic was battered by a blizzard that paralyzed much of the nation's capital. Leave it to the pundits and skeptic talking heads to jump on this opportunity to claim that recent heavy snowstorms and cold weather are proof that global warming isn't real.
A Smart Meter (For The Car)
We've heard of thermostats that display the real time price of energy and train us to heat and cool more efficiently. But what about car cockpits that display driving efficiency and train us in hypermiling?
Walden Pond; or, How Global Warming and Invasive Species Can Change Everything
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone."
-- Henry David Thoreau, Walden; on, Life in the Woods





