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- MSNBC Host Joy Reid Doubles Down on Claim That Hackers ‘Fabricated’ Her Homophobic Blog PostsNBC NewsWireMSNBC host Joy Reid on Tuesday stood by her claim that hackers “fabricated” old blog posts to make her appear homophobic, sharing a statement from a cybersecurity expert alleging her website was breached.Reid, who is also a columnist for The Daily Beast, apologized last year after Twitter users dug up decade-old blog posts in which she mocked the […]
- Stephen Colbert Roasts Trump’s Failed Attempt to Hold Melania’s Hand: ‘She Was Not Having It’CBS/screengrabFirst Lady Melania Trump may have stolen the show with her wide-brimmed white hat when French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte arrived at the White House on Monday. But Stephen Colbert thinks the choice of headwear had a less fashionable purpose. Narrating one “awkward moment” from the first couple’s public appearance, Colbert said, […]
- Melania Trump Is Letting Her State Visit Wardrobe Do the TalkingSaul Loeb/GettyMelania Trump shimmered in silver, sequin Chanel couture, and looked as if she wanted to scream.Mrs. Trump held hands with her husband, the president, on Tuesday night and she did not swat his hand away, at least not in front of the cameras. Her hand did not try to escape his as it seemed to do earlier in the day. Instead, the couple waited, l […]
- Big Questions, Big Fun: Tom Stoppard’s ‘Travesties’ Returns to BroadwayCourtesy Joan MarcusWhat is art? That is the big, bold, starter for 10 at the heart of the intellectual rollercoaster Tom Stoppard sets in motion in Travesties. We see it right there, in front of us in Tim Hatley’s warrenous set with papers and boxes of papers, and books piled to toppling height. We are to imagine both an apartment and a library, arenas of t […]
- Prosecutor Calls Out ‘Con Man’ Cosby for Laughing in Closing ArgumentsBastiaan Slabbers/GettyNORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania—Bill Cosby is the con artist, not his rape victim Andrea Constand, prosecutors said in their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon while blasting Cosby’s defense attorneys for “assassinating” the character of the five women who testified against their client, as well as Cosby for laughing. “Yes, you did hear abou […]
- MSNBC Host Joy Reid Doubles Down on Claim That Hackers ‘Fabricated’ Her Homophobic Blog Posts
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- Great News for People Who Want to Play Tacoma but Only Have a PS4: Tacoma Is Coming to PS4!Tacoma, the Fullbright Company’s follow-up to their critically-acclaimed game Gone Home, came out last August, but only for players lucky enough to have access to an Xbox One or a computer running Windows, MacOS, or Linux. People who stubbornly insisted on playing video games on a Sony PlayStation 4—and only on a Sony Playstation 4—were out of luck, whether […]
- The GOP Won in Arizona on Tuesday Night. The GOP Is in Big Trouble.Republican Debbie Lesko won Arizona’s special election on Tuesday night, beating back a strong challenge from Democrat Hiral Tipirneni in a district that Donald Trump won by more than 20 percentage points less than two years ago. The Associated Press called the race shortly after the mail-in ballots were counted, which some estimates peg at about 80 percent […]
- Here’s How Critics Are Describing Thanos In Avengers: Infinity WarIt’s been six years since Marvel Studios’ Big Bad Thanos first appeared in the credits of The Avengers, but this week’s Avengers: Infinity War marks the first time audiences—and critics—get to spend real time with the giant, blueberry-colored villain. This means the entire critical establishment is facing an Avengers-sized problem: How do you describe a char […]
- Mick Mulvaney Casually Explains to Bankers How He Instituted a Pay-to-Play Rule for Lobbyists While in CongressWhite House budget czar Mick Mulvaney told banking executives that while he was serving in congress before joining the Trump administration, he enacted a pay-to-play scheme for lobbyists looking to meet with him. “We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress. If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you,” Mulvaney explained to the 1,300 […]
- Rapper Meek Mill Makes Emotional Appearance at Sixers Playoff Game After Release from JailHours after being released from prison Tuesday, rapper Meek Mill made an emotional appearance at the 76ers playoff game. Mill, born and raised in Philadelphia, had the support of the organization and in particular one of its owners, Michael* Rubin, in his high-profile legal battle against a controversial sentence of two to four years in prison for a 2017 pro […]
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- Almost 1500 bird species face extinction and we’re to blameOne-eighth of the world’s 11,000 bird species are now threatened, and in most cases farming is the biggest threat thanks to our increasingly meat-rich diets
- Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppersA species of tropical ant builds traps on tree trunks that allow them to catch prey almost fifty times their size, by biting their legs and spread-eagling them on the tree surface
- Why the hockey stick graph will always be climate science’s iconTwo decades after it was first published, the chart linking carbon emissions and global warming is as relevant as ever, says Olive Heffernan
- Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years earlyEarth’s air suddenly got a lot more oxygen around 1.6 billion years ago and that could have triggered the evolution of large multicellular organisms
- Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountainsA pair of mass extinctions struck in quick succession just before the dinosaur era, and the birth of a mountain range in South Africa may have been partly to blame
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- Family-sized Solar Car to Race in World Solar ChallengeBattery Technology | Electric Cars | Solar Power | TransportationSolar Team Great Britain has started a kickstarter page to help fund their design for entry in the 2017 World Solar Challenge. Founder Steven Heape leads a team of volunteers from many different disciplines, companies and universities working on a family-sized solar car to compete in the cruise […]
- The Spherical Sun Power GeneratorEnergy Inventions | Future Technology | Solar PowerGerman Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. His company Rawlemon has created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry princip […]
- Hydrogen-Powered Tram Developed in ChinaFuel Cells | Hydrogen Fuel | Public Transit | TransportationIn an effort to reduce China’s harmful and plentiful greenhouse gas emissions, Chinese company Sifang (a subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation) has developed the world’s first hydrogen powered tram. The tram took two years of research and development to complete, and will be powered entirely by […]
- The WaterNest: An Eco-Friendly Floating HouseEnvironment and Sustainability | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerDesigned by renowned Italian architect Giancarlo Zema and produced by EcoFloLife, the WaterNest 100 is an eco-friendly floating housing unit. The 100 square meter residential units are made of up to 98% recycled materials; including the laminate timber and aluminum hull. Skylights, balconies an […]
- Floating Solar Panels: A Viable Solution?Hydro Power | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerSince 2011, French Company Ciel & Terre has been developing large-scale floating solar solutions. Their innovative Hydrelio Floating PV system allows standard PV panels to be installed on large bodies of water such as: drinking water reservoirs, quarry lakes, irrigation canals, remediation and tailing ponds, […]
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- Swedish fitness trend of 'plogging' is amazingly awesomeLeave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!
- Urbanists call for a non-aggression pact among cities competing for Amazon's HQ2They say that cities should compete on the basis of the underlying strength of their communities, not handouts.
- Marine biologist wants to make plastic straws extinct on the Great Barrier ReefNicole Nash's campaign urges tour operators and coastal resorts to ban straws completely in an effort to reduce plastic pollution.
- Building science expert says we should prepare for the coming Stucco-PocalypseWhy does anyone actually build with this stuff?
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- Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forestsThere are too many trees in Sierra Nevada forests, say scientists. That may come as a surprise to those who see dense, verdant forests as signs of a healthy environment. After all, green is good, right? Not necessarily. When it comes to the number of trees in California forests, bigger isn't always better.
- Blinded by the light: Climate change, the sun, and Lake SuperiorLakes tend to emit carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere, making them important players in the planet's natural regulation of its climate. However, the direction of the flow of CO2 between lakes and the atmosphere can be influenced by humans or by natural factors such as rainfall or air temperature.
- Airborne dust threatens human health in SouthwestResearchers have found that in the coming decades, increased dust emissions from severe and prolonged droughts in the American Southwest could result in significant increases in hospital admissions and premature deaths.
- Killer whale genetics raise inbreeding questionsA new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington's Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
- Deep water aquifer acts like natural bio-reactor, allowing microbes to consume carbonResearchers have shown that underground aquifers along the mid-ocean ridge act like natural biological reactors, pulling in cold, oxygenated seawater, and allowing microbes to break down more -- perhaps much more -- refractory carbon than scientists ever believed.
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- Sleek fiberglass visitor center is a beacon for wind energy in DenmarkThe wind turbines at Thisted, Denmark don’t just generate renewable energy—these massive structures are among the world’s largest offshore wind turbines and have become a big draw for tourism too. In light of the site’s popularity, Cubo Arkitekter was tapped to design the Østerild Visitors and Operation Center that offers insight on wind energy and other sus […]
- Multi-family timber home perches atop a Norwegian slopeReiulf Ramstad Arkitekter recently completed their latest residence: a multi-family dwelling set atop a steep slope in Oslo, Norway. As with the Norwegian architecture firm’s many other projects, the home is primarily clad in vertical planks of natural timber which helps tie the building into its wooded surroundings. Named the Two-in-One House, the residence […]
- Outside Van's Powerstation is a rugged yet luxurious tiny home on wheelsAlthough Outside Van's motto may be "Life is simple in a Van," their latest model is anything but. The Powerstation is a powerhouse of off-grid living - a tiny home on wheels that can go practically anywhere. The souped-up camper van combines high-tech functionality with a comfortable cabin-like living space, all for the low price of $320,000. […]
- General Electric to debut world's largest wind turbine in UKGeneral Electric just announced that it will begin testing the world's largest wind turbine - the Haliade-X - at its facilities in Blyth, England. General Electric's renewable energy department signed a five-year contract with the British government-funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) to begin trials of the 12-megawatt turbine. “This i […]
- Couple restores an old Airstream into a chic tiny home on wheelsEmbracing an on-the-road lifestyle and downsizing your belongings doesn't necessarily mean sacrificing style. Kate Oliver and Ellen Prasse renovated an old Airstream into a chic and sophisticated living space. The ambitious couple, who run renovation company Modern Caravan, had their work cut out for them from the beginning. The camper needed a massive […]
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- When Boycotts Work: A Guide To The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica ScandalIf Mark Zuckerberg wants to salvage Facebook's reputation, he should probably start at the top: Trump, Russia, the 2016 elections and Cambridge Analytica all intersect with Facebook board member Peter Thiel.
- Harnessing Innovation in the World’s Startup NationA country with a population of less than 9 million people and a land mass smaller than the U.S. state of Vermont, Israel has become the go-to place for disruptive technology that can answer some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges.
- Has Deregulation Allowed Texas to Be More Sustainable?Deregulating the energy market has also been a huge factor in motivating energy companies to develop newer and more affordable forms of energy.
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of CSR"CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead" collates insights from thought leaders on topics such as employee engagement, human social responsibility, shared value, impact measurement, and the SDGs.
- DOE’s Rick Perry is White House’s Unlikely Advocate for Clean Energy IncubatorARPA-E is the U.S. Energy Department's flagship incubator for cutting-edge answers to big technological problems. It also seems to be continuously on President Trump's chopping block. But the program has an odd advocate for its survival: Rick Perry, who was appointed as Energy Department chief after he admitted that he would kill the program if he […]
- When Boycotts Work: A Guide To The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica Scandal
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- The Silurian HypothesisOne of the benefits of working for NASA is that the enormous range of science the agency covers – from satellite records for the present day, to exoplanet climates, from early Mars and deep time on Earth to the far future – and the opportunity to think ‘big’. This week sees the publication of a […]
- Stronger evidence for a weaker Atlantic overturning circulationThrough two new studies in Nature, the weakening of the Gulf Stream System is back in the scientific headlines. But even before that, interesting new papers have been published – high time for an update on this topic. Let’s start with tomorrow’s issue of Nature, which besides the two new studies (one of which I […]
- Harde TimesReaders may recall a post a year ago about a nonsense paper by that appeared in Global and Planetary Change. We reported too on the crowd-sourced rebuttal led by that was published last October. Now comes by three members of the Editorial Board (Martin Grosjean, Joel Guiot and Zicheng Yu) reporting on what the circumstances […]
- Unforced Variations: Apr 2018This month’s open thread for general climate science discussions.
- Alsup asks for answersSome of you might have read about the lawsuit by a number of municipalities (including San Francisco and Oakland) against the major oil companies for damages (related primarily to sea level rise) caused by anthropogenic climate change. The legal details on standing, jurisdiction, etc. are all very interesting (follow @ColumbiaClimate for those details), but […]
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- The Big Questions – One – What is the Composition of the Universe?The following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…
- 5 questions for… Densify: a sign of the timesDensify is an analytical service company whose mission is to help organisations move their server workloads to the public cloud and to…
- The Fourth Age – PrefaceThe following is an excerpt from GigaOm publisher Byron Reese’s new book, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future…
- When is a startup pitch not a pitch? Retrospective thoughts on TechPitch 4.5This week I was lucky enough to be a judge at the most recent TechPitch 4.5 event in London. I say lucky…
- Voices in AI – Episode 42: A Conversation with Jem DaviesIn this episode, Byron and Jem discuss machine learning, privacy, ethics, and Moore’s law. Byron Reese: Hello, this is “Voices in AI,”…
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- Sump Pump ProblemsThe importance of having a sump pump in the basement cannot be underestimated as it is responsible for keeping the home flood free. However, there are many sump pump problems that can occur, leaving the system vulnerable and opened to the possibility of not operating correctly. Some Common Sump Pump Problems One of the most common sump pump problems has to d […]
- Sump Pump PitDue to the fact that flooding occurs occasionally due to bad weather and natural disasters, having a good sump pump drainage system in the basement has now become a necessity. With a reliable drainage system in place, you can avoid the occurrence of flooding which usually cause unnecessary financial expenses and mental anguish to everyone in the family. A su […]
- Wayne Sump PumpsWayne sump pumps have been serving customers in the drainage system industry over the past 70 odd years. These sump pumps are durable and they protect many homes from the damage caused by flooding. There is a long line in the variety of Wayne sump pumps; from thermoplastic and cast iron to pedestal, backup and primary pump sumps to a combination of both. A W […]
- Sump Pump DrainageIf you have spoken to homeowners who have had trouble with flooding and dampness in their basement, or mildew and rot in their home, they would tell you that so many costly messes could have been avoided by having a sump pump installed in the basement. The cost of sump pump drainage system is definitely cheaper than cleaning up after water and moisture has d […]
- Zoeller Sump PumpsZoeller sump pumps is a well known brand of pumps designed to keep your property dry and protect it from water damage. When the rain pours heavily, are you one of those people who rush to the basement, worried that you would find it flooded? This is a common problem among many homeowners especially those living in flat terrains where water has nowhere else t […]
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- SpaceX BFR will be taking people anywhere on Earth in 30 minutes for a few thousand dollars by 2028
- Didi Chuxing is China’s leading ride hailing service and plans an IPO with $70-80 billion valuation
- Aubrey de Grey and West of AgeX talk about embryonic regeneration and reversing aging
- China testing stealth enhancing metamaterial on non-stealth planes
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- Scott Pruitt Proposes ‘Transparency’ Rule To Limit The EPA’s Use Of Public Health StudiesThe regulation, ironically drafted in secret, comes as Republican support for the embattled administrator wanes.
- Andrew Cuomo Faces A Big Test On Climate Change. He’s Already Failed Twice.As the New York governor scrambles to fend off a primary challenger, will he finally back state lawmakers trying to pass the nation’s most ambitious climate bill?
- Man Who Survived Bear Attack Gets Bitten By A Shark"I don't blame the shark, I don't blame the bear, and I don't blame the rattlesnake," the victim said.
- Scott Pruitt's Public Service Mostly Involves Serving HimselfWhat the EPA administrator's many scandals have in common.
- How To Find Beauty Products That Aren’t Totally Killing The PlanetYes, it's possible to care for your skin and the earth at the same time.
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- Sweden recycles so well it needs more trashWhen it comes to recycling, Sweden is incredibly successful. Just four percent of household waste in Sweden goes into landfills. The rest winds up either recycled or used as fuel in waste-to-energy power plants. Burning the garbage in the incinerators generates 20 percent of Sweden’s district heating, a system of distributing heat by pumping heated water int […]
- IPCC 5 in Haiku.Amazing what the bout of the flu can do. International climate scientist Gregory Johnson, who co-authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 5th report, which came out in September, has simplified the 2000 page preview report into 19 illustrated haiku. I feel I understand it better now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0McGUF9hc0
- Russian parliament gives amnesty to 'Arctic 30'The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic have expressed relief after the Russian parliament voted to grant them amnesty. But they also declared: “There is no amnesty for the Arctic.” The Duma today voted for an amendment that extends an amnesty decree to defendants who have been charged with hooliganism. It […]
- Increased energy efficiency in China could “strand” Australian mining projectsThe Chinese government is pushing manufacturers, and in particular, steelmakers, to be more energy efficient, reducing demand for Australian coal. Image: Johannes 'volty' Hemmerlein Rapid increases in energy efficiency in Chinese manufacturing, especially in the steel production sector, will temper demand for Australian coal exports and put billion […]
- China roars ahead with renewablesDespite being the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, China is increasing its renewable sources of energy- Image: Fernando Tomás China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has just released some remarkable data on the addition of new electric generating capacity in 2013. China’s electric power system has been growing at a tremendous rate to keep up wit […]
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- Papuan chef Charles Toto serves up sustainability and environmental protection in a platterCharles Toto’s epiphany came during his time working in the kitchen at a hotel in his home region of Papua in eastern Indonesia. The hotel catered to foreign visitors, many of whom flew in to shoot documentary films, sometimes for several weeks at a time, in the lush jungles of Papua, home to some of […]
- Restoring flagging oil palm plantations to forest may benefit clouded leopards, study findsRising human populations and widespread industrial agriculture have hemmed one of the least-understood cats on the planet into ever-smaller patches of forest on the island of Borneo, a recent study has found. But the research also suggests that protecting and rehabilitating a handful of strategically placed plots of forest could help to preserve a significan […]
- China’s Belt and Road poised to transform the Earth, but at what cost?The $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative promises new ports, roads, railways, dams and an energy grid reaching from China across Asia to Africa, but at what environmental cost?
- Indonesian oil palm smallholders sue state over subsidy to biofuel producersJAKARTA — Oil palm farmers in Indonesia are mounting a legal challenge to get a bigger share of a government fund they complain is being misused to subsidize biofuel producers. The Indonesian Oil Palm Plantation Fund, or BPDP-KS, was set up in 2015 to manage an export levy imposed on exports of crude palm oil […]
- Sumatran tiger blamed for killing two people is captured alive after marathon huntJAKARTA — Authorities in Indonesia have captured a Sumatran tiger blamed for killing two people earlier this year. They have moved the female tiger, nicknamed Bonita, to a wildlife rehabilitation center in West Sumatra province. The capture of Bonita on April 20 in Riau province marked the end of the “longest rescue and evacuation effort […]
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