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- Akamai: How batteries could cut datacenter power billsAn approach being researched by the content delivery network provider helps reduce the grid-connected load during peak demand periods, when electricity is most expensive.
- Mall pilots fast electric vehicle charger powered by solar panelsThe installation at Simon Property Group's site in Carmel, Indiana, also includes an integrated battery for storing the electricity.
- Google, Tesla back big electric vehicle charging rolloutThe Workplace Charging Challenge, launched by 13 big U.S. companies and the Department of Energy, is planning a massive deployment of EV charging stations.
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- Cell Phones for Seniors: Stay Independent, Stay SafeGPS is a must in any cell phone for seniors. It’ll help them get their bearings when they’re lost via GPS navigation and maps and it’ll help you (or emergency services). Cell Phones for Seniors
- HTC One Review: Top Of The Premium Pops?UPDATE: After spending an extensive amount of time with the HTC One we have added our thoughts regarding the handset’s battery life. Click here to find out what we reckon. The HTC One is the latest Android handset from the Taiwanese manufacturer and is aimed firmly at the flagship end of the market, featuring a … Continue reading HTC One Review: Top Of The P […]
- Motorola Moto G Complete GuideGot a Motorola Moto G but not sure how to do something on it? Not to worry as we’ve come up with a comprehensive guide for all the things your handset is capable of doing. Navigate using the links below or download the full guide by clicking on the PDF logo. If you can’t find … Continue reading Motorola Moto G Complete Guide →
- Motorola Moto X complete guideGot a brand new Motorola Moto X but not sure how to do something on it? Fear not as we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to get your started. Scroll through or navigate using the links below, and if you’ve got a query and we havne’t covered it, let us know. Leave us a comment … Continue reading Motorola Moto X complete guide →
- Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Complete GuideHave you got yourself a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact but not sure how to do something on it? Don’t worry, we’ve come up with a comprehensive guide for all the things your handset is capable of. Navigate the various sections using the links below. If you can’t find what you’re looking for just leave a … Continue reading Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Complete Guide → […]
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- Tucker Carlson Turns to AOC Creepshot Guy for Coronavirus ExpertiseAmid growing fears of a coronavirus outbreak and U.S. financial markets hitting a record drop on Thursday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson turned to a conservative columnist best known for taking creepy photos of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as his expert on the crisis on Thursday night.It should perhaps come as no surprise that Carlson’s guest, Washing […]
- James O’Keefe Takes Victory Lap on ABC News Sting, but His Favorite Media Sage Isn’t Celebrating: ‘Good Grief’MANDEL NGAN/GettyGiven his handsomely paid occupation—tricking unsuspecting victims, especially mainstream journalists, into blurting something potentially career-ending into hidden cameras and microphones, and then blasting it online—it’s surreal to hear James O’Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas, brag about his personal ethics and integrity […]
- ‘It Just Opened Up a Bigger Wound’: F.I.T. Students React to the School’s ‘Racist’ Runway ControversyBennett Raglin/Getty for Fashion Institute Of Technology Nearly three weeks after a black model refused to wear what she described as racist accessories during a runway show organized by New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology, university administrators addressed the situation in a “Town Hall” meeting for students. But many are wondering if it’s too […]
- Authorities Identify Gunman, 5 Victims in Molson Coors ShootingKamil Krzaczynski/Getty ImagesAuthorities on Thursday identified the gunman and his five victims in the Wednesday shooting at Molson Coors’ headquarters in Milwaukee, with the city’s police chief calling it an “unspeakable tragedy.” Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales identified the shooter as Anthony Ferrill, a 51-year-old electrician for the brewing com […]
- Trump Spends 45 Minutes With ‘Deep State’ Play Actors Amid Coronavirus MayhemAlex Edelman/Bloomberg/GettyNATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—One day after briefing the press in an attempt to calm nerves about the spread of the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump spent 45 minutes talking to the lead actors of a low-budget conservative play about the so-called Deep State. Phelim McAleer, the playwright behind the play FBI Lovebirds: Undercov […]
- Tucker Carlson Turns to AOC Creepshot Guy for Coronavirus Expertise
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- Trump Is Combatting Coronavirus With ClownsHe sure has put a smart team together.
- Why a New Cookbook About Baking While Angry Is Making People So MadWho does “rage baking” belong to?
- Is Taylor Swift Any Good at Playing a Man? We Asked a Drag King.Pretty Rik E evaluates the singer’s new video.
- Whistleblower: Government Workers Greeted Quarantined Americans Without Protective Gear or TrainingThose employees then returned to their regular lives without being screened for the coronavirus.
- Bernie Sanders, Closet ConservativeAccording to his rivals, he’s a radical—and a reactionary.
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- How everyone decided trees will save the planet – and why they won’tEveryone seems to agree trees are a major solution to climate change, but there is a danger that mass reforestation could see us to continue pumping carbon into the atmosphere
- Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from aboveTo find subjects to photograph, Kacper Kowalski takes to the air in a paramotor or gyrocopter, barely steering to allow the wind to dictate the direction
- Living 'concrete' made from bacteria used to create replicating bricksBuildings may one day be made using a strain of bacteria that creates a concrete-like material when combined with sand and nutrients
- Wallace & Gromit's creators make new animation to try to save the seasOlivia Colman and Helen Mirren have teamed up with the creators of Wallace & Gromit in a film called Turtle Journey to raise awareness about climate change and ocean pollution
- Half a million people at risk from volcano eruption in the PhilippinesTaal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area
- How everyone decided trees will save the planet – and why they won’t
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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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- How to take care of your hair this winterDuring cold weather, doing less to your hair will benefit it more.
- 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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- Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton Complex wildfireIn the first major study following the devastating 2014 Carlton Complex fire in north central Washington, researchers from the University of Washington and US Forest Service found that previous tree thinning and prescribed burns helped forests survive the fire.
- Environmental damage to coral reefs in South China SeaNew research reveals the unseen environmental damage being done to coral reefs in the hotly contested South China Sea, as China and other nations jostle for control of the disputed sea lanes.
- Sugar-poor diets wreak havoc on bumblebee queens' healthA new study shows that without adequate sugar, a bumblebee queen's fat body, which functions like a human liver, does not correctly produce enzymes required for healthy metabolism and detoxification from pesticides.
- Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variabilityA new study has precisely quantified soil and landscape features and spatial and temporal yield variations in response to climate variability.
- A better way to detect underground water leaksResearchers propose a new way to locate water leaks within the tangle of aging pipes found beneath many cities. The improvement could save time, money and billions of gallons of water.
- Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton Complex wildfire
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- Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study findsResearch from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete can be strengthened with the addition of wood waste. This pioneering technique promises to be an environmentally friendly way to enhance concrete structures while simultaneously reducing construction costs and curtailing carbon emissions. It is hoped […]
- Hydroelectric art gallery will generate enough wave power to be 100% self-sustainingLondon-based architect Margot Krasojevic has just unveiled a futuristic art gallery that runs on hydroelectric power. Slated for the coastal Russian region of Sochi, the Hydroelectric Sculpture Gallery will harness enough wave energy to not only be 100% self-sufficient, but it will also be able to channel surplus energy back into the grid, powering around 20 […]
- Ivory Ella raises $96K to help animals affected by the Australian wildfiresLifestyle brand Ivory Ella recently announced a generous donation of over $96,000 to Animals Australia, an animal protection organization giving aid to wildlife displaced and injured from the devastating bushfires that ravaged the country from September 2019 to February 2020.[...]
- Reintroducing the Eurasian Lynx to ScotlandThe Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia, thus distinguishing it as the widest-ranging cat on our planet. Despite this, the species disappeared from Great Britain during the Middle Ages due to habitat loss and excessive hunting, according to the Journal of Quaternary Science. Now British sci […]
- Autonomous Draper Drone to detect microplastics in the waterMicroplastic pollution is everywhere, but its size — less than five millimeters in length — makes the threat almost invisible to the naked eye. That’s why Cambridge-based research and development lab Draper has teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency and design firm Sprout Studios to create the Draper Drone, a concept for an autonomous underwater […]
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- Surprised by the shallows – againGuest commentary from Jim Acker (GSFC/Adnet) Research on the ocean carbonate cycle published in 2019 supports results from the 1980s – in contrast to many papers published since then. During my graduate school education and research program in the 1980s, conducted at the Department of Marine Science (now the College of Oceanography) of the University […]
- Forced responses: Feb 2020This month’s open thread on climate solutions.
- Unforced Variations: Feb 2020This month’s open thread. Focus on climate science. Be kind.
- BAU wow wowHow should we discuss scenarios of future emissions? What is the range of scenarios we should explore? These are constant issues in climate modeling and policy discussions, and need to be reassessed every few years as knowledge improves. I discussed some of this in a post on worst case scenarios a few months ago, but […]
- Update day 2020!Following more than a decade of tradition (at least), I’ve now updated the model-observation comparison page to include observed data through to the end of 2019. As we discussed a couple of weeks ago, 2019 was the second warmest year in the surface datasets (with the exception of HadCRUT4), and 1st, 2nd or 3rd in […]
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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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- Tribal Leader Blasts Border Wall Construction On Sacred Burial Land In Powerful Testimony“These sites are not only sacred to the Nation; they are a part of our shared cultural heritage as United States citizens."
- You're Probably Suffering From ‘Eco-Anxiety’Are our brains even wired to grapple with an existential crisis like climate change?
- Online vs. In-Store Shopping: The Eco-Friendly Choice Isn't Always ObviousBut one thing is clear. Next-day delivery is the most carbon-intensive option.
- 3 Fugitive Baboons Captured In Sydney After Running Amok Near HospitalThe male baboon was en route to a vasectomy procedure with two females in tow to keep him calm, authorities said.
- Greta Thunberg Finally Met Role Model Malala Yousafzai, And They Took The Sweetest PicThe two young activists had a chance to meet in person while Thunberg was visiting the United Kingdom for a protest.
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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 […]
- Sweden recycles so well it needs more trash
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- ‘Out of control’: Unprecedented fires ravage Brazil’s Pantanal wetlandsPORTO JOFRE, Brazil – Only fragile wisps of freshly-sprouted grass dotted the charred plot of farmland in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. Standing amid the ash and burnt vegetation, Eledilson Nunes de Souza lifted his hand, marking a line halfway up his chest. “Usually, at this time of year, it’s all flooded here – the water is […]
- ‘Intense’ human pressure is widespread among terrestrial vertebrates, study findsA new study assessing the cumulative impacts of human activities on wildlife found that the vast majority of terrestrial species are facing “intense” pressure due to humanity’s footprint across the globe. A research team led by Christropher O’Bryan of Australia’s University of Queensland looked at human pressures across the ranges of 20,529 terrestrial verte […]
- On anniversary of nun’s murder Amazon land rights activists at high riskThe murder of Sister Dorothy in 2005, and resulting international outrage, helped curb violence in Brazil for a time, but crimes against landless peasants and activists are on the rise.
- Bolivia and Paraguay unite to protect critically endangered guanacosThe guanaco (Lama guanicoe), the spindly, wild forebear of the llama, ranges across a broad reach of western and southern South America. While the species as a whole is not considered threatened with extinction, low numbers in Bolivia and Paraguay and continued declines there as its habitat is razed for agriculture cloud its future in […]
- Call for prosecution of Indonesian politician who kept baby orangutan as petMEDAN, Indonesia — Conservation and wildlife activists have called on Indonesian authorities to press criminal charges against a local politician found to have kept a threatened baby orangutan as a pet. Local media first began reporting about the caged ape at the taxpayer-funded residence of Nikson Nababan on Jan. 26. Nikson is the head of […]
- ‘Out of control’: Unprecedented fires ravage Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands
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