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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 → […]
- Cell Phones for Seniors: Stay Independent, Stay Safe
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- Ghislaine Maxwell Is Just One of Many Villains in the Epstein StoryJohannes Eisele/GettyIn the 11 months since Jeffrey Epstein escaped justice one last time by killing himself inside the federal jail in Manhattan where he had been held ahead of his trial, the question has been what happened to his alleged procurer and enabler, his deranged Girl Friday, Ghislaine Maxwell? Had she fled? Had she died? Was she somehow cooperati […]
- What the Nazis Learned From America’s Indian Removalcoyotecreek via Flickr/Creative CommonsIt may seem hard for some to imagine two more disparate subjects than the U.S. removal of Native American peoples from Indian territory in the nation’s Southeast during the 1830s and the Nazi liquidation of Europe’s Jews more than a hundred years later. Yet the parallels in the machinery of state expropriation, persecut […]
- How American-Style Crosswords Are More Polite Than Their British CounterpartsRebecca TulisTry this pair of crossword clues, which share their first letters: At 1-Across you have [Town at the eighth mile of the Boston Marathon] and ?ATICK filled in, while 1-Down is clued as [“Treasure Island” illustrator, 1911] with ?CWYETH filled in. What’s your guess for the letter in the square there? If you don’t know either the city of Boston or […]
- The Proxy War Over a Top Biden AdviserWin McNameeThe rise of a former deputy CIA director on Joe Biden’s transition team is drawing furious objection from the left—to the shock of her colleagues in the Obama administration, who believe Avril Haines’ record in government ought to endear her to progressives.In late June, the Biden campaign announced that Haines, an attorney who served as deputy di […]
- Celebrating the Rugged Beauty of America’s Dive BarsSundance InstituteOf the many things we’ve (temporarily) lost thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, late nights at the local bar are one of the most dearly missed—unless, of course, you’re a knucklehead in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Georgia or California who continues to visit watering holes without wearing a mask or practicing social distancing, personal and publi […]
- Ghislaine Maxwell Is Just One of Many Villains in the Epstein Story
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- Dear Care and Feeding: My Grandson Is Visited by a Spooky Lady Every NightParenting advice on spooky ghost ladies, dangerous dogs, and reporting childhood abuse.
- David Mitchell’s New Novel Offers a Slice of ParadiseUtopia Avenue shows the Cloud Atlas author is best when he stays grounded.
- The Economy Still Has the VirusThe heftier unemployment benefits are set to run out this month.
- Trump Campaign “Strongly” Encourages Face Masks at Outdoor Rally in New HampshireIt will be the president's first official campaign rally since the sparsely attended event in Tulsa last month.
- Hundreds of Scientists Call on WHO to Recognize Coronavirus Airborne RiskA group of 239 scientists say the WHO is ignoring evidence showing there is real risk of airborne transmission, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces.
- Dear Care and Feeding: My Grandson Is Visited by a Spooky Lady Every Night
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- New Scientist
- Lightning is killing our forests – and it's only going to get worseLightning sparks wildfires, causes pollution and destroys some of the planet’s most important trees. Climate change could see its incidence - and impact - increase
- Seismic waves reveal giant structures deep beneath Earth’s surfaceSeismic waves travelling through Earth have revealed a giant structure between Earth's molten core and solid mantle under the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific
- The amazing Antarctic discovery that could tell us how Earth was madeExplorers trawling the polar ice have finally unearthed a trove of precious, iron-rich space rocks that might help crack the puzzle of how our planet took shape
- Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit just right for maximum damageThe asteroid impact that formed Chicxulub crater and is linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs seems to have come in at the optimal angle to cause as much destruction as possible
- Why do scientists give some species such unusual names?The strange ways we name new species and the politics involved is explained in Stephen Heard's book Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
- Lightning is killing our forests – and it's only going to get worse
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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, […]
- Family-sized Solar Car to Race in World Solar Challenge
- Treehugger
- 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?
- How to take care of your hair this winter
- Earth Climate
- First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibiansCaecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to their reptilian cousins, researchers describe specialized glands found along the teeth of the ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus), which have the same biological origin and possibly similar function to the venom glands of snakes. As s […]
- Does DNA in the water tell us how many fish are there?Researchers have developed a new non-invasive method to count individual fish by measuring the concentration of environmental DNA in the water, which could be applied for quantitative monitoring of aquatic ecosystems.
- Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissionsResearchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
- Rising water temperatures could endanger the mating of many fish speciesIn a new meta-study, experts have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish stock around the globe.
- Moss protein corrects genetic defects of other plantsAlmost all land plants employ an army of molecular editors who correct errors in their genetic information. Researchers have now transferred one of these proofreaders from the moss Physcomitrium patens (previously known as Physcomitrella patens) into a flowering plant. Surprisingly, it performs its work there as reliably as in the moss itself.
- First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
- Inhabitat
- Eos Bioreactor uses AI and algae to combat climate changeA new artificial intelligence invention by Hypergiant Industries could prove to be the solution to the world's carbon dioxide problem. The company is launching the second generation Eos Bioreactor, currently still a prototype, that can be used to absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give out oxygen. Besides its ability to reduce environm […]
- The Invisible House is a reflective building that mirrors its desert surroundingsThe Invisible House is a mirror-clad home designed to look like a New York skyscraper flipped on its side. It is covered in heat-reflective “Solarcool” glass to mirror the surrounding remote desert of its site, located 10 minutes from downtown Joshua Tree, California.[...]
- Green-roofed Hive home opens and closes with the sunAhmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that takes inspiration from nature in more ways than one. Located in Vesu, an up-and-coming area in Surat, Gujarat, the luxury home was commissioned by a client who sought to manufacture a flawless home inspired by his work with diamond industry machinery. Inf […]
- Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversityAt the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral primary school for Special Education Cluster 2 students that emphasizes sustainability, flexibility and connections with nature. The school, which belongs to SPO Utrecht, is split into two volumes — academia and a gym — that read as a single mass th […]
- This sustainable Jackson Hole residence has a LED-lit indoor slideThe Jackson Tech House not only has spectacular views of the Teton Range from its location high on a double sloped site, but it also has a number of unique and sustainable features. The style of the exterior incorporates a modern-yet-rustic look with natural moss rock and unpainted corral board wood siding, while the inside contains surprising features such […]
- Eos Bioreactor uses AI and algae to combat climate change
- Triple Pundit
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- RealClimate
- Unforced Variations: July 2020This month’s open thread for climate science topics.
- Sensitive but unclassified: Part IIThe discussion and analysis of the latest round of climate models continues – but not always sensibly. In a previous post, I discussed the preliminary results from the ongoing CMIP6 exercise – an international, multi-institutional, coordinated and massive suite of climate model simulations – and noted that they exhibited a wider range of equilibrium climate […]
- Forced responses: Jun 2020Open thread on climate solutions. Please try and stay within a mile or two of the overall topic.
- ‘2040’After an absurd period with a real-life gloomy corona pandemic, lock-down and unrest, it was quite refreshing to see visions for a sustainable future in a new documentary ‘2040‘ (link to trailer). Its message, through the voice of Damon Gameau, is about hope and is based on rational thinking. The video takes us to twenty […]
- Unforced variations: Jun 2020This month’s open thread on climate science issues.
- Unforced Variations: July 2020
- EcoGeek.org
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- Earthfirst
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- The Good Human
- A Guide to Sodium Laureth Sulfate: Is it Safe?
- Could Humanity Learn from South Africa’s “Ubuntu” Philosophy?
- 7 Spiritual Lessons from the Skyclad Jain Monks and Forest Buddhists
- 7 Liberating Catholic Pilgrimages to Take at Least Once in Your Lifetime
- 8 Pieces of Spiritual Music to Instantly Lift Your Mind and Soul
- Cleantechnia
- 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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- Future Tech
- Getting to the Gravitational Lens in 8.5 to 15 Years
- Worldometers Estimates We Are 17 Days from 7.8 Billion People
- Proposed First Gravity Lens Mission by 2028 that Could Spot Large Islands on Exoplanets by 2050
- Study Indicates Early Treatment With Hydroxychloroquine Halved Deaths from COVID-19
- Indonesia Consider Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Cheaper than Coal Power
- Good Clean Tech
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How Utility Companies Use Charitable Giving To Influence Policy
The nation’s 10 largest utilities spent about $1 billion on charitable giving from 2013 to 2017, a move critics say is meant to shape policy decisions.
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Energy Companies Cancel $8 Billion Appalachian Trail Pipeline Project
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was going to be built under the Appalachian Trail through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
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3 Years After Hurricane Harvey, Many Houston Homeowners Don't Know Who’s At Risk Next
A lack of data and options is trapping people in flood-prone homes and driving inequality.
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Can Dogs Sense When You're Pregnant?
Experts weigh in on whether dogs can tell a baby is on the way.
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Stop What You're Doing And Look At All These Baby Animals Just Born At Columbus Zoo
The Ohio zoo welcomed a sea lion cub, giraffe calf, two red panda cubs and a baby siamang gibbon in the space of a month.
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How Utility Companies Use Charitable Giving To Influence Policy
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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
- PhysOrg
- Satellite-carrying rocket 'lost' after New Zealand launchA commercial rocket carrying seven satellites was "lost" after take-off Sunday from a New Zealand launch pad, the owner Rocket Lab said.
- Scientific 'red flag' reveals new clues about our galaxyFiguring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way—a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances—could yield new clues to the fundamental source of our galaxy's power, said L. Matthew Haffner of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- Rare-metal abundance points to a missing companion star for the supernova Cassiopeia AThe massive star that exploded to form the supernova known as Cassiopeia A most likely had a companion star that has yet to be spotted, a spectroscopic analysis by RIKEN astrophysicists suggests. This will provide fresh impetus to efforts to locate the companion.
- Image: Hubble captures one galaxy, two asteroidsAt first sight, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope portrays the sparkling stars of AGC111977, a dwarf galaxy located around 15 million light years away and visible in the lower left part of the image. Other galaxies appear sprinkled across the frame, along with foreground stars from our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
- How life on Earth could help us find life on MarsIn our continuing search for other life in the universe, one place has always looked promising—Mars. It is a rocky planet like Earth, orbiting the same star, and at a distance where water could have been present on the planet.
- Satellite-carrying rocket 'lost' after New Zealand launch
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- Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephantsCaptured in the wild in 1973, in the country then known as Burma, Thaung Sein Win has been ridden by various mahouts over the years, dragging thousands of freshly felled teak logs out of the forests. A 4,100-kilogram (4.5-ton) Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), he has lived through the rise of the Republic of Myanmar, the […]
- Trafficking of thousands of songbirds highlights rampant trade in IndonesiaMEDAN, Indonesia — Smugglers managed to ship more than 7,000 birds, including wild-caught songbirds, by air from Sumatra to Java in Indonesia, highlighting the country’s weak enforcement against the deeply entrenched bird trade. Indonesian authorities said the birds were transported in several batches on flights on June 11 and 12 from Medan in North Sumatra […]
- Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha NorteThe state of Pará’s Calha Norte region, one of the Amazon’s least studied areas, is the planet’s largest mosaic of protected forests. It is a rich reserve of biodiversity facing threats from illegal land occupation and deforestation. Species could disappear even before they are discovered.
- COVID-19 lockdown precipitates deforestation across Asia and South AmericaOn May 15, authorities in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket in Thailand arrested two Cambodians and six Thai workers for illegally removing a large Siamese rosewood tree from an area designated as a wildlife sanctuary. The eight men had taken the tree clean out of the ground and tried to persuade the Huai […]
- Drug trafficking could be putting ‘fragile fisheries’ at risk, study saysThe fishing boat flew a Singaporean flag as it sailed toward Batam Island in Indonesia. But when Indonesian Navy officers intercepted the vessel and boarded it in February 2018, they discovered that the boat, and its four-person crew, were actually from Taiwan. Flying a false flag wasn’t the only offense — customs officials also found […]
- Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephants
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