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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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- Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Texted About Bloody Civil ‘War’ Before Jan. 6Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters/GettyProsecutors say his messages show a plot to keep Trump in office.Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes talked openly of civil war in the weeks before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, prosecutors revealed on Friday.Rhodes and four other Oath Keepers are currently on trial for seditious conspiracy relat […]
- Elon Musk Brushes Off Daughter Who Disowned Him: ‘Can’t Win Them All’Pool/GettyElon Musk faced many parents’ worst nightmare earlier this year, when one of his teenage children petitioned to change her name, saying she “no longer live[d] with or wish[ed] to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”Musk’s response: no big deal.In an interview with the Financial Times published on Friday, he argued that neo […]
- Anthony Rapp Tells Court Spacey Encounter ‘Felt Very Wrong’JANE ROSENBERGActor Anthony Rapp paused several times on Friday as he described to Manhattan federal court jurors how after attending a party at Kevin Spacey’s home in 1986—when he was just 14 years old—the actor lifted him up “like a groom carrying a bride over the threshold” before climbing on top of him and pressing his penis on the teenager’s hip.“It fel […]
- Teacher Couple Suspected in $100 Million de Kooning Theft May Have Stolen More ArtCourtesy the University of Arizona Museum of Art / Bob Demers / UA News. Artwork © 2022 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkOn Friday, Woman-Ochre, a $100 million abstract-expressionist painting by master Willem de Kooning, will go on view at the University of Arizona’s Museum of Art nearly four decades after it was stole […]
- Herschel Walker’s Political Director Gets the Boot a Month Before Election DayMegan VarnerHerschel Walker’s campaign reportedly fired its political director on Wednesday as the embattled Republican Senate candidate continues to reel from The Daily Beast’s bombshell report he once paid for a woman’s abortion.Citing two people close to the campaign, CNN reported Friday that Taylor Crowe was fired over suspicions he had leaked informatio […]
- Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Texted About Bloody Civil ‘War’ Before Jan. 6
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- A Linewife Explains Their War With the No-Good, Husband-Stealing Bucket BunniesHow the rivalry that’s taking over TikTok is playing out on the front lines.
- A Course in Organic Chemistry Doesn’t Need to Be a Living HellA veteran instructor swears he could teach it to anyone—given time.
- A Study Finally Shows Just How Much Deadlier COVID Has Been for RepublicansAnd suggests that, yes, anti-vaccine rhetoric is to blame.
- I Thought I Had a Solid Plan to Teach My Kids About Money. Lately, I’m Not So Sure.Parenting advice on allowance, bias, and death.
- Why the U.S. Might Not Use a Nuke, Even if Russia DoesThe story of how American officials learned to love the bomb a little bit less.
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- Dazzling photograph of pink-breasted galahs in Australian desertThis image of a flock of galahs taking off from a tree was captured by artist and photographer Christian Spencer, while out driving in Australia's Strzelecki desert
- Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan AfricaThese arresting images of industrial developments in Senegal, South Africa and Namibia were taken by Edward Burtynsky, who spent four years capturing African landscapes using aerial photography
- Western Arctic Ocean is acidifying four times faster than other oceansMelting ice has increased how fast Arctic waters are absorbing carbon dioxide, making them more acidic faster. The change could disrupt entire marine ecosystems
- Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzlesThe spectre of climate change hangs over David Attenborough’s follow-up to Frozen Planet, while two new nature documentary series, Epic Adventures With Bertie Gregory and Super/Natural, are no match for the veteran presenter
- Earthquakes seem to come in a more predictable pattern than we thoughtA machine learning algorithm can assess how likely it is that a large earthquake will hit a region over the next few years, which could one day help mitigate damage from future quakes
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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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- Climate change made the 2022 summer droughts more likelyHigh temperatures, fuelled by climate change, dried out soils across Europe and the Northern Hemisphere this summer, finds a team of climate scientists.
- Green hydrogen: Faster progress with modern X-ray sourcesIn order to produce green hydrogen, water can be split up via electrocatalysis, powered by renewable sources such as sun or wind. A review article shows how modern X-ray sources such as BESSY II can advance the development of suitable electrocatalysts. In particular, X-ray absorption spectroscopy can be used to determine the active states of catalytically ac […]
- Global warming at least doubled the probability of extreme ocean warming around JapanA new study has revealed that global warming has at least doubled the occurrence probability of extreme ocean warming events near Japan since the 2000s, which rarely occur in the preindustrial era. This study suggests that limiting global warming below 1.5°C is efficient to prevent record-high sea surface temperatures to be the new normal climate around Japa […]
- High levels of methane in the Nord Stream leak areaResearchers have detected methane levels that were up to 1,000 times higher than normal in the Nord stream leak area.
- How cattle ranchers in Brazil cope with weather shocksAgricultural producers around the world must adapt to changing weather patterns. Much research has focused on mitigation strategies for crop production, but livestock producers face unique challenges. A new study looks at how cattle ranchers in Brazil respond to climate change in the Amazon. Previous research shows the dry season is increasing up to 0.6 days […]
- Climate change made the 2022 summer droughts more likely
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- Solar power breaks the world record with "miracle material"For the first time, researchers have developed a solar cell that has passed the 30% efficiency barrier. The team of researchers from various universities and institutes in the Netherlands achieved this fate by combining silicon solar cells with perovskite. [...]
- Yellowstone had over 500 earthquakes, should we be worried?What sounds scarier, a swarm of earthquakes or a supervolcano? Yellowstone National Park, one of the most seismically active places in the U.S., has both. And in September, the park experienced 510 little quakes in the Grizzly Lake region, more than double its average.[...]
- Updated Jakob Park Stadium boasts a huge solar facadeThe Jakob Park Stadium, home of FC Basel, in Switzerland is getting a sustainable facelift to extend its use after 20 years. The stadium was originally designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Updates to the architecture hope to provide better hospitality to visitors by optimizing security and access to the facility so it can remain open even on days when there i […]
- This architect has spent two decades on sustainable designAny little thing you can do to be more sustainable is a good thing, such as placing a barrel outside to capture rainwater for watering the garden or landscaping plants. Why not put up a solar panel or install a gray water system? There are lots of little and big ways to create a passive house. One architect has devoted her entire career to this very concept. […]
- Can we live in buildings made from living materials?Humans have used bio-based materials for hundreds of thousands of years. These include materials such as timber and bamboo. They are eco-friendly, particularly compared to fossil-fuel products, since they are produced from renewable resources and can biodegrade. But to harvest timber and bamboo, the biological organisms used to produce them die off. However, […]
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- New misguided interpretations of the greenhouse effect from William KininmonthI have a feeling that we are seeing the start of a new wave of climate change denial and misrepresentation of science. At the same time, CEOs of gas and oil companies express optimism for further exploitation of fossil energy in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at least here in Norway. Another clue […] The post New misguided interpretations of the g […]
- Watching the detectionsThe detection and attribution of climate change are based on fundamentally different statistical frameworks and shouldn't be conflated. The post Watching the detections first appeared on RealClimate.
- A CERES of fortunate events…The CERES estimates of the top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes are available from 2001 to the present. That is long enough to see that there has been a noticeable trend in the Earth's Energy Imbalance (EEI), mostly driven by a reduction in the solar radiation reflected by the planet, while the outgoing long wave radiation does not appear to contribute mu […]
- Unforced variations: Sep 2022This month’s open thread on climate topics. Check out the new State of the Climate in 2021 report from NOAA and BAMS. A blast from the past, though yamal-age may vary… As always, please stay civil, on topic, and limit comments to one a day. The post Unforced variations: Sep 2022 first appeared on RealClimate.
- Climate impacts of the #IRAWith the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Tuesday Aug 16, the most significant climate legislation in US federal history (so far) became law. Despite the odd name (and greatly overused TLA), the IRA contains a huge number of elements, totalling roughly $350 billion of investment, in climate solutions over the next ten […] The post Climate impa […]
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- Five Top Tips for Radar BriefingsInspired by Harley Manning’s excellent advice on vendor briefings for evaluations, I thought I would document some of my recent experiences. Let’s be realistic: GigaOm is not the gorilla in the analyst market. Plus, we have some curious differences from other analyst firms — not least that we major in practitioner-led evaluation, bringing in an […] The post […]
- Achieve more with GigaOmAs we have grown substantially over the past two years. We are often asked who (even) is GigaOm, what the company does, how it differentiates, and so on. These are fair questions—many people still remember what we can call GigaOm 1.0, that fine media company born of the blogging wave. We’ve been through the GigaOm […] The post Achieve more with GigaOm appear […]
- Pragmatic view of Zero TrustTraditionally we have taken the approach that we trust everything in the network, everything in the enterprise, and put our security at the edge of that boundary. Pass all of our checks and you are in the “trusted” group. That worked well when the opposition was not sophisticated, most end user workstations were desktops, the […] The post Pragmatic view of Z […]
- Retrospective thoughts on KubeCon Europe 2022I’m not going to lie. As I sit on a plane flying away from Valencia, I confess to have been taken aback by the scale of Kubecon Europe this year. In my defence, I wasn’t alone the volume of attendees appeared to take conference organisers and exhibitors by surprise, illustrated by the notable lack of […] The post Retrospective thoughts on KubeCon Europe 2022 […]
- Ransomware: Why It’s Time to Think of it as a Data Management ProblemOver the last couple of years, ransomware has taken center stage in data protection, but very few people realize it is only the tip of the iceberg. Everybody wants to protect their data against this new threat, but most solutions available in the market focus just on relatively quick recovery (RTO) instead of detection, protection, […] The post Ransomware: W […]
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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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Hurricane Ian Evacuees Return To Mud, Rubble As Death Toll Hits 101
The number of storm-related deaths rose to at least 101 on Thursday, eight days after the storm made landfall in southwest Florida.
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White House Puts Up $2 Billion In Loans For Controversial Buildout Of CO2 Pipelines
The new program may draw fire from environmentalists, but decarbonization experts say the infrastructure is needed to hit climate goals.
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Stephen Colbert Trolls Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene With A Joke So Dirty He Can't Even Show It
The Georgia lawmaker griped that electric cars "emasculate" drivers so the "Late Show" developed a solution.
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Ron DeSantis Claims Media Hoped Hurricane Would Hit Tampa 'To Advance Their Agenda'
"They don't care about the lives here," the Florida governor said in a bizarre accusation following Hurricane Ian.
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Natural Disasters During Pregnancy Have Big Implications For Kids’ Mental Health
A study shows that kids who were in utero during Superstorm Sandy were more likely to meet criteria for a psychiatric disorder later. What can parents do with this information?
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Hurricane Ian Evacuees Return To Mud, Rubble As Death Toll Hits 101
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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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- InSight Mars lander waits out dust stormNASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by its solar panels as a continent-size dust storm swirls over Mars' southern hemisphere. First observed on Sept. 21, 2022, by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), the storm is roughly 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) from InSight and i […]
- NASA had been designing lunar bases for decades before Armstrong first set foot on the moonIt's only natural to look at the moon and wonder what it would be like to live there. Thanks to Buzz Aldrin who landed there in 1969, we know it's a magnificent desolation. Even before the Apollo missions science fiction writers and scientists knew how desolate the place was. But, as far back as the late 19th century, they also saw it as a natural […]
- Citizen scientists enhance new Europa images from NASA's JunoCitizen scientists have provided unique perspectives of the recent close flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa by NASA's Juno spacecraft. By processing raw images from JunoCam, the spacecraft's public-engagement camera, members of the general public have created deep-space portraits of the Jovian moon that are not only awe-inspiring, but also wor […]
- Australia seeks to grow plants on moon by 2025Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony.
- SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to stationA Russian cosmonaut who caught a U.S. lift to the International Space Station arrived at her new home Thursday for a five-month stay, accompanied by a Japanese astronaut and two from NASA, including the first Native American woman in space.
- InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm
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- Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contaminationA Mongabay investigation into palm oil contamination in the Brazilian Amazon has helped federal prosecutors to obtain a court decision this week to scrutinize the environmental impacts of pesticides used by oil palm plantations on Indigenous communities and the environment in northern Pará state. On Oct. 4, the Federal Circuit Court for the First Region […] […]
- Mangroves and wildlife in Bornean bay at risk from Indonesia’s new capitalJAKARTA/NORTH PENAJAM PASER, Indonesia — The Indonesian government’s strategy to minimize the marine impacts of building a new capital city on the island of Borneo is severely lacking, researchers and activists say. The city of Nusantara, where the government will move the nation’s capital in 2024 from Jakarta, is being constructed in the province of […] […]
- Ahead of election, deforestation increases in BrazilUpdate: Shortly after this story was published, INPE updated the September data. The numbers have been revised accordingly. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is surging ahead of the presidential election in Brazil. According to data released today by Brazil’s national space research agency INPE, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached 1,454 square […]
- Brazil may fail Paris Agreement targets by 137% if Bolsonaro keeps in officeIn a civilized world, commitments should be kept. Sometimes it is impossible due to uncontrollable factors, such as a pandemic or an extreme event. But when it comes to Brazil and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Jair Bolsonaro’s administration showed that disrespecting international commitments is an intentional and structured government policy. D […]
- Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor maroonedPHNOM PENH — On the edges of Boeung Tamok, Phnom Penh’s largest lake, 25-year-old Kong Khun sheltered from the late June heat in a bamboo hut. Despite clear skies, Khun wasn’t out on the water fishing with his family. There is little point, he said. An almost endless convoy of trucks carrying sand, rocks and […]
- Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination
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