AIR - Obama nominates Gina McCarthy as new EPA chief
"Every American is-or will soon be-breathing cleaner air because of McCarthy," says Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch ...
ANIMALS - About that 62-year-old albatross that just hatched a chick...
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has surprised scientists about how long these birds can live, let alone rear chicks ...
ART - Abandoned bike skeletons as urban sculptures
Some artists delight in showing us things we've never seen before, and others show us things we see all the time, but never really notice; through their eyes, we discover something that we didn't know was there, a fresh perspective on hidden art ...
ART - Cool long-exposure photos of trees in infrared
These contrasty images of oak trees by photographer Martin Stavars are all the more haunting by the blurred waving grass and leaves ...
ART - Watch what 15,000 volts does to plywood
An interesting art/science video shows what happens when 15,000 volts of electricity travel through plywood. I don't want to ruin it for you, but FRACTALS ...
ECONOMICS - Companies Finally Listen to Their Employees -- At Least When it Comes to Cloud Computing
People have actually been using cloud services for years. When they've needed to conference with each other, they go through third-party providers such as WebEx or On24. Apple iTunes has been popular for years. Now, people use cloud for many other personal needs. When they need to store files, they use Dropbox or Amazon -- or move everything into Apple iCloud. And who doesn't have a Gmail account ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2013/03/05/compani
ENERGY - Australian Coal Plant Uses More Land To Generate Electricity Than Wind Power
One bit of malarkey I see trotted out every now and then is that wind is too diffuse a source of energy and requires too much land to be practical. Well, if that's the case then coal power must be even more impractical because the coal fueled Hazelwood Power Plant in the Australian state of Victoria produces less electricity per square metre than the state's wind farms.While wind turbines get spread out over a wide area, apart from the bases o .. ...
ENERGY - Brilliant energy-generating soccer ball finally on sale
This fantastic design of a soccer ball that generates electricity while you play has hit Kickstarter, and you can finally own one for yourself ...
ENERGY - DOE Secretary Nominee Ernest Moniz On Climate Change, Natural Gas, Cleantech, Nuclear Energy, & Energy Efficiency
Reposted from Climate Progress:By Rebecca Leber, with support from Tiffany GermainPresident Obama nominated MIT physicist Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy to replace outgoing Steven Chu. In his announcement, Obama called Moniz a "brilliant scientist" who "knows that we can produce more energy and grow our economy while still taking care of our air, our water, and our climate."Here is where the nominee stands on the most important energy iss .. ...
ENERGY - New Skyscraper-Deconstruction Technique Harvests Energy from Demolition Process
Demolishing tall buildings is typically a loud and messy process that produces a lot of dust and not a lot of building materials that can be salvaged. But Japan's Taisei Corporation is pioneering a new technique that preserves building materials and actually generates energy from the demolition process. The process, known as Ecological Reproduction System (Tecorep), uses huge jacks and an energy-generating crane to dismantle high-rises from the i ...
FASHION - Whoa there! A quick switch to 'barefoot' shoes can be bad to the bone
(Medical Xpress)-For the growing number of runners who are considering trying "barefoot" five-finger running shoes, researchers at BYU have a message for you: Take it slow ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-whoa-quick-barefoot-ba
HOMES - Self-sufficient Isolée home integrates intelligent tech
This mobile dwelling is meant to sit lightly on the land like a piece of furniture (literally) while drawing power from the sun ...
MOVIES - What to expect at this year's SXSW: Marketing, makers and shadow events
Let's do a quick pre-flight check for the would-be SXSW Interactive visitor heading to Austin. Do you have your ID, your umbrella (we're expecting some rain on the weekend), your extra phone battery and the snack bars necessary to sustain you through the long concession lines and nosh-free parties? Great. Now how about those business cards? Unfortunately, you're going to need them because I'm pretty sure that - assuming it hasn't happened alread ...
MUSIC - Hey Big Fish - South By Southwest - What To Do If You Are Not Going
Thousands of people are going to pour into Austin this week for the SXSW Interactive Festival. Keeping up with all the social media conversations is never easy, but when an event like South By happens, it can be deafening. What can you do to join the conversation if you won't be there in person? You can still network for business by leveraging social media ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2013/03/06/hey-big-fish-
SOLAR - Alta Devices Breaks Solar Cell Efficiency Record
Another month, another solar record. Here's a repost from Solar Love regarding the world's latest solar cell efficiency record:No, this is not a record for all types of solar cells. As you can see in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) chart below, multi-junction solar cells take top spot in when it comes to solar cell efficiency records. However, when it comes to two-junction (aka dual junction) solar cells, Alta Devices is now #1 .. ...
SOLAR - Duke Explores Rooftop Solar, Because It "Slows" Electricity Demand
The CEO of Duke Energy corporation, Jim Rogers, is the head of what is now the largest utility in the U.S. And he has announced that Duke Energy is considering expansion into the rooftop solar panel market... because it reduces electricity demand.Rooftop Solar Panels. Image obtained from manfredxy on Shutterstock.Rogers is not referring to grid-tie setups that involve net metering, because those offset electricity consumption from the grid by .. ...
SOLAR - India Announces Its First Solar City To Protect Taj Mahal
The Indian city of Agra, former capital of the Indian subcontinent and home of the Taj Mahal, is to become the country's first solar city.Image Credit: Taj Mahal 4 by Steve Evans (some rights reserved)The Indian government's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved plans to build 2,000 kWp of capacity in the city, around 10% of it's current consumption, which will come from a variety of sources. These include over 1.5 million gallons .. ...
SOLAR - MIT's "Artifical Leaf" For Solar Energy Storage & Fuel Moves Forward
Bringing the concept of an "artificial leaf" closer to reality, a team of researchers at MIT has published a detailed analysis of all the factors that could limit the efficiency of such a system. The new analysis lays out a roadmap for a research program to improve the efficiency of these systems, and could quickly lead to the production of a practical, inexpensive and commercially viable prototype.Such a system would use sunlight to produce a .. ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/mits-artifical-leaf-for-
SOLAR - OCI Solar Power Breaks Ground On 400 MW San Antonio Solar Farm
CleanTechnica has been following the planning stages of the 400 MW San Antonio solar project in Texas since we first heard word of it back in January of 2012."In a unique, first-of-its kind generation-to-manufacturing proposal, CPS Energy is entering into negotiations for a power purchase agreement from one of the nation's largest solar projects," CPS Energy was quoted as saying back in 2012. "The project will mean new corporate headquarters a .. ...
SOLAR - Pay-As-You-Go Solar Startup Bringing Cheap, Clean Lighting To Kenya
A new pay-as-you-go solar startup in Kenya is aiming to provide a cheap and pollution-free replacement for the ubiquitous kerosene lamps there. Currently, most rural residents in Kenya use kerosene lamps for lighting their homes, which is not only rather expensive, but also creates a great deal of indoor pollution. By offering a clean and affordable replacement for these lamps, the residents in these areas stand to benefit greatly."To help bri .. ...
SOLAR - Exciting Ideas In Solar Energy From ARPA-E
Now in its fourth year, the summit of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) never fails to bring out the most cutting-edge ideas in renewable energy. This week's conference in Washington D.C. is no exception. I walked the exhibition floor today and ran across some sexy new concepts in solar power ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2013/02/26/exciting-
SOLAR - Got Solar? Want More? Tough! Rules Designed To Promote Solar Stop Australians From Buying More
A puny Australian solar installation.Increasing numbers of Australians are finding their desire to add to the amount of rooftop solar they have blocked by rules that were originally meant to help solar power expand. While nearly a million Australian households have benefited from these policies, increasing numbers of Australians are in the unfortunate situation of finding that the rules have become a dead albatross around their necks. It stink .. ...
SOLAR - Great German Success
Another great post by Karl-Friedrich Lenz, reposted from the Lenz Blog (image added):Germany solar panels & flag via ShutterstockThe final numbers for Germany's performance under the Kyoto Protocol have been released recently, and they are fantastic.Germany has beat its ambitious goal of 21% reduction compared to 1990 by a comfortable margin, getting to 25.5 percent. Take that, Australia!To be exact, the goal under the Kyoto Protocol was t .. ...
SOLAR - Pay-As-You-Go Solar Startup Bringing Cheap, Clean Lighting To Kenya
A new pay-as-you-go solar startup in Kenya is aiming to provide a cheap and pollution-free replacement for the ubiquitous kerosene lamps there. Currently, most rural residents in Kenya use kerosene lamps for lighting their homes, which is not only rather expensive, but also creates a great deal of indoor pollution. By offering a clean and affordable replacement for these lamps, the residents in these areas stand to benefit greatly."To help bri .. ...
SUSTAINABILITY - Rethinking education for resilience and sustainability
The current educational model was built for the industrial revolution. It might be time for a rethink ...
TECH - 3D printing revolutionizing how we think of shapes
The new technology is allowing designers to be more intricate than ever in how they think of, and build, objects ...
TECH - 3D scanning + 3D printer = Fun
Designers are just beginning to figure out what 3D printing is good for; the killer app will probably surprise us all ...
TECH - A Conversation With R.A. Salvatore - Part Two: On 38 Studios And The Future Of The Video Game Industry
Fantasy author R. A. Salvatore talks video games, 38 Studios, and the future of the video game and MMORPG industry ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/03/06/a-conversati
TECH - Psst, Hey! Ya Wanna Buy A Low Cost LED Bulb?
The next generation of cutting edge, energy efficient lighting is just about ready for the mass market, now that the price of LED (light emitting diode) technology has started to fall. In the latest development, lighting innovator Cree, Inc. has busted through the $10-per-bulb barrier with a line of low cost LED bulbs designed for home use. The real revolution, though, is the one that starts in your head once you realize that the light bulb of .. ...
TECH - Meet Dan Roth, The Man Behind LinkedIn's Drive to Become a Media Powerhouse
Like many in the business world, my first social network was LinkedIn ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelwolf/2013/02/28/meet-dan-
TECH - Q&A With appssavvy CEO Chris Cunningham: How Native Advertising Can Bring Big, Beautiful Ads To Mobile
Mobile advertising has an image problem: Its many critics say the industry is addicted to ugly banner ads that annoy consumers. A new crop of companies that we lumped together as "the natives" in our mobile advertising ecosystem explainer, are trying to fight through this perception and deliver a new kind of advertising native to the mobile environment. Appssavvy delivers relevant ads during natural breaks in consumers' mobile content consu ...
TECH - The Most Powerful Women In Tech, 2012
The 15 most powerful women in technology ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eidg45ekhm/the-most-powerful-
TECH - Use a Raspberry Pi as a low-power network storage device
The much-loved microcomputer has yet another use, this time as a NAS for backing up all your digital files ...
URBAN - 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles Insulate the Gorgeous Zero Energy Tvzeb Studio in Italy
Read the rest of 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles Insulate the Gorgeous Zero Energy Tvzeb Studio in ItalyPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: architectural studio, CNC milling, Corten steel, Daylighting, eco design, geothermal, green design, italy, LED lighting, local craftsmen, passive solar design, plastic bottle insulation, Recycled Materials, solar, sustainable design, Traverso-Vighy Architecture, TVZEB, University of Padu .. ...
URBAN - BIBLIO-Centrum: A Green-Roofed Solar-Powered Library for Helsinki's City Center
BIBLIO-Centrum - from the Greek word for book and the Latin word for center - is a cultural hub designed by Dinkoff Architects to unite several of Helsinki's most prominent facilities: Parliament, the Helsinki Music Centre, the Finland Opera House, the Kiasma Museum, Sanoma House, and the central railway station. The library features an elongated shape that is well suited to the Finnish climate - it is open to the south, which allows for natural ...
URBAN - Biggest Bucky Fuller Fly Eye Dome being restored and moved to France
Robert Rubin saves " the last, monumental prototype that Bucky was working on when he died" ...
URBAN - N55's Walking House is a Modular, Self-Sufficient Dwelling for Modern Nomads
Read the rest of N55's Walking House is a Modular, Self-Sufficient Dwelling for Modern NomadsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, Art, Buckminster Fuller, Danish design, Denmark, micro windmills, N55, rainwater collection, renewable energy, sci fi, self-sufficient, solar panels, The Walking House, walking hous .. ...
URBAN - New Skyscraper-Deconstruction Technique Harvests Energy from Demolition Process
Demolishing tall buildings is typically a loud and messy process that produces a lot of dust and not a lot of building materials that can be salvaged. But Japan's Taisei Corporation is pioneering a new technique that preserves building materials and actually generates energy from the demolition process. The process, known as Ecological Reproduction System (Tecorep), uses huge jacks and an energy-generating crane to dismantle high-rises from the i ...
URBAN - Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat Opens Like a Cupboard
Read the rest of Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat Opens Like a CupboardPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: clean tech, cupboard, dutch, eco design, green design, Isolee, LED lighting, off-grid, retreat, self-sufficient, shutters, solar panels, Solar Power, sustainable design, tiny house, Tjep, tree-like structur .. ...
URBAN - Old Domino Sugar Refinery to Be Reborn as Daring LEGO-Like Neighborhood in Brooklyn
Talks about transforming Williamsburg, Brooklyn's old Domino Sugar Refinery into a vibrant new waterfront neighborhood have been going on for a while now, but SHoP Architects recently released a set of daring new renderings that throw a pair of very interesting LEGO-like buildings into the mix. The new plan would create much-needed affordable housing for the area as well as public spaces, a riverside park, retail space and a school. Click through ...
URBAN - Snohetta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion to Break Ground this Summer
Read the rest of Snohetta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion to Break Ground this SummerPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: art exhibition spaces, Contemporary Art Museum, cultural center, educational space, flexible spaces, LEED gold certification, San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA expansion San Francisco, SFMOMA Mario Botta, snohetta, Snohetta SFMOM .. ...
URBAN - The Bay Lights Unveiled: World's Largest Light Sculpture Illuminates San Francisco Bay Bridge With 25,000 LEDs
Read the rest of The Bay Lights Unveiled: World's Largest Light Sculpture Illuminates San Francisco Bay Bridge With 25,000 LEDsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: bay area, bay bridge, bay bridge lighting installation, eco-art, energy efficient lighting, green art, green design, green lighting, LED, LED art, LED light installation, LED lighting, Leo Villareal, light emitting diode, San Francisco, sustainable design, The Bay Light .. ...
URBAN - Walk it out: Urban design plays key role in creating healthy cities
Residents of new housing developments increased their exercise and their wellbeing when they had more access to shops and parks, a new University of Melbourne study reveals ...
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-urban-key-role-healthy
URBAN - Designers Leander Angerer and David Ross Create a Musical Staircase that Can Be Played Like a Harp
Industrial design duo Leander Angerer and David Ross have redesigned a late Victorian-era staircase over three stories in a private home in northwest London for Cathal McAteer, founder of Folk Clothing. Reusing the existing joinery, Angerer and Ross have converted an exquisite Victorian staircase into a contemporary, light and musical structure by replacing the banisters with tennis racket strings.Read the rest of Designers Leander Angerer and Da ...
URBAN - Green Box: Gorgeous Studio Completely Wrapped in Living Plants by Act_Romegialli
Read the rest of Green Box: Gorgeous Studio Completely Wrapped in Living Plants by Act_RomegialliPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Act_romegialli, eco design, Green Box, green design, green roof, italian alps, Living Walls, sustainable design, vine covered garag .. ...
WIND - Texas Sets (Another) Wind Energy Record
Everyone knows that Texas loves setting records. It's a big state with a big view of itself. When it comes to wind power, Texas does certainly set its fair share of records. From wind power generation records to wind energy storage records to wind farm size records to more wind power generation records, Texas is no stranger to wind records. Continuing the trend, news is that Texas set another wind power record in February - 9,481 megawatts of .. ...
WORK - Top jobs of the week in tech
This week we're excited to launch our four-part series on the history of Hadoop. Start with volume one here. And then do your homework and check out our latest batch of job listings from tech companies across the country: IMVU: Senior Software Engineer, Tablet and Mobile (Mountain View, Calif.) Amazon: Software Development Engineer (Seattle) Urban Airship: Channel Sales and Business Development Manager (San Francisco) NXTurn: Integration Develop ...
WRITE - WORK - Top jobs of the week in tech
This week we're excited to launch our four-part series on the history of Hadoop. Start with volume one here. And then do your homework and check out our latest batch of job listings from tech companies across the country: IMVU: Senior Software Engineer, Tablet and Mobile (Mountain View, Calif.) Amazon: Software Development Engineer (Seattle) Urban Airship: Channel Sales and Business Development Manager (San Francisco) NXTurn: Integration Develop ...
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