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Looking for an energy efficient vehicle? In terms of total energy efficiency including production, actual usage, and disposal, Scion xB leads the list, significantly better than even the best hybrids.
That’s the conclusion of long-term study of “dust to dust” energy costs for cars and [...] Al Gore is coming out with a movie in which he “…weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. The film [...] Our family went to Frederick Meijer Gardens for Valentines day. We had a delicious dinner and then got an early peek at the butterflies that are just emerging from their chrysalis. On the window sat a translucent butterfly that had just finished its metamorphasis. It was dusk outside and the natural lack of light in the tropical conservatory made for a dark [...] If you are a middle class (or higher) American you live better than 99.4% of all the people who have ever lived, including those that are alive right now. This is according to Greg Easterbrook in his book “The Progress Paradox”. Apparently there have been approximately 80 billion people who have lived on earth until now. Most of them [...] The USA Today thinks that the debate over global warming has concluded: Link I’m not so sure that those who reject science and it’s conclusions are going to give up so easily, but I do agree that there has been a major shift in recent months toward the obvious truth. General Electric and other corporations are finally getting [...] From Slate.com: To attain the rank of grand master of memory, you must be able to perform three seemingly superhuman feats. You have to memorize 1,000 digits in under an hour, the precise order of 10 shuffled decks of playing cards in the same amount of time, and one shuffled deck in less than two minutes. Wow. [...] The Kyoto Protocol took effect today. One small step toward the reforms that are needed to avoid disaster in the coming decades. From the Associated Press: “We have been calling on the United States to join. But the country that is the world’s biggest emitter has not joined yet, and that is regrettable,” Japan’s top [...] As engineers scramble to utilize the new found efficiency in car power known as hybrid technology, it’s interesting to watch “the big 3″ as they attempt to portray Fuel Cell technology as the next big thing. Hybrids are already making a big difference and research has barely been fully funded. Hybrid efficiency is not hype or fantasy, it [...] Climateprediction.net is a huge computer program designed to produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. You can donate your computer’s processing power if you have broadband access. The system will utilize your resources (while they are not in use by you) to help compute the climate forecast. http://www.climateprediction.net/ This system makes use of shared processing time by coordinating [...] “Recently awarded a Dream Time Fellowship by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, Grand is working on giving Lucy better eyesight, hearing, stronger muscles and a more powerful brain. Steve hopes Lucy will be able to learn to crawl before taking those first steps and repeating simple sounds, just like other toddlers do.Lucy’s [...] |
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