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January 19, 2010 • 11:46 am 0

New Clean-Fuel Rules For Ships Will Lead to More Warming

…Ironically, this eco-motivated change will undo one of our strongest, if accidental, defenses against climate change.
Popular Science

It’s weird that I had to be sitting in a conference room at NCAR to find this out. You would think it would be news! Just goes to show how little even the journalists who cover this beat really understand the consequences of increasing earth’s radiative forcing even just a little.

Filed under: climate change, green technology, Popular Science, , , ,

June 19, 2009 • 6:17 pm 1

Iceland’s Geothermal Bailout

Last October, Iceland’s economy tanked. Its bailout? A two-mile geothermal well drilled into a volcano that could generate an endless supply of clean energy. Or, as Icelanders will calmly explain, it could all blow up in their faces
Popular Science

Came this close to getting myself shipped to Iceland to report this one… maybe next time.

Filed under: featured, green technology, Popular Science, , , , ,

February 3, 2009 • 6:21 pm 0

Does the Space Shuttle’s Computer Really Run on Just One Megabyte of RAM?

It’s true: The brain of NASA’s primary vehicle has the computational power of an IBM 5150
Popular Science

Nothing is more deliciously geeky than legacy technology.

Filed under: featured, information technology, Popular Science, ,

January 1, 2009 • 6:01 am 0

Archive of past articles

Blurbs on Lester Brown, RecycleBank and charity: water for Good magazine
Good

Crocodile-like Reptiles Lived in the Arctic 55 Million Years Ago. Could it Happen Again?
Popular Science

Mining “Ice That Burns”
Technology Review

The World’s 10 Largest Renewable Energy Projects
Scientific American

Wild Boars Menace Germany. Could it Happen Here?
Popular Science

‘Ecological Intelligence’ and The Google of Green Shopping
Green Living

Sending Cell Phones into the Cloud
Technology Review

Hackers Weigh In: 8 Big Things to Do with a Mini Server
Scientific American

Netbook Chips Create a Low-Power Cloud
Technology Review

Hybrid Trucks Are Here for the Long (Medium and Short) Haul
Scientific American

‘Gay Elephant’ Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Popular Science

Exoskeletons Give New Life to Legs
Scientific American

Plan Bee: As Honeybees Die Out, Will Other Species Take Their Place?
Scientific American

The $9000 Plug-in Hybrid That Will Beat the Volt to Market
Popular Science

Stingless Bees Mummify Enemies
Scientific American

“The Most Beautiful Moment in Science” – Captured on Film
Popular Science

Can Geothermal Power Compete with Coal on Price?
Scientific American

Are e-books an environmental choice?
Green Living

Electric Shocks to the Face, Then and Now (video)
Popular Science

Can Geothermal Power in Iceland Thaw a Frozen Economy?
Scientific American

5 Not-So-Green Gadgets
Green Living

What Is The Worst Possible Disaster That Could Befall Earth?
Popular Science

Why Artificial Intelligence Threatens Actual Intelligence (video)
Popular Science

Threat Watch, LHC? (video)
Popular Science

One Hot Island: Iceland’s Renewable Geothermal Power
Scientific American

Filed under: biotech, change.org, climate change, Green Living, green technology, information technology, Popular Science, Scientific American, Technology Review, Wired

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