Treehugger reports on the power use of the latest chips from Intel and AMD. It looks as if both companies are making enormous strides in the performance-per-watt arena. If you are planning on buying a new computer, take a look at the results. It’s getting easier to have the ultimate in computing power while...
Environment
Steve Irwin Has Died
Steve Irwin was known as being a bit on the wild side. He took lots of chances while taping his shows. This was a display of how connected he felt with nature. Irwin had set up Australia Zoo, a wildlife park. The site is unfortunately down at the moment.
Tropical Storm Ernesto Spared Us
Tropical Storm Ernesto spared us. I think that this is partially due to the mountainous regions of Cuba. Regardless, things worked out for the best. This was a test of my hurricane preparedness. How would I rate my preparedness? Food and Water: 10 Flood-proofing: 6 Deep Cycle Battery / Solar Supplemental Power System: 5...
15 Year Old Meteorologist at NOAA
The Miami Herald reports on Zach Gruskin. He is a 15 year old who is interning at the NOAA Hurricane Research Division on Virginia Key. From the Miami Herald report: One day last week, Zach led the daily tropical weather briefing at the research center, more than holding his own before nearly a dozen...
New Scientist: A fuel tank full of water
New Scientist Premium- A fuel tank full of water: Forget cars fuelled by alcohol and vegetable oil. Before long, you might be able to run your car with nothing more than water in its fuel tank. It would be the ultimate zero-emissions vehicle. While water, plain old H2O, is not at first sight an...
Tesla Roadster, an Electric Sports Car?!?!
The Tesla Roadster was recently unveiled. It is an electric sports coupe. I want one! (Well… if I had a much larger income) It goes 0-60 in around 4 seconds according to the company. Autoblog produced a video of Tesla Motor’s Roadster:
Business 2.0: Chiquita cleans up its act – August 1, 2006
Business 2.0: Chiquita cleans up its act – August 1, 2006 At first, Dave McLaughlin didn’t tell his bosses at Chiquita that he was talking to environmentalists, much less taking their suggestions. After all, the banana company’s executives so mistrusted the “greens” that meetings with them often turned into shouting matches. “They would sit...
Treehugger: Lessons to Learn From BP’s Latest Misstep
Treehugger: Lessons to Learn From BP’s Latest Misstep According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the US will spend an additional $24 million per day on oil imports as a result of the increased prices that were prompted by the BP shutdown. The science-based nonprofit organization also determined that if all the cars and...
Treehugger: Biomimetic Building Uses Termite Mound As Model
Treehugger: Biomimetic Building Uses Termite Mound As Model: The Eastgate Centre is a shopping centre and office block in central Harare, Zimbabwe. The building was designed to be ventilated and cooled entirely by natural means — it was biomimetically modeled on local termite mounds. It was probably the first building in the world to...
CNET News.com: Verizon heeds call of fuel cells
Verizon heeds call of fuel cells | CNET News.com: Verizon’s Garden City project is unique because it uses fuel cells as its primary source of energy. Seven fuel cells generate power for a 292,000-square-foot facility that provides telephone and data services to some 35,000 customers on Long Island. And it’s connected to the commercial...