Monthly Archive for Februar, 2011
by Kelly Vencill SanchezStephen Shoup is the kind of person to see potential in things that others might miss. In 2005, looking for a property that would house himself and his design/build firm, building Lab inc., he happened upon a roughly 6,000-square-foot lot in north Oakland, California. Undeterred by the condition of the building (it had served as a shop for the late master ... weiterlesen...
Amphibians are a class of animals that are already getting hit harder than most -- they're specifically adapted to a rather narrow range of habitats, so as the climate warms, many are finding themselves literally left out to dry. However, the BBC reports that scientists believe that they may be able to eco-engineer amphibian and reptile habitats to increase their chances of sur... weiterlesen...
Photo: Noserider, CC
Okay, so it's not exactly earth-shattering green political news -- but it's still indicative of the new anti-environment attitude that's swept into the US House of Representatives. Four years after our nation's esteemed governing body decided to stop using one of the most destructive, ungreen materials in existence, our lawmakers have decided it's time to c... weiterlesen...
by Rebecca L. WeberIn its simplest version, QuaDror looks like a child's wooden puzzle. Dror Benshetrit aligns four L-shaped blocks, and effortlessly shifts them from a few flat planes into an elegant structure. It looks so natural that it's hard to imagine that it's not already familiar. Benshetrit's new universal joint, which was just unveiled at South Africa's Design Indaba, i... weiterlesen...
Photo of Spain's highways: Zaqarbal, Flickr, CC
Once again, oil prices are rising around the world. Yes, the turmoil in Libya and the Middle East is jacking up global prices, but it's becoming more and more apparent that the trend is certain to continue. After all, even Saudi Arabia's own experts -- who sit on the world's largest oil stores -- admit that they drastically overes... weiterlesen...
Fisker just announced that the much-delayed Karma finally has a production date – Autoblog is reporting that the luxury plug-in hybrid will roll off its assembly lines by March 21st and deliveries will start around April. The beautiful car has had a pretty bumpy ride so far — it was originally supposed to launch November 2009, which got pushed back to September 2010,... weiterlesen...
The Guardian reports that one of the world's most advanced rainforest restoration and research projects in the world, the Seeds of Heaven Biodiversity Research & Development Centre in the Bulang Mountains of southern China, is ablaze with 100' flames.
The flames appear to have spread from the direction of a neighboring cow farm. Local officials say the spark was deliberately... weiterlesen...
by Miyoko OhtakeFriday morning in San Francisco saw not only torrential rain and spots of hail but the kick off of its own monthly CreativeMornings chapter. Dubbed a "free breakfast lecture series, for creatives by creatives," CreativeMornings is the brain child of Tina Roth Eisenburg, AKA Swissmiss. For the first SF meeting, Pictory founder Laura Brunow Miner spoke to ... weiterlesen...
Photo by US Department of Agriculture via eutrophication&hypoxia on Flickr Creative Commons
California's Central Valley is home to some of the state's largest dairies, and we're all quite familiar with how damaging dairy farms can be on the environment. It is responsible for about 4% of man-made GHG emissions, and in the Central Valley of California alone, cows generate the sam... weiterlesen...