Environmental
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Environmental, Gadgets, General, general
Light Bulbs to Get New Labels
The FTC is mandating that in 2011, light bulbs get new labels that emphasis luminosity more so that watts. If you take a look at the labels shown at the link, it features quit […]
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Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Oostvaardersplassen – The Pleistocene is just a train ride away
Previously we’ve posted about Pleistocene Park, and a similar project in Scotland that are aimed at recreating the fauna and flora of the Pleistocene Era by setting aside protected areas […]
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Data, Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Gulf Stream not Slowing Down
Apparently Dennis Quaid was wrong… the gulf stream is not slowing down as some climate change models (and over the top eco-adventure movies) predict. Apparently the belief this might happen […]
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Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Ice Age Took 6 Months to Form?
Who would have thought a Dennis Quaid movie could be right? (well, except for Enemy Mine, which I maintain is simply to awesome to not come true some day) Geology […]
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Environmental, general, Physical Geography
Climate friendly news stack
When I sat down with the BBC News site today I was struck by the number of articles that are related to attempts to create green energy or cut greenhouse […]
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NYC’s High Line Park opens – cool new use for abandoned urban rail line
I was browsing through some blog entries this evening, and saw a post from Inhabitat about the opening of the High Line Park in New York City, which is an […]
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Environmental, general, WebMapping
ToxicRisk – mapping Toxic Release Inventory data
Mike from MapCruzin sent us this comment based on our December 2007 post on the MapEcos project, in order to let us know about a project he’s working on called […]
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Education, Environmental, Events, general, GeographyAwareness
The Green Effect – A Chance to Win $20,000 for Your Green Project
Just got my latest MyWonderfulWorld e-newsletter, and National Geographic and SunChips are announcing a new initiative called the Green Effect, which will award $20,000 each to 5 individuals or groups […]
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Environmental, general, Human Geography
Time for Nuclear Power… again?
Ars Technica has a nice discussion about nuclear power discussions that took place at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago. The short of it is […]
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Environmental, general, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Remote Sensing
Using Remote Sensing to Spot Cholera Outbreaks
Scientists have figured out how to predict cholera outbreaks by looking at sea life. The idea pioneered at the University of Maryland is a rise in sea temperatures lead to […]
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