ecology
Global Time-lapse Map from 1984 to 2012
View how fast Las Vegas is overcrowding ‘Built from millions of satellite images and trillions of pixels, you can explore this global, zoomable time-lapse map as part of TIME’s new Timelapse project. View stunning phenomena such as the sprouting of Dubai’s artificial Palm Islands, the retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier, the deforestation of the Brazilian […]
Climate Change Will Boost Plane Turbulence
Why you should care about climate change if you care about your grandchildren ‘Get used to a bumpy ride. The strength and frequency of atmospheric turbulence affecting transatlantic flights will increase by midcentury, a new study suggests. Researchers used a global climate model to assess the intensity of clear-air turbulence—the kind that stems from wind […]
The PediHome WN!!
(What Next!!) I boldly predict that this invention will flood the Third World very soon Tricycle House pedal-powered RV offers lots of home comforts ‘Conceived by architectural firm People’s Industrial Design Office (PIDO) for 2012’s “Get It Louder” Exhibition in Beijing, the Tricycle House addresses the fact that private ownership of land is not permitted […]
Mexican Eco-Terrorists Attack Nanotechnologists
‘Over the past two years, Mexican scientists involved in bio- and nanotechnology have become targets. They’re not threatened by the nation’s drug cartels. They’re marked for death by a group of bomb-building eco-terrorists with the professed goal of destroying human civilization. ‘The group, which goes by the name Individualidades Tendiendo a lo Salvaje (ITS), posted […]
The First Website in 1991
This was where the phrase ‘World Wide Web’ came from Most of the world remained ignorant of this monumental development until the Mosaic browser debuted in 1993. ‘“The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents.” So reads the text at the top […]
Your Chance to Fight Food Control and Scams
Farmer’s Fight With Monsanto Reaches The Supreme Court This is the best time to support food activists… and possibly be your last chance ‘This week, the Supreme Court will take up a classic David-and-Goliath case. On one side, there’s a 75-year-old farmer in Indiana named Vernon Hugh Bowman; on the other, the agribusiness giant Monsanto. […]
Rape + Guns = Freedom
‘Good news, everyone! For those of you who, like me, have been wondering when conservatives would stop making infuriatingly stupid statements about rape and guns, It just got worse. Now they’re making infuriatingly stupid comments about rape and guns at the same time…’ http://www.dailykos Conspiracy to Destroy Philippine Coral Reefs? Just last September 2010, a […]
The Dirty and Dangerous Side of Tech
Many lives are being saved with hi-tech. But we can never be sure how many are dying because of it ‘…I want the lightest yet fastest laptop, the coolest smartphone, the biggest HDTV, and a professional sound system. But I can’t remain ignorant to the inconvenient fact that there is poison in our tech. Our […]
Ecuadorian Tribe Will Fight to Death Oil Firm
‘A battle is looming between one of South America’s largest state-backed oil companies and an indigenous community of about 400 in the Ecuadorian rainforest. ‘The area is near Yasuni National Park, in eastern Ecuador, home to some of the richest variety of life on Earth. Studies have shown that a single hectare here contains a […]
Religion in Climate Change Convention
The UN Is The Anti-Christ: Cathie Adams For Bible believers, it’s just logical that they suspect the United Nations as the Anti-Christ because the Bible says us that in the end times, there will be a world government headed by a world leader, called the anti-Christ, who will profess a world religion. And don’t forget […]
