Helsinki plans to make car ownership unnecessary within the city through a complete reimagining of its public transit system. The future resident of Helsinki will not own a car, says The Helsinki Times. The Finnish capital has announced plans to transform its existing public transport network into a comprehensive, point-to-point "mobility on demand" system by 2025 – one that, … [Read more...]
Humans confuse bee stuck in web for action hero
I wanted to write about this when it appeared a few weeks ago, but I thought it would be better to wait for a bee expert to comment. Now, one has. Here's the video for those who haven't seen it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs_3FHh3z4o&w=750&h=422&rel=0] Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment) at University of Sussex … [Read more...]
Fiat CEO doesn’t want you to buy an electric car
Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne stated at a conference at the Brookings Institution, Washington, that Fiat loses money on their 500e model and he hopes people won't buy the car. "I will sell the (minimum) of what I need to sell and not one more." (Sergio Marchionne) Marchionne said Tesla Motors Inc was the only company making money on electric cars and that was because of … [Read more...]
The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke on Vimeo
This is incredible stuff: The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke on Vimeo. What's a supercell? A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms (supercell, squall … [Read more...]
Seawer, the garbage removing seascraper
One of our planet's most discouraging features is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). The GPGP, also known as the Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch and the Pacific Trash Vortex, lies in the middle of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre—a circular ocean current perfect for capturing debris. The GPGP conjures up an image of a floating landfill, but the debris is largely composed … [Read more...]
Wind turbine blades generate upward lightning
The Lightning, Atmospheric Electricity and High Voltage Research Group on the Terrassa Campus of the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) has found a direct relationship between wind turbine movement and lightning discharges. Given the right atmospheric conditions, any elevated structure can generate upward lightning flashes–especially where movement is involved. … [Read more...]
Legoland Florida will run on renewable energy for Earth Day 2014
Legoland Florida will run entirely on renewable energy for Earth Day 2014, a first for a US theme park. This is more than a single day event. Earth Day will also mark the beginning of a partnership with Tampa Electric that will provide educational installations about solar energy – as well as practical installations. A 30-kilowatt solar panel array has been installed on the … [Read more...]
Lowe’s ordered to pay $18.1M in illegal dumping case
Lowe's Home Centers, the home improvement retailer, has been ordered to pay 18.1 million USD in a settlement to claims that over 100 Lowe's stores illegally dumped hazardous waste into California landfills. The civil environmental prosecution settlement with Lowe’s, approved in Alameda Superior Court, followed a joint investigation by the California Department of Toxic … [Read more...]
Powerspout streamlines their micro hydro selection
Micro hydro turbine producer PowerSpout has streamlined their product lines, and we’re keeping an eye on them to see if there’s something new on the horizon. PowerSpout produces rugged micro hydro turbines that can run on small streams and work in arrays of up to 10 units – no dam required. Even a small stream can generate consistent, clean, dam free, renewable electricity … [Read more...]
20,000 new samples in the amazing Svalbard Seed Vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received a new shipment of seeds for long-term storage. The shipment to the vault in Longyearbyen, Norway contained 20,000 seed samples from Japan, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and the USA. For the first time, Okayama University in Japan has deposited a collection of 575 barley variants in the seed vault. Brazil has deposited 514 variants of beans, … [Read more...]
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