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Isaac Asimov Explained Climate Change in 1977 (Video)

Friday, 07 January 2011 12:07

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Image: Positive Psychology News Isaac Asimov is one of the greatest science fiction writers in history -- his Foundation novels and Robot universe (which recently inspired the I, Robot Will Smith film) continue to inform popular culture to this day. Asimov was also a professor of biochemistry at Boston University and a prolific author of successful pop science books as well. In other words, the man was no slouch. No surprise then, that he speaks more eloquently about climate change in 1977 than most folks d... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Offer the Chevy Volt Later This Month

Friday, 07 January 2011 12:07

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Photo: GM Other EVs to Follow Not to be outdone by its competitor Hertz, which announced that many models of electric cars will be available in 2011, Enterprise car rental says that it will have Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids on offer for daily and weekly rentals later this month, though at first only at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, California. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Video Autopsy of a Tesla Model S Electric Car

Friday, 07 January 2011 12:07

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Photo: Screen grab from Tesla video Must See for EV Geeks Tesla's Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Peter Rawlinson, gives us a video tour of the alpha version of Tesla's next car, the Model S electric sedan. Rawlinson's hypnotic voice is worth the price of admission alone, but anybody who's interested by EV engineering and technology should check out the 3 videos below.... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Wind Farm Noise Complaints - Bunk, Not Bunk, A Bit of Both?

Friday, 07 January 2011 12:07

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photo: FranceHouseHunt.com/Creative Commons We've covered the issue (or non-issue, depending on which side you're on) of wind farms causing health problems in people living nearby for some time--the whooshing sound is reportedly disruptive of sleep if you're constantly and closely exposed to it. But if you need an overview of s... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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NASA Satellites Can Help Farmers Save Massive Amounts of Water

Friday, 07 January 2011 12:07

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Photo: NASA, public domain. Agriculture 2.0: Doing More With Less Imagine a farmer sitting at the kitchen table or at the wheel of a GPS-controlled tractor, looking at the screen of a iPad or smartphone that shows his fields seen from above with various data-points overlaid on top. "Hmm, the North-West corner needs a bit more water today." and 'tap-tap' on the screen and the drip-irrigation system releases a bit more water there, taking into account the relative air humidity and the next few days' weather forecast. Maybe there's even a button somewhere that orders more ladybugs from a, organic p... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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