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Windows Vista Delivers Significant Energy Savings for Home, Business Users

Mac lovers, eat this!
Microsoft has partnered with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and built into the latest version of Microsoft Windows (Vista), innovative energy-saving solutions, that can save customers about $50 each year for every desktop computer equipped with the new software.
On the contrary, the Board of Directors for Apple Inc “unanimously� opposed proposals calling [...]

// Tagged Activism, Al Gore, Business, Energy, Environment, GETM, Sustainability, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista, apple, corporation, green, news, poll, socio-political, technology // 03.27.2007 at 12:43 pm // Have your say »

The Real Rainmaker

Thought this was cool, according to BBC:
Tanzania has been given permission to import rain-making technology from the king of Thailand, Thai media report.
The patented cloud-seeding technique involves aircraft releasing a chemical into clouds to induce rainfall.
How it works?

Aircraft or artillery spray chemicals (often silver iodide or dry ice) into clouds to encourage tiny vapour droplets [...]

// Tagged Activism, Africa, Environment, Geography, International, Media, Sustainability, blog, socio-political // 02.17.2007 at 10:30 pm // Have your say »

The Taliban’s are Environmentally Conscious!

In a recent study to assess power usage per shower, an Australian company determined that on average, users shower for about 7min daily. This number only goes up when other activity such as shaving is performed as part of showering.
Here’s the breakup:
Women that shave their legs: 10.5min
Men who shave: 8.5min
Those who brush while showering: 8.75min
The [...]

// Tagged Activism, Energy, Environment, Geography, Non-profit, Oddities, Stupid, Sustainability, socio-political // 12.11.2006 at 3:17 pm // Have your say »

GREENDAY + NRDC

Green Day Teams With Green Group in Campaign to “Move America Beyond
Oil”™
 
Watch the intro video!
Link to source
 

// Tagged Activism, Bush, Energy, Environment, FEMA, Katrina, Media, Non-profit, Politics, Sustainability, pollution, socio-political // 12.01.2006 at 1:51 am // Have your say »

Create Your Own Universe!

Columbia University physics professor Brian Greene says if given the chance to build a universe, he would find it hard to resist. A very interesting interview I heard on NPR. Read or listen to the story.
 
 
 

// Tagged Astronomy, Energy, Geography, Media, Non-profit, Oddities, Sustainability, socio-political // 11.27.2006 at 7:54 pm // Have your say »

300 Million and Counting

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, reached 300,000,000 on 10/17/06 at 11:46 GMT (EDT+4). 
In less than 40 years since the 200 million mark, the net population increased by 50 percent. With one international migrant (net) entering the US every 31 seconds and a net gain of one [...]

// Tagged Activism, Energy, Environment, Geography, History, Immigration, Oil, Politics, Race, Sustainability, US, socio-political // 10.17.2006 at 11:09 pm // 2 Comments »

Why Dropping Oil Prices is Not Really Good?

The price of gasoline has dropped over 20 percent in the last 3 months, while some might consider this a good thing, in the long run; the only real beneficiary of this scenario is the oil company themselves.
When a gallon of gas was at $3, viable alternatives was the buzz word, from Venture Capitalists to [...]

// Tagged Activism, Business, Conspiracy, Economics, Energy, Environment, Katrina, Oddities, Oil, Politics, Sustainability, pollution, socio-political // 09.26.2006 at 10:50 am // 1 Comment »

Wal-Mart to Sell Generic Drugs for $4

And you think Wal-Mart is the evil empire trying to screw you? Explain this.
Wal-Mart announces a pilot program to sell generic prescription drugs for just $4 per prescription. If it succeeds, the plan could bring changes to consumers and the prescription-drug industry alike.
Generic drugs are a less-expensive alternative to name-brand drugs. But they still come [...]

// Tagged Activism, Business, Economics, Sustainability, corporation, drugs, socio-political // 09.23.2006 at 8:26 pm // 2 Comments »

Dream Research: Ethanol from fuel grade to food grade

This is how good it gets, you have ethanol in abundance, why not drink it?
Read the story >>
Ethanol Turned Into Food-Grade Alcohol
August 29, 2006 — By Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press
AMES, Iowa — Now that ethanol has become common in gas tanks, two Iowa State University professors are working to get it into martini glasses.
The professors [...]

// Tagged Business, Economics, Humor, Oddities, Sustainability, blog, socio-political // 08.31.2006 at 1:38 pm // 2 Comments »

“The War has ended, and the Battle has just begin�

Despite the blockade, the Lebanese Ministry of Environment has started the clean up of fuel that spilled into the Mediterranean Sea after Israel bombed a power plant. Some environmentalists consider this to be the biggest environmental catastrophe in Lebanon’s history. The month old spill has reached 140 km (87 miles) of Lebanese coastline and the [...]

// Tagged Activism, EPA, Environment, Geography, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Non-profit, Sustainability, War, pollution // 08.15.2006 at 10:43 pm // Have your say »