Here’s another narrated video confronting us with our past and current state of dependency on fossil fuels. I wouldn’t necessarily root the cause of all our societal problems in carbon, coal, and petroleum – there being a considerable additional amount of factors involved in the rise of consumerism, turbo-capitalism and short-term political ideologies. But I [...]
Bottled water has become a huge topic, especially with the release of the movie Plastic Planet. I’ve come across some interesting media footage around plastic bottling since, but in my opinion the currently highly popular ‘infographics’ belong to the best ways when it comes to conveying a message. Have a look at this one: http://www.termlifeinsurance.org/stop-drinking-bottled-water/
Here’s an interesting article from Popular Mechanics, clearing up a few of those often stated so-called issues with alternative energy sources. Definitely worth a read for those of you interested in this area. Full link: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/debunking-myths-about-nuclear-fuel-coal-wind-solar
Wall Street firms are considering leasing out the excess capacity of their servers in off-peak hours. “Once 4:30 rolls around, we don’t need those machines,” said Daniel Marques, the chief technology officer of Ballista Securities, which runs an alternative trading system (ATS) for options traders. While there’s untapped potential revenue to be realized here, it [...]
If cooling down the planet would be all we need to do to secure our future, scientists already have the answer; it’s called geoengineering. In light of climate change studies of past decades, geoengineering is becoming an increasingly accepted possible solution for global warming. The problem with it though, is that it is a short-term, risky measure. [...]
Check out our new promo video for the INEX Language & Culture program in Panama: ILC Panama Video 2009 After long hours of sweeping through literally hundreds of partially great, partially amazing pictures taken by our participants this year, we picked out the best of the best for you to enjoy. Sadly photos and videos can only [...]
