Archive for the ‘ Climate Change ’ Category

Republicans and Big Oil Afraid of Bicycles

I’ve toiled whether to avoid politically-charged articles on this site, but when issues hit particularly close to home, they must be shared.  As an avid cyclist and huge advocate of a clean (and safe) transportation system in the US, this type of backwards-thinking legislation is scary. Via Treehugger: © April Streeter By now you must [ READ MORE ]

Back to the Start

A really strong ad by Chipotle gives us a sense of why small farms matter. A great soundtrack by Willy Nelson singing Coldplay. I was late to find this ad, but was stunned by it. Amazingly cute and powerful at the same time. Directed by Johnny Kelly, this is really well done. Watch it fullscreen [ READ MORE ]

Crimean Winter

Via Fast Company Design Is it a nuclear holocaust? The after effects of a massive asteroid striking earth? Nah. Just Eastern Europe in the winter. The photos are the work of Russia-based Daniil Korzhonov, who likes to tramp around the snow-flecked mountains and barren forests of the Ukrainian republic of Crimea, his Nikon D80 in [ READ MORE ]

Tesla Model X

Tesla just released news of their highly anticipated third vehicle, named the Model X. Via Uncrate: Tesla has unveiled its third electric car, and this time they’re aiming for something with a little more utility. The crossover-style Tesla Model X ($50,000-$90,000) can go 0-60 in 4.4 seconds, and sports falcon-wing doors for rear passengers. Speaking [ READ MORE ]

Animated Hawk Migration

Via eBird: Swainson’s Hawk is the most migratory North American hawk. It breeds commonly on the Great Plains, as well as in grasslands and agricultural areas in western deserts and the Central Valley of California. From September to November it migrates in large flocks south through Mexico and Central America to its wintering grounds in [ READ MORE ]

Incredible Images of Mars

It’s well known I’m a space geek, and these latest images from the ESA’s Mars Express blew me away. Taken by the 9 year old Mars satellite, the images provide amazing detail of our planetary cousin. Click the photos to see them large. Via Space Fellowship: New images from ESA’s Mars Express show the Syrtis [ READ MORE ]

Lake Vostok: Earth’s Hidden World?

I watched a BBC documentary last night about Lake Vostok, the enormous lake that lies thousands of feet below Antarctica’s frozen ice. The documentary explores how this lake was discovered, and the incredible task of drilling through miles of ice to get access to it.  As compelling as the human task has been, the potential [ READ MORE ]

NASA’s New Blue Marble

For those that say NASA doesn’t serve a community purpose, just glance at this stunning new photo composite of our earth. Amazing. Via Colossal: NASA has just published what it calls the “most amazing highest resolution image of Earth ever”, dubbed Blue Marble. The 64-megapixel image weighing in at 8000×8000 pixels is actually a composite [ READ MORE ]

What Exoplanets Might Really Look Like

Via Wired Science: Early in December, astronomers confirmed the existence of the first known world beyond the Solar System that exists in a cozy, habitable zone around its sun-like star. It’s too soon to say whether the planet, called Kepler-22b, has a rocky, watery or gassy surface. Nevertheless, NASA used some artistic license to render [ READ MORE ]

2011 in Volcanoes

Via The Atlantic: Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava. In 2011, active volcanoes included Chile’s Puyehue, Japan’s Shinmoedake, Indonesia’s Lokon, Iceland’s Grímsvötn, Italy’s Etna, and recently Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Hawaii, Kilauea continues to [ READ MORE ]

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