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Earth Hour Wants All The Lights Off, But We Want Them On
Those tofu-loving nutjobs over at the WWF (no, not that one) are planning another Earth Hour on Saturday night, where the world shuts off all their lights and electronics from 8-9 pm. We're supposed to think about ways to live more sustainably and fight global warming. Sounds great, right? WRONG. More »
5:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Adrian Covert
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Holland may soon be dotted with floating buildings as Dutch architects plan against global warming. The country is already 20 percent below sea level, and rising water levels are a concern. A flooded river is no threat to a floatable building with airtight foundations, and with slack built into electricity and water cables feeding it, the whole kaboodle can simply bob upwards. The gallery shows some building concepts, dreamed up by a company called Waterstudio, among others. Melting ice caps? Bring'em on. [Waterstudio, NPR via io9]
Modern Boat Homes to Survive Rising Sea Level
Holland may soon be dotted with floating buildings as Dutch architects plan against global warming. The country is already 20 percent below sea level, and rising water levels are a concern. A flooded river is no threat to a floatable building with airtight foundations, and with slack built into electricity and water cables feeding it, the whole kaboodle can simply bob upwards. The gallery shows some building concepts, dreamed up by a company called Waterstudio, among others. Melting ice caps? Bring'em on. [Waterstudio, NPR via io9]
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Polar Cities for Day After Tomorrow Survivors Will Save Us All From Horrible Deaths
Global warming is bearing down on us with the fire of a thousand suns, and soon, the arctic chill of like a billion perfect storms. Whatever is Jake Gyllenhaal to do? Hole up in a Polar City, of course. Envisioned by "visionary futurist" Dan Bloom—how would he know he's a visionary unless he, in fact, is one—the first model polar city will begin construction in 2012 in Norway, with "volunteer testing occupancy" starting in 2015. And no, you earth-hating, global-warming-denying Bush lackeys, he is NOT a "a little Dr. Evil," "plain far-fetched" or a "just lone wacko day dreamer." He tells us so in the self-authored press release, which we have below. More »
12:25 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By matt buchanan
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63 comments
Latest by danbloom: Thursday, October 18, 3007 What experts in climate change field are saying:The following quotes are from genuine emails from real scientists and experts in the field of climate change and scientific research. Since the emails to this blog were private emails more »
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Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize today. The former vice prez was honored for his tireless efforts to let everyone know that climate change is real and that we should all be pretty damned scared about it. We certainly are, but we've been thinking the sky is falling for the past couple of decades at least. Anyway, to pay tribute to our first elected president who never served a day as president in the Oval Office, we decided to commemorate the occasion with Gizmodo's highest honor: a 21-gadget salute to Al Gore, a gallery concentrating on those items that might do just a little something to save the environment on this pale blue dot we call home. Ready, aim... [Russia Today] (additional reporting by Jennifer Hooker)
21-Green-Gadget Salute to Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize today. The former vice prez was honored for his tireless efforts to let everyone know that climate change is real and that we should all be pretty damned scared about it. We certainly are, but we've been thinking the sky is falling for the past couple of decades at least. Anyway, to pay tribute to our first elected president who never served a day as president in the Oval Office, we decided to commemorate the occasion with Gizmodo's highest honor: a 21-gadget salute to Al Gore, a gallery concentrating on those items that might do just a little something to save the environment on this pale blue dot we call home. Ready, aim... [Russia Today] (additional reporting by Jennifer Hooker)
12:20 PM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Charlie White
5,288 views,
147 comments
Latest by cyberlink74: @hakubak: Didn't notice a respectable debate to begin with, but garbage leftest crap was particularly noticed in the article. more »
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Britain to Abolish Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040, Captain Planet Rejoices
In an effort to stop the Earth from becoming a barren wasteland, British Liberal Democrats announced plans to completely abolish gasoline- and diesel-powered cars by 2040. To aid them in their quest, the politicians proposed increasing Britain's car tax by £2000 (or roughly $4000) specifically for larger vehicles like 4x4s, while lower-emission vehicles would be taxed less or nothing at all. More »
7:40 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By ybaranovsky
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32 comments
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In an effort to slow down the effects of global warming, scientists from Germany, Italy, India and Chile are planning to dump 20 tonnes of non-toxic iron sulfate into the sea. The iron particles — which will be spread around a 1,000 square kilometer area — should theoretically create conditions for large amounts of phytoplankton, algae and microorganisms to grow and, ideally, help soak up the carbon dioxide that's slowly causing our planet to roast.
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Iron Sulfate Dumped Into Sea May Slow Global Warming Or Do Completely the Opposite
In an effort to slow down the effects of global warming, scientists from Germany, Italy, India and Chile are planning to dump 20 tonnes of non-toxic iron sulfate into the sea. The iron particles — which will be spread around a 1,000 square kilometer area — should theoretically create conditions for large amounts of phytoplankton, algae and microorganisms to grow and, ideally, help soak up the carbon dioxide that's slowly causing our planet to roast.
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11:20 AM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By ybaranovsky
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33 comments
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Pollution-Detecting Camera Finds Invisible Killers
Apparently CO2 isn't all that bad when compared to some other horrible pollutants out there, such as Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6). A single pound of SF6 does as much damage to the environment as two tons of CO2. Yikes. Used to insulate high voltage equipment, SF6 is odorless, nontoxic, and nonflammable yet still highly damaging to ol' Mother Earth. What to do? More »
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