Passat BlueMotion Sets Guiness World Record by Going 1,526 Miles on a Single Fuel Tank
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Photo: VW All Production Models Should Have These Fuel-Saving Tricks A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has recently set a new Guinness World Record for the “longest distance travelled by a standard production passenger car on a single tank of fuel”. The trip begun in Maidstone in Kent. The VW headed to the South of France and then turned back, running out of fuel close to Calais after completing a distance of 1,526.63 miles without ever refueling. That’s an average of 74.8 miles per gallon (US)!… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …NVIDIA starts selling own-brand GPUs at Best Buy, AIB partners left befuddled
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It would seem NVIDIA is ready to take the plunge into selling its graphics cards directly to consumers. Only problem with this plan, however, is that the company has opted to partner up with Best Buy, who’s started stocking its shelves with NVIDIA-branded GPUs a wee bit ahead of the official announcement. As most of us already know, NVIDIA and AMD traditionally rely on add-in-board partners to build and support the actual graphics boards, but now the (original) Green Team seems set to take those reins into its own hands. HardOCP has discovered Foxconn will be responsible for building these perfectly generic GeForces and NVIDIA is promising a pretty generous three-year warranty to go with their luxurious packaging. The company’s official response to these revelations has been to say that Best Buy will be the only place the own-brand cards can be purchased and that the effort is intended as a “complement” to products from its partners. Yes, we’re positive they’ll see it that way too. Continue reading NVIDIA starts selling own-brand GPUs at Best Buy, AIB partners left befuddled NVIDIA starts selling own-brand GPUs at Best Buy, AIB partners left befuddled originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Protesting Coal, Roof Painting Parties & Weatherization ‘Barnraisings’ – More Great 10/10/10 Action
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If the White House announcing that it will be installing solar panels after all–let’s not begrudge that they didn’t take 350.org and Sungevity up on their offer of free new ones–hasn’t inspired you to get to work this Sunday as part of the 10/10/10 … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Mars rover , that self-propelled, solar powered box o’ sensors ‘n stuff that slowly inches along the surface (and battles the fierce environment) of the red planet may be a mainstay of space exploration, but it’s certainly not the only way to get the job done. For instance, the kids at Draper Labs — last seen in this space with their injectable nanosensor — are in the process of developing vehicles that would (literally) leave traditional rovers in the dust. The Draper Hopper prototype is designed with a ducted fan propulsion system that uses compressed nitrogen gas to cover twenty-five miles in a few days or, at best, a few hours. By way of comparison, NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity craft have covered roughly twenty miles since hitting the Martian surface in early 2004. Of course, the hoppers will have to bring fuel with them, so their lifespans will be cut drastically shorter than their wheel-based contemporaries, but we’ve always believed more autonomous vehicles should “live fast / die young,” like Sid Vicious or James Dean. With any luck, we should see test flights by January 2011. Draper Labs develops prototype Mars Hopper originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …‘Top Public Companies Responsible For A Third Of All Environmental Damage’ In The World
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Annual environmental costs in 2008 attributable to top 3,000 publicly traded companies. Image credit:Trucost PLC, via Environmental Leader. The UN recently hired a consultant named ” Trucost ” to quantify adverse environmental impacts of cultural practices, world-wide. The report looked closely that portion of the estimated impacts associated with large publicly traded firms (as pictured). The headline coverage you’ll see on this… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …‘Top Public Companies Responsible For A Third Of All Environmental Damage’ In The World
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Annual environmental costs in 2008 attributable to top 3,000 publicly traded companies. Image credit:Trucost PLC, via Environmental Leader. The UN recently hired a consultant named ” Trucost ” to quantify adverse environmental impacts of cultural practices, world-wide. The report looked closely that portion of the estimated impacts associated with large publicly traded firms (as pictured). The headline coverage you’ll see on this… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via celesteh The oak tree is an iconic part of the California landscape, but an insidious pathogen threatens to wipe out as much as 90% of the state’s live oaks and black oaks within 25 years. It’s called ” sudden oak death ” and has been moving along the coast since 1995. Over 100 different plants can play host, but it’s most devastating to the oaks. Yet, a new program that leans on the efforts of citizen scientists is helping researcher track the spread of the pathogen, and hopefu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Valencia Design Week 2010: The Three Little Pigs, a Cardboard Fable (Photos)
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Three Little Pigs by Sanserif Design Studio. Image Credit: Sanserif Here’s a fun installation by Spanish design studio Sanserif Creatius , called The Three Little Pigs . It is a fable about the value of the materials with which we design. Exposed in the middle of Habitat Valencia , as part of Valencia Design Week , the beautiful pieces of furniture represent classical objects from the 18th century til now, revamped in cardboard, a fully renewable and biodegradabl… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Dominic Alves / Creative Commons . Greenpeace is on a roll in Argentina. After celebrating the agreement to make powerful companies take back toxic waste , they are now cheering after the approval of a new law to protect glaciers from mining operations. Not without exceptional pressure from mining lobbies and after a heate… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Netflix already added video out support to its iPad app a few months ago, and it’s now finally brought the same functionality to iPhone and iPod touch users as well. Unfortunately, it’s not quite bringing all iPhone and iPod touch users up to speed, as the app will only support video out on the iPhone 4 and fourth generation iPod touch. If that doesn’t pose a problem for you, however, you can grab the updated app for free right now from your favorite source of iPhone apps. Netflix brings video out support to iPhone 4, fourth gen iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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