Photo via University of Warwick One of the most disappointing aspects of Christmas (besides the crazed consumerism) is the piles of plastic packaging left over after the morning commotion. In fact, Science Daily reports that each American consumes an average of 120 grams of plastic wrapping on Christmas gifts, most of which is not recyclable. But that might just change (the recycling part, not the wasteful plastic packaging) thanks to a new technique for processing practically any type of plastic. Now that is some Christmas wish come true… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …James Hansen Shows Up in UK Court, Testifies for Anti-Coal Activists; Found Guilty Anyway
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Image: World Development Movement via flickr Despite a two-hour testimony by NASA climate scientist Jim Hansen this week, a UK court found 20 environmental activists who tried to shut down a coal plant last year guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Aretha Franklin goes home for the holidays; 50 Cent named in NY copyright infringement lawsuit; Time honor caps celebrity-making of Mark Zuckerberg. (Dec. 16)
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Looking for a little zip in your next portable hard drive ? Look no further than Super Talent’s latest, the svelte USB 3.0 Storage Pod. As you’ve likely pieced together by now, that ultraslim black box above contains a 500GB hard drive and the appropriate circuity to transfer files using SuperSpeed USB, or right around ten times faster than USB 2.0. It’s completely bus-powered, too, so don’t bother packing an AC adapter. The company claims that it’ll pass along files at up to 90MB/sec (vid’s after the break as proof), and if you’re already sold, you can fetch one yourself next month. Continue reading Super Talent intros 500GB USB 3.0 Storage Pod, wants $99 for it Super Talent intros 500GB USB 3.0 Storage Pod, wants $99 for it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …CNN Becoming Irrelevant: Lowest Prime Time Ratings In At Least 13 Years
December 16, 2010 No Comment
Is CNN becoming irrelevant? According to TVByTheNumbers.com, the self-proclaimed most trusted name in news's prime time ratings this year are the lowest since at least 1997: read more
Continue reading …Nepal Plane Crash Left 22 Dead – A DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft has went missing en route from Lamidanda to Kathmandu in eastern Nepal. The said plane crashed in mountainous area east of the capital, killing all 22 people aboard. According to the operations supervisor at Tribhuwan International Airport, Purusottam Shakya, said that the Nepal Plane Crash Left 22 Dead is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Photo via Gizmag The ability of a solar cell to turn light into electricity is exciting. However, solar cells themselves are boring, and usually ugly too. That’s one of the reasons why integrating them into fashion and home decor has been so difficult. But Sony aims to change that with a new product called Hana Mado, or “Flower Window,” introduced at the Eco Products 2010 exhibition in Tokyo last weekend. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Sabianmaggy , used under Creative Commons license. From overpopulation as the elephant in the room , to the idea that less sex and more TV might be the answer to India’s growing birth rate , overpopulation isn’t exactly a taboo subject here on TreeHugger—but it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention of, say,
Continue reading …WaPo Promotes Gay-Art Exhibitors Calling Conservatives ‘American Taliban,’ Implying Nazism
December 16, 2010 No CommentThe Washington Post once again promoted the cultural leftists fighting the Smithsonian's removal of an ants-on-Christ video from a gay-left exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. In a story headlined “Video outcry flares anew,” art critic Philip Kennicott covered a very one-sided panel discussion in New York with the exhibit's very political activists. The nod to conservatives came at the beginning, with William Donohue of the Catholic League telling Kennicott he wasn't going to this event — where the mudslinging was in full swing by curators Jonathan Katz and David Ward: Katz lamented that gays and lesbians were “once again being offered as raw meat” to political activists and the Catholic League, which he accused of being a hate group and anti-Semitic. “We have an American Taliban that we have not called as such ,” he said… Katz and Ward said they now worry about the lasting effect on the Portrait Gallery and on other institutions that might think twice about shows depicting gay subject matter, as well as on the dispiriting effect of criticism from the left at a time when the museum and cultural world should be mounting a concerted resistance to the right. read more
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A 39-year-old Michigan father who faces kidnapping charges in connection with his three missing sons has waived extradition. John Skelton of Morenci remains held on a $30 million bond. (Dec. 16)
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