Refugees from Côte d’Ivoire, like this group, continue to cross the border into Liberia31 January 2011 As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kept up his diplomatic push for a speedy solution to the post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, United Nations agencies called for urgent funding today, warning that refugees fleeing to neighbouring Liberia could top 100,000 by the end of April. Mr. Ban met today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with President Goodluck Jonathon of Nigeria, who has played a major role in trying to solve the crisis resulting from former president Laurent Gbagbo’s refusal to leave office despite his UN-certified defeat by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara. The Secretary-General…
Continue reading …Shell Quits Last Algae Biofuel Commitment – Still Backing Ethanol & Cellulosic Biofuels
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photo: Eric E Castro / Creative Commons A quick update on some technological shake out in biofuels: Renewable Energy World reports that Shell has quit its last agreement in
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Kathy Bates is talking about her new NBC comedy, ‘Harry’s Law,’ where her character trades a job as a patent attorney to open a criminal law office/shoe store. (Jan. 31)
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Photo: Daily Galaxy So many gimmicky sustainability “challenges” have arisen during the mainstreaming of green over the last few years that I truly thought that I’d never want to hear about another one again. But Rodale’s Plastic-Free February is an exception — free of the pomp of No Impact Man-style displays and embracing of an important central conceit, we might stand to learn something about our consumer habits by participating in an effort to eschew plastic altogether. I, for one, plan to participate. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The Engadget Show – 017: Steve Wozniak, Sony NGP, PlayStation Phone prototype
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We’ve never had a guest on The Engadget Show that inspired quite as much excitement as Steve Wozniak — the crowd was pumped and the Woz was in full effect. Josh and Woz talked for a full 40 minutes about everything from Woz’s white iPhone to the future of server storage to anecdotes about Apple, and it’s all topped off with a little creative currency manipulation, as Woz promises us his custom $2 bills can get us “arrested, but not convicted.” Then it’s on to the roundtable, where Josh, Paul, and Nilay talk over Sony’s new NGP , PlayStation Suite , and even play with a super-secret unannounced prototype of the PlayStation Phone . This is one you absolutely should not miss. What are you waiting for? Watch it now! Hit up the video stream after the break or download the show in HD below! Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Special guests: Steve Wozniak Produced and Directed by: Chad Mumm Executive Producer: Joshua Fruhlinger Edited by: Danny Madden Music by: Zen Albatross Visuals by: invaderbacca Woz Intro by: Nick Criscuolo Opening titles by: Julien Nantiec Taped live at Cooper Union’s Rose Auditorium Download the Show: The Engadget Show – 017 (HD) / The Engadget Show – 017 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show – 017 (Small) Subscribe to the Show: [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4). [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4). [ RSS MP4 ] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically. [ HD RSS ] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD. [ iPad RSS ] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format. Continue reading The Engadget Show – 017: Steve Wozniak, Sony NGP, PlayStation Phone prototype The Engadget Show – 017: Steve Wozniak, Sony NGP, PlayStation Phone prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The federal government is updating its dietary guidelines in hopes of combating the rampant obesity plaguing the nation’s adults and children. (Jan. 31)
Continue reading …BP’s compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims has issued a final settlement payment—to just one of the roughly 91,000 people and businesses waiting for checks, records show. And that $10 million payout went to a company after the oil giant intervened on its behalf. BP won’t identify…
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Tired of seeing similar reviews of the Chevrolet Volt ? Here’s one for you by Gene Weingarten, a man who’s definitely not a automotive journalist and who probably couldn’t write a typical review even if he tried to. Some of you might remember Mr. Weingarten’s best-known work : “his chronicling of a world-class violinist (Joshua Bell) who, as an experimen… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs reiterated the White House call for an orderly transition of power in Egypt but said it was not up to the US to determine if President Hosni Mubarak is a candidate. (Jan. 31)
Continue reading …In Egypt, thousands of people are fighting “for their fundamental human rights, a struggle that has very little to do with your opinions on anything,” writes Alex Pareene on Salon . But as far as the American media is concerned, it has everything to do with the US. “Our national narcissism…
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