Turntables? We’ve seen a few: big and small , professional and decidedly amateur , but nothing quite like the Turnstyle. The idea here is to be “as simple as it gets,” the bare minimum elements required to spin and read the record and play back the audio. This is what designer R.D. Silva came up with: motor in the middle, pivoting arm on the right, and controls and speaker on the bottom. We’re thinking it won’t be replacing your Goldmund for delivering the hi-fi tonality you crave, but it certainly is easy on the eyes. Minimalist Turnstyle spins your vinyl with zero excess originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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All images via One Tonne Life This week in Sweden an unprecedented low carbon lifestyle experiment has begun. The Lindell family have moved into a solar powered prefab house in the suburbs of Stockholm that is specially designed to minimise energy consumption. The family’s aim is to see if they can radically reduce their average carbon footprint of 7 tonnes per year, down to 1 tonne. TreeHugger was in Stockholm this week to meet them and hear the
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ClusterFox actually has standards? There is a line Fox won’t cross, and a proposed Super Bowl ad from jesushatesobama.com crosses that line. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Political Carnival Discovery Date : 21/01/2011 15:12 Number of articles : 5
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Image credit: Peak Moment / How to Boil a Frog From the Findhorn film’s warning that consumer society is impossible without oil , to Escape from Suburbia’s search for a life after fossil fuels , we’re not short of movies that give a sobering account of the status quo, and a compelling case for doing things differently. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Peak Moment / How to Boil a Frog From the Findhorn film’s warning that consumer society is impossible without oil , to Escape from Suburbia’s search for a life after fossil fuels , we’re not short of movies that give a sobering account of the status quo, and a compelling case for doing things differently. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Global Labeling Scheme Launched for Products Made with Wind Power (Video)
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Image credit: WindMade From eco-labels on new cars to fuel-efficiency ratings on airplanes , green certification schemes are proliferating in some surprising places. In fact, there are so many labels out there it can be hard to know which ones to trust, and even harder to know which ones to act on. But a new one is about to be added to the list and I must admit it has more appeal than most. After all, it’s about time we had a cer… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: TheTruthAbout , used under Creative Commons license. When we talk about protecting precious resources, it can be tempting to focus almost exclusively on the physical—whether that be diminishing oil reserves or clean water. But sometimes we need to take a step back and look at some more abstract resources. Just as getting a handle on personal finances and money can be an act of environmentalism , ma… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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George Clooney has recovered from second bout of malaria; Globes host Gervais says he was just doing his job; Clint Eastwood and Beyonce discussing ‘A Star Is Born.’ (Jan. 21)
Continue reading …In all the speculation over the reason for “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s sudden return to Haiti, a possible new motive has emerged: The former dictator may have been seeking access to cash, the New York Times notes. The former ruler allegedly embezzled $300 million from his country, but insiders say he…
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Is David Gregory trying to raise his profile by becoming more overtly partisan? Gregory struck what at one point seemed to me a hostile tone in his questioning of conservative Sen. Tom Coburn on last week's Meet The Press.
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