Kansas Environment Secretary Fired for Not Fast-Tracking Coal Plant Permit
November 4, 2010 No Comment
Image via CJOnline.com Apparently in Kansas, regulating coal-fired power plants is not what the state’s top environment official is supposed to do. Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby was replaced earlier this week, after first refusing the governor’s ‘offer’ to step down and take the position of Cabinet transition director—and all signs point to Bremby’s firm stance against coal-fired power plants as the reason for the decision. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart Attacks MSNBC Again: ‘Honestly, that is Double-A Ball’
November 4, 2010 No CommentThere seems to be a schism between two of the media giants that lefties hold in high regard – the entire MSNBC network and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. After Stewart took a few jabs at MSNBC during his Oct. 30 Washington, D.C. rally, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann took umbrage at the equivalency Stewart drew between his network and the Fox News Channel. In Olbermann’s view, Fox News Channel is a source of evil in the world, while MSNBC is a source of good. However, Stewart, who admittedly sees things from a liberal worldview, questioned MSNBC’s role in damaging political discourse. Video Below Fold read more
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Photo: TreeHugger No matter where your skills (or lack of) lie, there’s a DIY category for you. From crafting and building to biking and gardening, putting your own two hands to work is a rewarding way to save money and trim your carbon footprint. An added bonus: Taking the time to make something by hand gives you an escape from routine — and a sense of accomplishment — that’s priceless. Encourage your friends’ and family’s inner DIY’er with these eco-friendly gifts. Produced by Mairi Beautyman
Continue reading …iKlip puts your iPad on a mic stand, Steven Tyler drapery sold separately
November 4, 2010 No Comment
It’s a microphone stand adapter for your iPad . It’s made in Italy from darn-near-indestructible materials. It’s $39.99 / €29.99, available to pre-order now, and will ship in December. And the white outlines in the gallery below demonstrate its uses far better than our mere words ever could. Gallery: IK Multimedia’s iKlip: universal microphone stand adapter for iPad Continue reading iKlip puts your iPad on a mic stand, Steven Tyler drapery sold separately iKlip puts your iPad on a mic stand, Steven Tyler drapery sold separately originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …It’s Obama’s Indian Vacation : The White House will, of course, stay in Washington but the heart of the famous building will move to India when President Barack Obama lands in Mumbai on Saturday. Communications set-up, nuclear button, a fleet of limousines and majority of the White House staff will be in India accompanying the President on this three-day visit that will cover Mumbai and Delhi. He will also be protected by a fleet of 34 warships, including an aircraft carrier, which will patrol the sea lanes off the Mumbai coast during his two-day stay there beginning Saturday. The measure has been taken as Mumbai attack in 2008 took place from the sea. Arrangements have been put in place for emergency evacuation, if needed. Obama is expected to fly by a helicopter — Marine One — from the city airport to the Indian Navy’s helibase INS Shikra at Colaba in south Mumbai. From there, he will drive down in Lincoln Continental — the Presidential limousine — to the nearby the Taj Hotel. Two jets, armed with advanced communication and security systems, and a fleet of over 40 cars will be part of Obamas convoy. Around 800 rooms have been booked for the President and his entourage in Taj Hotel and Hyatt. I’m not sure if it’s a State visit or if he’s going into exile and creating Obamaland.
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Swedish website tries out Sandy Bridge motherboard with BIOS-replacing UEFI
November 4, 2010 No Comment
We haven’t heard a ton about the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (or UEFI for short) since a rumor cropped up back in June suggesting that MSI would be introducing it on its Sandy Bridge motherboards, but Swedish website SweClockers has now actually gotten it hands on a motherboard with working version of the BIOS-replacing firmware, and delivered our first real look at it. The biggest difference, as you can see, is a significantly more user-friendly interface, but there’s also a few other considerable advantages over a standard BIOS, including faster boot times and the ability to boot from drives bigger than 2TB. Head on past the break to check it out in action, in Swedish. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Swedish website tries out Sandy Bridge motherboard with BIOS-replacing UEFI Swedish website tries out Sandy Bridge motherboard with BIOS-replacing UEFI originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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ONE of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, the French Interior Minister has confirmed. “One of the packages was defused only 17 minutes before the moment that it was set to explode,” Brice Hortefeux said during an interview on France’s state-run France-2 television. Mr Hortefeux did not say where he got the information about the timing, although US and European intelligence officials have been exchanging information on the plot. The French Interior Ministry would not elaborate on Mr…
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Photo: Youtube You Can Use the Sun as a Source of Heat Stirling engines are a type of heat engine. They convert heat into mechanical work (you can find out more about how they work here ), which means that it is possible to use the sun as a source of heat to general clean power. The video below shows a working stirling engine build out of soda cans that spins up to almost a thousand RPM!… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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“The unfortunate death of storm chaser Matt Hughes,30, has sent shocks throughout the entire storm chasing community Thursday as well as the Discovery Channel family. Hughes ran the “”Dog House”” vehicle, that accompanied the Tornado Intercept Vehicle. Matt Hughes reportedly died after an injury sustained following a failed suicide attempt, and had nothing to do with a storm. According to an inside source, Hughes’ motive was triggered by issues at home.”
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