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James Cameron Wants to Film Parts of Avatar 2 at the Bottom of the Sea

Photo: Wikipedia , Creative Commons But How Will Blue on Blue Look on Screen? James Cameron is nothing if not ambitious. Avatar was a triumph of cutting edge technologies (advanced motion capture, 3D cameras, computer generated characters and sets, digital projection, etc), but it might turn out to have been a walk in the part compared to the Avatar sequel. Cameron has apparently decided to have at least part of the action take place in Pandora’s oceans, and he has commissioned an ultra-deep-sea submarine that can rea… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Growing Potential and Rooted Limitations of Biofuels

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons As oil and natural gas reserves are being depleted, the world’s attention is increasingly turning to plant-based energy sources. These include food crops, forest industry byproducts, sugar industry byproducts, plantations of fast-growing trees, crop residues, and urban tree and yard wastes—all of which can be used for electrical generation, heating, or the production of automotive fuels…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Growing Potential and Rooted Limitations of Biofuels

Empowerhouse Decathlon Entry Being Designed For A Real Community

First images of the Parsons The New School Design, courtesy Parsons When the show is over, this Solar Decathlon entry will be reassembled into a home. We’re big fans of the Solar Decathlon, although I often wonder if these little gems have much applicability to real world solutions. That is why Parsons the New School of Design’s upcoming entry in the 2011 competition is so interesting: they are going beyond the Washington Mall and building t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Empowerhouse Decathlon Entry Being Designed For A Real Community