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2009 Snapshot of U.S. Energy Use by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Look at How Much Energy is Wasted! The image above (see the full size version in this PDF ) is a snapshot of energy use in the United States in 2009. On the left, the different sources (solar, nuclear, hydro, wind, etc) and how many quads of energy they contribute, and then by following the lines you can see how that energy is used, and how much of it is wasted. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Artificial Meat May Feed the Planet, Scientists Say

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Growing artificial meat in vats may be the best way to feed an expected population of 9 billion in 2050 without destroying the Earth, a group of leading international scientists say. It's one of many other possible solutions being considered by the London Royal Society, which just published a set of 21 papers assessing the future of global food supplies. Overpopulation and limited land for new agricultural expansion mean that increasing food and supplies by 70% in the next 40 years will prove a difficult task, prompting the Society's investigation. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/16/artificial-meat-feed-planet-scientists… added by: unimatrix0

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Blood Dolphins Miniseries Picks Up Where The Cove Left Off

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos via Animal Planet Unless you purposefully ignore pop culture news coverage, you’re likely familiar with The Cove , the Oscar-winning documentary revealing the annual dolphin hunts in Japan. The film made an incredible impression on global audiences and uncovered hidden secrets about dolphin and whale meat in Japanese fish markets. However, Animal Planet knows the story can’t be held in just one documentary film. Airing next Friday, August 27th, is Blood Dolphin , a miniseries that delves deeper into dolphin hunts. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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There’s A Lot Less Coal Out There Than We Think – But That’s Not Civilization’s End

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Jennifer Woodard Maderazo via flickr TreeHugger has covered the uncomfortable and largely under-publicized topic of peak coal on a number of occasions, but David Roberts over at Grist just brought it up again–and it’s a topic certainly worth revisiting as the future implications are great. I’ll take the question out of R… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fisherman Sings Rousing Protest Song at Oil Spill Hearing (Video)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

We’ve seen testimony of fisherman after fisherman and Gulf Coast resident after Gulf Coast resident lament the woes inflicted upon their home by the BP spill. So how does one go about setting himself apart from the crowd at yet another Oil Spill Commission hearing? You grab a guitar and belt out a song you wrote about the oil spill , right to the committee’s face, that’s how. And that’s exactly what the recently unemployed crawfisherma… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cheap, Energy-Efficient Robots that Build Houses (Slideshow)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

LEGO CNC milling machine & open source robotic arm. Image credit: Marta Malé-Alemany. Meet George Jetson: (FAB)BOTS are robots or machines that fabricate structures and spatial formations for architecture. Designed by students, the robot prototypes shown here are inspired by insects, use recycled plastic bags to create structures, fabricate floating houses for the future and even use the sun to laser cut. Intended to meet on-site deployment strategies using locally available materials, these robotic proposals could serve as alternative construction me… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Future World Will be Smarter Than you Think

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Venus Project is a vision that promotes some tremendous master plan for the future human civilization to design a modern high tech city including its architectures and living,transportation,space stations and housing on and under the seas. http://glazemoo.blogspot.com/2010/06/future-city-living.html added by: Glazemoo

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The Future World Will be More Smarter Than you Think

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Venus Project is a vision that promotes some tremendous master plan for the future human civilization to design a modern high tech city including its architectures and living,transportation,space stations and housing on and under the seas. http://glazemoo.blogspot.com/2010/06/future-city-living.html added by: Glazemoo

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Larry King Officially Quits

Posted on June 29, 2010 by | Leave a comment

It’s finally happened. Larry King — a suspendered person famous for marrying ladies and interviewing people in a gruff, oft-confused haze — has announced that he will be ending his CNN show Larry King Live this fall. “With this chapter closing I’m looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring,” he said in a statement , “but for now it’s time to hang up my nightly suspenders.” Yes, and those suspenders? Try all you want, but they don’t fit you, Piers Morgan . [ CNN ]

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$75M mansion near Orlando selling ‘as is’ —-fixer upper

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD——– WINDERMERE, Fla. – Listed as a “monument to unparalleled success,” the largest home for sale in the United States comes with plenty of space but no carpet, tiles or interior walls. It's up to the future buyer to finish it. The mansion started by timeshare tycoon David Siegel boasts plenty of big numbers: 90,000 square feet. Twenty-three bathrooms. Thirteen bedrooms. Ten kitchens. A 20-car garage, with additional space for two limos. Three pools. A bowling alley. Indoor roller rink. Two-story movie theater. Video arcade. Fitness center. Baseball field and two tennis courts. More to the stories- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_bi_ge/us_odd_massive_mansion_unfinishe… added by: remanns

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