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More Frequent Extreme Heatwaves Commonplace Across the US by 2040

image: Noah Diffenbaugh/Stanford Univ. Just as one extreme snowstorm in winter not meaning the world isn’t continuing to warm, one summer heatwave doesn’t prove it. That said, the trend is definitely towards more extreme heatwaves , as new research from Stanford University confirms. Writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , the scientists say that exceptionally long heatwav… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hot New Trend: Old Fashioned Incandescent Lightbulbs

Image credit: Grassrootsmodern What’s hot in restaurant design these days? Retro light bulbs, of the old, carbon-filament power-sucking kind. And the warmer the light, the less efficient they are, some running under 2 lumens per watt. (a fluorescent bulb runs at 80 lumens per watt). The New York Times covers the trend, interviewing a designer:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A ‘Mosaic’ of Green Features at New Prague Hotel

Photo via Mosaic House Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green “first” or two for the entire Czech Republic…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Gwyneth Paltrow: 2 Tickets To The Leg Show

After hitting the red carpet for the premiere of Iron Man 2 in leg revealing outfit, actress Gwyneth Paltrow continues the trend at the 2nd annual Bent on Learning benefit at the Puck building in New York City. Yeah, won’t hear us complaining!

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Rihanna’s the Latest Celeb to Slip Into a Catsuit

Wearing a catsuit doesn’t sound like it’d be the most flattering piece of clothing. It’s not. But still the trend seems to show up—including on last night’s…

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Oil to Natural Gas Ratio

Hickey and Walters ( Bespoke ) submit: The ratio of oil to natural gas has really spiked again in recent months as oil has outperformed natural gas. (When the line is rising in the chart below, oil is outperforming natural gas, and vice versa for a declining line.) Last September, the ratio of oil to natural gas hit its highest level since at least 1995. After that peak, natural gas outperformed oil for a few months, but this trend reversed quickly once 2010 started. The average ratio since 1995 is 8.94, and it is currently more than twice that at 21.49. Complete Story

Analysts Ramping Up Forecasts of iPad Sales

Research Recap submits: As Saturday’s release of Apple’s ( AAPL ) much heralded iPad approaches, many analysts are cranking up their estimates of how many of the devices Apple will ship this year. A search on Alacra Pulse finds sales estimates ranging from 2.5 million to around 6 million through the end of 2010, rising to as many as 20 million by 2012. Morgan Stanley’s Kathryn Huberty upped the ante today, saying the company could ship around 6 million units in 2010 and 2.5 million units just in the March–May alone ( AllThingsD) . Complete Story

Equity Markets Retain Slim Gains

Brooks McFeely submits: 4:14 PM, Mar 29, 2010 — NYSE up 61.33 (0.8%) to 7,464.86. DJIA up 45 (0.4%) to 10,896. S&P 500 up 6.63 (0.57%) to 1,173. Nasdaq up 9.23 (0.4%) to 2,404. GLOBAL SENTIMENT Complete Story

Train Surprise

This train has no time to slow down just because of all the water on the track. He's a really useful engine that is busy busy busy. I wonder what the people waiting for this busy busy busy engine to pass by think? View

YouTube’s Best Snow Explosions

To honor the opening of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, infoMania brings you the best snow explosions from all of YouTube. infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com . added by: Conor_Knighton