carbon

View from Copenhagen: The Zero Sum Game

Terry Tamminen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:18:19 -0500

The deal being discussed in Denmark right now, in the name of climate change, is actually a framework for truth in advertising on a global economic scale. Think FASB on steroids.

Would You Like Carbon Insurance With That Latte?

Terry Tamminen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:42 -0500

You might not hear that exact question any time soon, but don’t be surprised if companies start shifting carbon risk from their balance sheets to someone else’s, using the time-honored marketplace tool of insurance. And when that happens, expect the price of products to reflect the new reality.

Carbon Poker

Terry Tamminen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:18:21 -0400

I had a dream about watching one of those high stakes poker games that you see on TV these days. There were bit players who you knew, from the few colored chips in front of them, would soon fold - - but the two “whales” at the table were Barack Obama and Hu Jintao. They each had so many chips on the table that you could barely see their cowboy shirts, but the purpose in their deadly stares could not be obscured, even by the dark black Ray Bans that shaded their eyes.

How Can Winemakers Reduce Their Carbon Footprints? Use Miniature Sheep

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:17:56 -0400

Miniature baby doll sheep may be the cutest breed of sheep in existence. They're useful, too--Peter Yealands, a New Zealand winemaker, is using the rare breed (only 300 are left) to cut down on the carbon footprint of his wine.

Envirofit's $25 Clean-Burning Cooking Stove Is Ready for the Developing World

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:03:18 -0400

Cargo Ship Propelled by Solar Panels Docks in L.A.

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:06 -0400

Like it or not, we still get most of our goods from overseas. And the cargo ships that transport our products use massive amounts of energy--on average, a 1,000-foot ship carrying 8,000 cargo containers sucks up as much as six megawatts of power, or enough electricity to power 4,000 homes. Now Tokyo-based shipping company NYK Line is trying to cut down on diesel power with the 665 foot long car carrier ship, the M/V Auriga Leader.

Al Gore: Oil "Junkie" America Needs Third World Help

Chris Dannen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:09:33 -0400

The former Vice President, clean-shaven in a dark suit and black cowboy boots, pauses. "Junkies find veins in their toes, when the veins in their arms and legs collapse," he says to Charlie Rose. The audience suffers an uncomfortable pause, and then laughs. Gore keeps a straight face. He isn't joking.

The Real American Auto Industry

Terry Tamminen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:43:47 -0400

ImageTree, a company that tracks individual trees in forests, has signed a technology development agreement and received an undisclosed investment from In-Q-Tel, an investment firm founded by the Central Intelligence Agency. ImageTree's ForestSense technology can calculate height, basal area, volume, species--every visible detail about a tree--of every tree crown in a forest.

Seven Curious Things Online this Week

Chris Dannen — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:23:48 -0400

The future is scary: hadron colliders, HD-video iPhones and nanotube lightbulbs are as bizarre as they are promising. Thankfully, this week on the Web shows us that not all that much has changed; we're still the same gawkers we were 100 years ago, and we still need hammers and rope to get things done.

The Old-Time Face Book

According to The New York Times, the social networking fad we discuss so much may not be new to humanity.

Let’s “Cop” to It Now - - An Empty-Handed US Will Be a Party-Pooper

Terry Tamminen — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:44:51 -0400

While you were sleeping, innovation killed on The Colbert Report. Here's today's innovation news:

A Train That Is Leaving the Station

Terry Tamminen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:33:35 -0400

Super-strong artificial muscles and telephony iPods? The future looks brighter--especially if you listen to President Obama's plans, as he laid them out for Jay Leno on Thursday. And with Gmail's new "Undo" feature, even the past got a facelift this week. Here's FastCompany.com's roundup of the coolest things online right now.

Carbon Nanotube Muscles Better Than Ours

We think of prostheses as second-rate substitutes to our own flesh and blood. But what if they could outperform what nature gave us?

Carbon-Nanotube Memory Catches Up With Flash

Kit Eaton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:57:16 -0500

Carbon nanotubes have been proposed as solutions to a host of modern technical problems, from space elevators to pin-point accurate drug delivery. But a more viable role for the 'tubes is as a computer memory storage device. And a Finnish research group has created a nanotube memory array that's 100,000 times faster than any made before.

Continental Test Flight Uses Algae as Fuel

Saabira Chaudhuri — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:37:09 -0500

Continental Airlines became the first US carrier to power a plane using algae as fuel yesterday. The flight, which notably took off from Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, was also the first in the world to use a dual-engine commercial plane rather than a four-engine aircraft to test a biofuel, according to the BBC.

Graphene: Source of The Next Industrial Revolution?

Kit Eaton — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:24:40 -0500

"An atomically-thick layer of bonded carbon atoms in a hexagonal array, that can be made by peeling a layer off a graphite block with sticky-tape" doesn't sound like a particularly wondrous material. But that's an approximate description of graphene, which may one day fairly soon change the world.

Damn Laptop Hinge or Wow, Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Compote is GOOOOD

Michele Martin — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:18:20 -0400

So, since my last post....

My investor backed away from the investment after I reiterated my disinterest in dating anyone. including but not limited to someone investing money in my company. Frustrating. So, in the matter of a week I lost money and lost my web developer since I was no longer in a position to pay him. I faced utter despair until:

Narrowing it down.... or I have a cold and can't keep scouring the internet until 4am for solutions

Michele Martin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:16:40 -0400

So, I think I am between choosing AISO and The Greenest Host for my hosting needs post yahoo. The Greenest Host rents space from AISO and they are both 100% solar powered. I had been considering Dream Host but they offset rather than utilize clean energy from the get go. Plus .... Joomla had me about to stab myself in the eye. I just don't get it! I read the forums and even self declared geeks don't seem to get it. This amazes me since it was touted as being great for beginners and non programmers. Not quite.

Do I need a CMS?! Joomla.... isn't that one of the little people on Willie Wonka?!

Michele Martin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:13:27 -0400

I took a nap and decided to try my hand at this Joomla thing.... I downloaded WAMP and Joomla (as well as a bucket full of other open source programs like wordpress, zen cart, etc ) and I seem to be up and running. Well, I seem to be leaning against the wall scratching my head with my sleeping dog on my feet.

In over our heads

Michele Martin — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:57:16 -0400