On May 5, 1862, the Battle of Puebla was waged in Mexico, and General Ignacio Zaragosa’s army scored a decisive victory against the French occupational forces. This was, of course, the event we celebrate today as Cinco de Mayo. ...READ MORE›
Saturday marks the first International Day of Climate Action, a grassroots protest spearheaded by environmentalist Bill McKibben and 350.org, an organization that gets its name from climate expert James Hansen's warning that ...READ MORE›
Some 11,000 miles above the earth, 28 satellites beam down data that enables the targeting of locations with once-unthinkable precision. It's a lethal tool in war -- and a killer app for business. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is transforming everything from auto insurance to agriculture, from hauling freight to trading stocks. Is your business next?READ MORE›
Remember the Fisker/Kleiner Perkins plug-in hybrid mystery car we looked at last week? It turns out that the car, tentatively called "Project NINA", is being funded bigtime by the US Department of Energy, which offered $528 million ...READ MORE›
With the patience of a visionary, Bragi Arnason has been talking up the power of hydrogen power for more than 20 years. Now the energy elite is finally paying attention.READ MORE›
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