July 2012
22 posts
In Scotland, Researchers Claim A Breakthrough in... →
“There’s a piece of mine on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine today that...”
– Bill McKibben, about “The Reckoning: Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math,” his article in this month’s Rolling Stone. Read it. It’s important. Here’s the beginning … x LV
The Reckoning
By Bill McKibben
If the pictures of those towering wildfires in...
On the Road with Cellulosic Ethanol: POET and... →
“I’ve always had a love for older cars and bigger cars, but I’ve also always had...”
– Neil Young
Ta-da! I’m the solution. x LV
Electric car batteries could see steep price drop,... →
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Global Warming Tied To Risk of Weather Extremes →
Last year brought a record heat wave to Texas, massive floods in Bangkok and an unusually warm November in England. How much has global warming boosted the chances of events like that?
“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and...”
– Oliver Sacks (and me, too!)
British neurologist Oliver Sacks was born today in 1933.
Two Electric Cars, One Planet To Race Around: Who... →
“Tesla versus Citroen may not be much of a contest, but two things are clear. One: Electric cars aren’t as useless over long journeys as some areas of the press might have you believe. And two: Both teams are almost certainly having a lot of fun, which is what road trips are really all about.”
How the Electric, Self-Driving Miracle Car Will... →
And save the world.
