Slow Motion Lightning Video is Mindblowing
gizmodo.com — Well, this is just about the most amazing thing I've ever seen. It's a lightning bolt that's shooting down from the sky, shot in slow motion. I'm not sure exactly how fast this camera is, but it's got to be shooting at a speed faster than the Casio EX-F1 can shoot at, at least at a resolution this high. Whatever, who cares?More… (Environment)
Why You Should Carry a Digital Camera At All Times
gizmodo.com — Incredible picture of a tornado!More… (Environment)
Sometimes You Get the Trees, Sometimes They Get You [PICS]
elitefeet.com — The beauty of running are the things you pass by as you run along. You get to see things that you don’t notice as you drive by in a car. You may have run the same route 50 times but you find yourself seeing something different each time. I ran by a tree than had grown over a fence and it got me to thinking ...More… (Environment)
Palin: If Ice Melts, Polar Bears Can Adapt!
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]telegraph.co.uk — Palin: "These magnificent, cuddly white bears are doing just fine and don't need our protection. If the ice melts, they'll adapt to living on the land."More… (Environment)
Ikea to start selling solar panels!
inhabitat.com — Given its massive distribution network, IKEA’s new announcement to start producing affordable mass-market solar panels could pose a monumental shift in the accessibility and affordability of renewable energy technologyMore… (Environment)
Man Runs For Life As Polar Bear Chases Him Round Car (PICS)
dailymail.co.uk — These pictures show how close one man came to being a polar bear's dinner as he returned to his car in a remote Alaskan town.More… (Environment)
8 reasons you'll rejoice when we hit $8-a-gallon gas
marketwatch.com — A further price rise as in Europe to $8 a gallon -- or $200 and more to fill a large SUV's tank -- would be a catalyst for economic, political and social change of profound national and global impact. We could face an economic squeeze, but it would be the pain before the gain.More… (Environment)
City Sues Man for Canceling Trash Service
celsias.com — Yesterday the Examiner ran a story on Eddie House, a guy that, through concern over the environment, managed to reduce his household waste to next to nothing through recycling, giving scraps to his dog, etc. Where it gets screwy is that the local refuse collection service has now sued Mr. House for no longer requiring their services.More… (Environment)
Lamp Lit by Gravity, Lasts 200 Years [Pic]
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]vtnews.vt.edu — Some Virginia Tech student (absolute genius) invented this energy saving, gravity powered lamp that can supposed last around 200 years emitting approximately 600-800 lumens.More… (Environment)
Breaking Video: 500 mil. gallon toxic coal waste spill in TN
youtube.com — Watch aerial footage of the 500 million gallons of toxic coal waste spill in the Tennessee River. On Sunday night, 4 to 6 feet of ice cold toxic coal ash and slurry burst out of a Tennessee Valley Authority holding pond for power plant waste and buried 12 homes, 400 acres, and wrecked a train. Coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste.More… (Environment)
Bush gives away Alaska forest
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]treehugger.com — Despite logging representing only 1 % of Alaska's economy, Bush is giving away 3 million acres of forest for mining, logging, and new roads, of which 2.7 million acres is pristine, and containing rare species. Under current law, they are also protected areas - but the Bush administration wants to change that.More… (Environment)
Bullet Train Gets Approved in California!
afp.google.com — Voters in California this week agreed to bankroll a multi-billion dollar high-speed railway system. The bond measure will fund about 20% of the $45 billion price tag. When completed, the high speed rail (220mph) will connect San Francisco to San Diego More… (Environment)
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Illinois
earthquake.usgs.gov — Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits IllinoisMore… (Environment)
Mysterious Creatures Found in Antarctica
breitbart.com — Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths.More… (Environment)
16 year-old builds electric pickup truck
ecomodder.com — "Andrew Angelloti converted his very own 1988 Mazda pickup to run on electricity last year, using $6,000 he had saved up from his part time job as a life guard. He built his truck using 20 flooded lead acid batteries to create 120 volts, which he couples to a 60 HP 9” electric motor."More… (Environment)
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