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Pinned Tiny #home: Expanding/contracting
Nov 23 2017 04:35 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Movable Steel Book Shelves, are the secret, . . . which conceals many different living spaces, . . . that use the least amount of floor space, Washing: the first 3 sections are immobile, . . . located at the rear portion of the apartment, . . . due...
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Pinned The Happiest Song In The World?
Sep 20 2016 11:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
According to a group of researchers at the University of Missouri, . . . the happiest song in the world is, . . . ”Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. Can you think of a Happier Song? 9-20-2016 Source: The happiest song in the world?
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Worst Drought In 900 Years
May 08 2016 11:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) . . . concludes that the current drought that began in 1998: . . . . . . Cyprus, . . . . . . Israel, . . . . . . Jordan, . . . . . . Lebanon, . . . . . . Palestine, . . . . . . Syria, and . . . . . ....
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Worldshapin: A New Visualization Tool
Jan 07 2012 10:10 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteA new visualization tool lets you see how the world’s countries are progressing toward more healthy and equitable societies, and how much it’s ruining the planet to get there. Even though the global financial system seems on the brink of (another...
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World’S Worst Coal-Funding Bank Just Saved The...
Dec 02 2011 09:50 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
QuoteThe top 3 banks in the world . . . for coal project funding are: . . . . . . JP Morgan Chase, . . . . . . Citibank and . . . . . . Bank of America.QuoteBank of America, has just revived the military SolarStrong project, . . . 120,000 solar install...
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World’S Smartest Computer Is Driving Buses
Aug 02 2016 11:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
IBM'S “Watson,” (The World’s Most Intelligent Computer), and . . . Local Motors "Olli," (on-demand, self-driving, 3D-printed, electric buses) . . . are NOW running on the roads of Washington DC, . . . carrying up to 12 passengers. 8-2-2...
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World’S First Flatpack Truck
Sep 12 2016 05:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Gordon Murray, designed the flat-pack truck, called the OX. . . . A 40-foot shipping container can hold: . . . . . . 2 assembled trucks, or . . . . . . 6 flat-packed trucks, . . . that makes them easier, and cheaper to ship. 9-12-2016 Source: World’s...
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World's Cheapest Car
Nov 30 2012 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Unable to afford a big vehicle to haul crops and fertiliser and . . . unwilling to justify paying 2X -3X the price for a higher-end car . . . given his limited usage, Pisal was sold on the Nano's . . . . . . cost, . . . . . . fuel efficienc...
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World's 1St: 3D-Printed Freeform House
Jun 10 2016 03:40 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Single-family home . . . 600-800-sq ft, . . . Kitchen, . . . Bathroom, . . . Living room, . . . Bedroom, and . . . Passive Solar design. 6-10-2016 Source: World's 1st: 3D-printed freeform house
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World's "building Of The Year"
Nov 23 2016 07:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Poland's National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre Przelomy, . . . has been declared the 2016 World Building of the Year. KWK Promes built the museum partly underground, . . . with a large public space atop, . . . that's popular with local...
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Winter Snow Storms In Egypt
Jan 21 2015 09:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Winter storms hammered much of the Middle East last week, . . . with strong winds that rose seas, and . . . dropped SNOW from Egypt all the way to Turkey. 01-21-2015 Source: Winter SNOW storms in Egypt
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Who Says You Can't Afford Renewable Energy?
Jan 31 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Soon to be available, Affordable"Plug 'N Play" Solar, Wind, and Backup Power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqb9am33zUg Source: Clarian
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Which Are The "real" Environmentalists?
Jan 29 2012 02:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
1) Environmentalists against Non-Sustainable Energy, . . . cut carbon emissions from transport and electricity generation . . . to prevent the globe's climate becoming hotter, and more unpredictable. 2) Environmentalists against Sustainable Energy...
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Where Does The Usa Energy Come From?
Jan 30 2012 08:40 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Here's a chart with percentages, of . . . Renewable VS Non-renewable energy, . . . (Waste, Pollution, Health and Subsidiary costs are NOT measured) Source: lawrence livermore national laboratory
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What's The Solution?
Oct 01 2013 03:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
There are so many problems in the world, . . . It sometimes seems overwhelming. . . . Whats the Solution?
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What's The Most Important Thing To Do?
Mar 17 2013 02:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
eLab: The Value of Distributed Energy Resources The U.S. is at the cusp of transformative change in the electricity system, and . . . the only thing limiting us may be our imagination. Source: ELAB
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What's Causing Our Crazy Weather
Feb 15 2014 02:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Jet Stream Waves? From a British point of view.
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What You Should Know About Water.
Nov 26 2011 02:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
All about Water There are 6 types of contaminants you want to remove from municipal tap water:Chlorine and chloramines Volatile Organic Compounds (pesticides, herbicides, etc.) Heavy metals (Lead, Mercury, Aluminum, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper) Bacte...
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What Would The President's Proposed 2013 Bu...
Feb 15 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
"The United States is competing in a global race for the clean energy jobs of the future," said Secretary Chu. "The choice we face as a nation is simple: do we want the clean energy technologies of tomorrow to be invented in America by Amer...
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What Will Enable The Energy Storage Revolution?
Feb 16 2012 04:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
EnerG2 built the first manufacturing plant in the world, . . . dedicated to the commercial-scale production of . . . engineered nano-structured carbon material, . . . replaces carbon otherwise mined from agricultural waste like coconuts, . . . which is...
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What To Hate About Wind Turbines?
Mar 14 2012 03:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
. . . smokestacks. . . . smoke. . . . smog. . . . mercury pollution. . . . cooling towers. . . . explosions. . . . spills. . . . limited fuel supply. . . . other countries that control the wind. . . . military cost to defend the wind. . . . radiation....
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What Is Your Most Memorial Moment In 2012
Dec 31 2012 11:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Hurricane Sandy, . . . no lights, battery recharging . . . no TV, radio . . . no refrigerator/freezer . . . no cell phone communication . . . no fuel for generators . . . no transportation . . . Damage everywhere but here's this lone street...
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What Happens When The Wells Go Dry?
Jul 22 2013 11:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Could the world be facing peak water? . . . Or has it already peaked? Farmers get their irrigation water either from rivers or from underground aquifers. Today some 18 countries, containing 1/2 the world’s people, . . . are over pumping their aquifer...
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What Happens When Solar Power Is As Cheap As Coal?
Feb 17 2012 12:50 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Solar panel installations are expected to double in the next 2 years. It's not people putting them on their houses driving most of that change, . . . it's large scale installations. You're not going to notice the change, and that's go...
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