Remember the difference between weather and climate? We know what happens when the weather changes—it’s obvious. Climate is another story. Read on. When it rains, you put on a raincoat … [Read full article]
Tag: Cool
Atlantic Ocean Circulation Found to be Faster During Last Ice Age
The circulation of water through the Atlantic Ocean during the last Ice Age was faster than previously assumed, and stronger than it currently is today, according to new research led … [Read full article]
Link Found Between Ancient Climate Change and Mass Extinction
New research led by researchers at the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, have discovered new details that support the idea that the mass extinction that took place approximately 450 million … [Read full article]
Podcast Interview with an Eco-Stressed Santa Claus
It’s finally happened, good old St Nick is beginning to buckle under to the stresses of an over-abundance of controls and regulations. The jolly old elf just isn’t that jolly … [Read full article]
What’s In A Name? Fjuckby, For Instance?
Well, the residents of that Swedish community have been fighting with the National Heritage Board for a new name, or at least a return to the old name. Globalization has … [Read full article]
Cooking Oil Powers Jet Plane
They loaded up the fuel tanks with fresh canola oil refined to biodiesel, started the engines, and the 1968 L-29 Czechoslovakian jet, nicknamed BioJet 1, soared into the sky from … [Read full article]
Christmas Tree or No? Plastic or Real? Another Christmas, More Choices.
We hadn’t finished eating leftover turkey from Thanksgiving when Sally began decorating our new apartment for Christmas. She enjoys the season, and every year right after Thanksgiving, the decorations come … [Read full article]
Will Honesty Win The Presidency?
I love an honest man, and Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is on the top of my list, after his appearance at a Manchester, NH high school. When asked … [Read full article]
SAFE, Inexpensive Hydrogen Fuel For Your Car?
Back in May I wrote an article for Green Options called “The Perfect Hydrogen Vacation,” and it was centered around a young Galesburg, IL college student by the name of … [Read full article]
Is Yellowstone Ready to Blow?
If you’ve ever been to Yellowstone National Park, you’ve undoubtedly waited for one of the most photographed and viewed natural phenomena to take place, Old Faithful erupting on it’s not-too-regular … [Read full article]
Art Goes Solar on Canadian Wind Tower
Imagine a wind tower with stained glass illuminated by solar energy. It’s happening at Regent College, a graduate school of Christian studies affiliated with the University of British Columbia in … [Read full article]
Hummer H2 Gets Owned in Hill Climb Race by Ford Model T Driven by a 70 Year old man
Pure pwnage… It wasn’t a fair fight at all, but for funsies, a vintage-car hill-climb allowed Forbes Magazine to enter a late model HUMMER H2. You know, just to see … [Read full article]