Falling Gasoline Use Means United States Can Just Say No to New Pipelines and Food-to-Fuel Janet Larsen www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013/highlights38 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight March 28, 2013 Freeing America from its dependence on oil from unstable parts of the world is an admirable goal, but many of the proposed solutions—including …
Backyard Biomimicry Workshop a Benefit to the Region
Safety becomes focus Flagler, 7-Eleven projects head to commission Safety – traffic congestion at the site of a proposed 7-Eleven convenience store and gas pumps at San Marco and May Street and students crossing Cordova Street to and from a proposed 400-student classroom complex at Cuna and Cordova streets – …
FUTURIST UPDATE Predicting Your Future Location Years in Advance
Predicting Your Future Location Years in Advance University of Rochester computer scientist Adam Sadilek has developed a system that can, under certain conditions, predict the location of an individual years in advance. The breakthrough is possible, in part, because of the wide and growing adoption of GPS-enabled smartphones. Almost 50% …
VERGE Weekly: Recyclebank’s London Transport app, Microsoft’s Price on Carbon, Sustainable Cites and more
By Derek Top, Senior Editor, Program Director – VERGE We’re in the home stretch for next week’s VERGE London event. Panel discussions include how to capitalize on convergence opportunities, with Cisco, VantagePoint Capital Partners and Shell Foundation, and the role of connected cars, with representatives from Jaguar Land Rover and …