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Archive for March, 2006

Hybrid Tech Explained

Over at Short Flip there is a nice article on hybrid technologies used in cars.
If you’ve ever wondered what the technology is behind the cars then you should give the article a read.

March 31st, 2006
Topic: Environment, Technology Tags: None

Play Games to Fight Laziness

According to an article by the BBC video games are being used to help lazy eyes. They use virtual reality to make one eye (the weaker, lazier one) work a lot harder than the other (stronger) eye.
Having a lazy eye, I can tell you that I’m excited about this since it apparently shows great [...]

March 28th, 2006
Topic: Health Tags: None

Kyoto of Conservation

Internalizing all environment costs into financial terms and developing markets akin to Kyoto is not the preffered solution for many people; but for business its the preffered if not only acceptable option. All future trends point towards this practice increasing. The next major sector after Kyoto is conservation and biodiversity.
Biodiversity conservation markets are still at [...]

March 27th, 2006
Topic: Environment Tags: None

Home Depot Wood

For years environmentalists have blasted the Home Depot’s wood buying practices, especially after numerous fiascos involving clear cut wood labelled “Green.” But with a $380,000 over two years grant to the Forest Stewardship Council to develop a global forestry registry, Home Depot hopes to help it and other companies ensure they purchase wood that is [...]

March 27th, 2006
Topic: Uncategorized Tags: None

Feathers Fly In Vancouver!

Yesturday a giant pillowfight broke out in Vancouver at Robson Square. Over a hundred people gathered as feathers flew and folks beat the living daylights out of each other with pillows. People were laughing hysterically, pummeling strangers and pillows were exploding all over the place causing white fluff to fly absolutely everywhere. By the end [...]

March 27th, 2006
Topic: Mind Space, Random Act of Good Tags: None

Knowledge Is Power

An organization called the Environmental Working Group and its group of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers are raising awareness and helping protect the public from hazards in our daily lives. Since 1993 the group has exposed health concerns faced by millions of people through leading investigations and involving the mainstream media. Their [...]

March 26th, 2006
Topic: Environment, Good Fact, Health Tags: None