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Archive for June, 2008

Grin to Win

If you want to meet happy, fun people online all you have to do is smile. Putting a picture of yourself smiling on a social networking site (Facebook, Bebo, etc.) will attract people who are fun!
Happy people cluster together, the research suggests. And the opposite also seems to be true — so if you are [...]

June 27th, 2008
Topic: Fun Tags: , , , ,

Spinning Energy from a Tornado

We’ve looked at tornadoes as possible energy sources before, and now Live Science has an article on the Canadian engineer with the swirling energy idea.
Tornadoes and hurricanes form when sun-heated air near the surface rises and displaces cooler air above. As outside air rushes in to replace the rising air, the whole mass begins to [...]

June 26th, 2008
Topic: Energy Tags: ,

Bicycles Are Amazing: 17 Reasons Why

Bicycles are perhaps the greatest thing that human civilization as ever created – at least that’s what I think. With the increasing price of gas and better environmental awareness bicycles are gainig popularity in the “developed world”. Eco Wordly has put together a list of 17 reasons why bicycles are the most popular vehicle in [...]

June 24th, 2008
Topic: Transportation Tags: , ,

Beer That You Can Drink Guilt Free

Beer is delicious, but sadly brewing delicious suds takes a lot of water and thus has a sizable footprint on the local environment. Some breweries are taking note of their environmental impact and are doing something about it. Here’s a list of 5 ‘green’ beers. One of my favourite brews made the cut :)
On average, [...]

June 23rd, 2008
Topic: Fun Tags: ,

NYC Copies Bogota

This August Manhattan will experience something that Bogota already does on a regular basis – main streets being turned into pedestrian and bike lanes. I like it when municipalities respect forms of transportation that don’t pollute.
“We anticipate that hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors will take advantage of streets temporarily opened for recreation,” [...]

June 20th, 2008
Topic: Transportation Tags: ,

On Vacation

The next time there is a post here will be June 18th!
Don’t worry just because I’m taking a break from posting doesn’t mean that the good news stops. If you find some good news feel free to leave a link in the comments of this post.

June 6th, 2008
Topic: Uncategorized Tags: None