Study Reduces Global Warming Estimate
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Paint-On Solar Cells
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Hydrogen Fuel From Liquids
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Updated: 2012-01-31 14:06:59Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 31 Recent Comment I am all about understanding our contributions to Climate Change , but View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it NASA Releases Updated Video Showing Warming Temperatures Since 1880 Written by Megan Treacy on 31 01 12 Last year was the ninth warmest year on record since 1880 Global average surface temperatures has continually risen since 1950, when the average global temperature was 0.92 degrees F 0.51 C cooler than in 2011. An updated video compiled by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies illustrates this warming trend in colorful detail . Red in the video represents temperatures higher than the average during the 1950 1981 baseline period while blue represents temperatures lower thanA Flawed Global Warming Analysis in the Wall Street Journal
Updated: 2012-01-30 19:15:51Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by a few scientists and engineers who believe man-made climate change will have less impact on the environment than the vast majority of the scientific community has concluded it will. Debate is normal and necessary in science — it occurred even on such questions as [...]Spatial-Epidemiological Modelling in Megacities: Statistical and Spatial Analysis for Urban Health under a Changing Climate
Updated: 2012-01-30 16:45:4803-07 September 2012 University of Bielefeld, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine Background Global climate change and urban health are of global concern because the majority of the world’s population live in urban areas. Health problems are particularly prevalent in the rapidly urbanising megacities of developing countries, where a growing number of [...]Exploring Spatial Analysis Techniques for Quantifying Landscape Structure and Pygmy Rabbit Habitat Selection at Multiple Scales
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Updated: 2012-01-30 14:27:31. Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 30 Recent Comment I definitely think so . I hope so . I'm kind of banking on it as I've be . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it U.S . Could Get 15 of Energy from Wave and Tidal Sources by 2030 Written by Megan Treacy on 30 01 12 Two recent studies done by the Department of Energy found that wave , tidal and other water power sources could provide 15 percent of U.S . energy needs by 2030. The reports called the Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource PDF and Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States PDF calculated the maximum kinetic energy in waves and tides that could be used for energy production . Our country currently usesTesla Model X Will Be Unveiled February 9
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Updated: 2012-01-25 19:45:53President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last night, and energy issues played a starring role in the speech. Here are some of the comments that caught my attention: The President drew some firm lines in the sand. The address was a strong defense of the importance of clean energy to America’s long-term economic prosperity. The [...]Study: Decrease in Sun's Output Won't Curb Global Warming
Updated: 2012-01-25 00:00:00: Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 25 Recent Comment Something about paleoclimate reconstruction Obviously some of you h . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Study : Decrease in Sun's Output Won't Curb Global Warming Written by Megan Treacy on 25 01 12 A new study done by the University of Reading and the Met Office looked at the likely changes in solar activity over the next 90 years and whether a decrease would offset global warming by any significant measure . The answer : . no The study found that the sun's output is likely to decrease until 2100, but that decrease will only lead to a global temperature reduction of 0.08 C . Compared to the forecasted warming of at least 2.5 C over the same period from greenhouse gases a solarGE Gives London's Tower Bridge the LED Treatment
Updated: 2012-01-24 19:42:44Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 24 Recent Comment Happy I don't care which company does it . Who knows maybe that way View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it GE Gives London's Tower Bridge the LED Treatment Written by Megan Treacy on 24 01 12 We love seeing the world's architectural icons retrofitted to become more energy efficient , especially when they're major energy hogs like skyscrapers and huge bridges . Now we have another icon to add to that list . As part of GE's Ecomagination initiative and in time for this summer's Olympic games , London's Tower Bridge will be given a green lighting makeover , switching out the street and artistic lighting for more efficient . LEDs GE is teaming up with London's City Hall , City of LondonDeveloping Renewable Energy Resources of Landfill Gas
Updated: 2012-01-24 18:00:39Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 24 Recent Comment What makes sense is for more communities to have better recycling prog . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Developing Renewable Energy Resources of Landfill Gas Written by Philip Proefrock on 24 01 12 Landfills are a necessary component of contemporary life . According to the US EPA , the average person in the U.S . produces nearly 1,130 pounds 513 kilograms of waste per year and the vast majority of that ends up in landfills . Much of that trash decomposes , and releases methane and CO2, both of which are greenhouse gasses . However , methane is also a gas which can be used as a fuel , and increasingly , landfills are beginning to realize this is an energy resource and are making useSpatial Analysis Methodology for the Relocation of MFB Fire Stations
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Proceedings of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2011 (SSSC2011), 21-25 November 2011, Wellington, New Zealand Holly Voller and Trent Curtin “In order to maintain fit-for-purpose fire stations in Melbourne, the MFB is often forced to relocate fire stations. However, the identification of suitable land in a built-up metropolitan area remains difficult. This increases the [...]Extended Range EV Trucks from VIA Motors
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Updated: 2012-01-23 19:42:48Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 23 Recent Comment Accepting the reusabilty of physical books I like the space saving and . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Apple iBooks 2 Sells 350,000 e-Textbooks in Three Days Written by Megan Treacy on 23 01 12 Last week , Apple officially unveiled its iBooks 2 textbook platform where iPad users can download electronic versions of textbooks that are not only interactive , but cheaper too . Apparently , it was just what educators and students were waiting for because early reports are saying that in just its first three days the iBooks store saw 350,000 downloads of . e-textbooks Apple has partnered with the three textbook publishers Pearson , McGraw Hill , and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , whoUAV-based Sensor Web Monitoring System
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International Journal of Navigation and Observation, In Press, 2012 Masahiko Nagai, Apichon Witayangkurn, Kiyoshi Honda, and Ryosuke Shibasaki “UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)-based monitoring system is developed as an intermediate system between aerial survey and ground survey. All the measurement tools are mounted on the UAV to acquire detailed information from low altitudes which is different [...]Climate Change and American Bullfrog Invasion: What Could We Expect in South America?
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Updated: 2012-01-18 17:17:54URISA is pleased to announce its milestone 50th year of fostering education and professional connections at its annual conference. GIS-Pro 2012: URISA’s 50th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals will take place September 30 to October 4, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, luncheon presentations, panels, and lightning [...]ZED Awards and Recognitions
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