Image: Youtube screen capture A Few More Answers, But Still Lots of Questions Last year we reported that 3 Tesla Motors employees lost their lives in a plane crash over a residential neighborhood in Palo Alto, California. At the time of the tragedy, there were more questions than answers about what happened, though we could take a few guesses.
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Giving Everybody Access to Healthy Food Many people are called geniuses, but few of them actually get a ‘genius’ prize from the MacArthur Foundation . Will Allen was one of the rare few to be selected, as we wrote about a few years ago, because he’s so visionary that he shows us the way to go forward and does it better than anyone else. Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called ” Search Stories “. They’re basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The Emmys passed again on Steve Carrell, now for the fifth time, for his service on “The Office,” but the voters didn’t miss when they awarded Josh Fox one of those little statues for Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Programming for Gasland. The film was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar earlier this year, but lost out to Inside Job. .. Image credit: CBC Laughs David Suzuki is more used to winning prizes than receiving physical abuse . Nevertheless, one young TV reporter in Canada took it upon himself to punch the venerable David Suzuki in the groin. Why, you might ask This awesome infographic on which composting method is right for you proved a big hit, and videos on DIY compost tumblers and how to build a worm bin continue to generate thousands of views. The fact is that there are millions of enthusiastic composters out there, and millions more who just need a gentle push. So I am hoping this post does not put anyone off—but if you have pet… Germans reacted to the nuclear crisis in Japan by calling for a phasing out of all its nuclear power plants. They then reacted to the need to meet a newly minted energy demand by calling for more renewable energy. Photo: Curtis Fry under a Creative Commons license . Invasive species can be seen in two ways: as winning the struggle for life by out-evolving competing species, or as upsetting a precarious balance of biodiversity 114 Stations and 1,100 Bikes in Washington DC DC’s Capital Bikeshare is one more example of what we’ve been saying for years: Bike sharing rocks! Since its launch in 2008 , it has grown up quite a bit , from a modest start to being the biggest bike-sharing program in the country. Image: Screen Grab via Fox Well here’s an interesting little catch, courtesy of Media Matters (whose unenviable job it is, evidently, to watch Fox News 24/7). In this segment on ‘Fox and Friends’, the hosts team up to bash Jon Huntsman. He’s behind in the polls, and has been publicly criticizing his rivals for their extreme views, especially on science |
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