Archive for December, 2007

One Picture Tells The Story: Solar Is World’s Fastest Growing Energy Source

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

“According to The Earth Policy Institute production of photovoltaics (PV) jumped to 3,800 megawatts worldwide in 2007, up an estimated 50 percent over 2006. At the end of the year, according to preliminary data, cumulative global production stood at 12,400 megawatts, enough to power 2.4 million U.S. homes. Growing by an impressive average of 48 percent each year since 2002, PV production has been doubling every two years, making it the world

TreeHugger Zeitgeist: The Top 10 Posts of 2007

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

So here it is, the zeitgeist of the year 2007- what were the most viewed stories of the year? What kept bringing ‘em back? Sex.
1) How to Green Your Sex Life :Our how-to manual for green sex continues to arouse,? ?month in and month out.? ?Its statement?

Greening Transportation: The Year in Review

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

Climate change may not have played a major role in the presidential campaigns so far, but it certainly was a hot-button issue in 2007. However, as the NY Times points out, while public opinion “had been shifting for some time” and finally “gelled with the surprise success of ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’” the decisions in 2007 that mattered most to green transportation “may have been those made inside courtrooms and government agencies.” Her…

New Year’s Resolutions: Change the World 9 to 5

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

It’s New Year’s eve and once more we are reading articles about making those pesty resolutions. The latest one says that we are out of luck already: “Most important, say the psychologists, is not to leave the decision until New Year’s Eve. In addition, for men, the secret of success lies in setting specific goals and focusing on the rewards you will get if you achieve them; for women, the best way to keep a resolution is to tell the world about it.” Hmmm….

In any case, this little book has 50 tasks that you can do at work to affect change. You can do some alone, others r…

Petrol Stain Arrives to Patagonia for New Year, Nobody Responsible Yet

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

What a way to end up the year: a petrol stain four kilometers long arrived last Thursday to the coast of Caleta Cordova City at Chubut province, about 1860 kilometers south from Buenos Aires and is now moving open seas.

The origin? Still unknown, but when it arrived to the coast, it had been on the Ocean for a few days. In the area there is a port terminal that operates 5,5 million cubic meters of petrol a year, so many units could have caused the spill. The most possible speculation, according to El Chubut newspaper, points in the direction of the Presidente Arturo Illia tanker, which used to belong to YPF and suffered a huge accident of the same sort ten years …

Groovy: Matcot is Retro and Active

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment | No Comments »

If you’ve ever been to Israel and visited Tel Aviv, you might have noticed our country’s “national sport,” known by the locals as matcot. It’s a high-pace game, played-fast-and-furious-like, usually by middle-aged men in their underwear. On weekends the pok-pok-pok sound of the back and forth of the ball, drown out the surf, and frighten passers-by trying to dodge getting hit.

Making matcot a little more modern, is Groovy – a pair of Tel Aviv industrial designers, who like to rethink and repurpose everyday objects and designs. Take the above chair, its sawed out matcot paddles, and tiny ball holder in the top left-hand corner.

New Blackberry 9000 in iPhone Black?

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

A picture of what may or may not be the next-generation Blackberry 9000 popped up in an online forum. The device does not appear to have a touchscreen, but it does sport a black iPhone-like sheen. Again, this could be the real deal, a hoax, or some unrelated prototype. But one thing [...]

Most Bookmarked TechCrunch Posts of 2007

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Okay, final list for 2007. Here are the top-25 bookmarked or shared posts from the year, as determined by people who used the “Add This” bookmark button at the bottom of each post (see also our other year-end lists: Popular, Headlines, Launches, Deals, Deadpool):

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The Secret [...]

The Year in Launches (2007 Edition)

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Rounding out our year-end lists

New Years Eve, Live On The Net

December 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Another year has passed us all, and 2008 beckons tomorrow. For those not out and about this New Years Eve, here’s a few places you can join the experience online:
Video Streaming Sites
Sites such as Ustream, Kyte, Justin.tv and others will have many users live stream the new year from where ever they are.
Twitter
Twitter will provide [...]

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