• May
  • 27

Taming the rock-concert industry’s excesses

According to National Geographics Green Guide, a single stadium concert releases 500 to 1000 tons of carbon dioxide, which is between 25 and 50 times more than the average American produces in a year. How effective has the concert industry been in shrinking its carbon footprint?

Some bands and concert organisers have taken strides to minimise touring’s environmental impact. Festivals such as Lollapalooza, an American summer institution, and Britain’s massive Glastonbury Festival have switched to…

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  • May
  • 06

5 Diseases Flourishing Thanks to Global Warming

Mosquitoes and other insects have long been harbingers of disease, but global warming is allowing them to venture into the newly warmer areas and spread once uncommon ailments to unfamiliar locations.

Malaria As is the case for dengue and chikungunya, rising temperatures have expanded the range of the Anopheles mosquito that carries malaria. Malaria is now found in highland regions in Africa, where it had previously not been detected; a WHO…

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  • Apr
  • 09

1,000-Acre Solar Farm Sprouts in Israel

After seven years of dead-end negotiations, Israel will soon turn 1,000 acres in the Negev Desert into giant solar thermal stations.

Israel houses two of the world's leading companies in the research and development of solar-powered generating stations. Solel is one of them. It recently inked a deal with PG&E to build 533 megawatts of solar power, while Oregon…

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  • Jan
  • 30

Anonymous Video Spoof

Member of anonymous gets interrupted by his mother while recording an anti-Scientology message.

I didn’t know Stephen Hawking’s name was Jeremy, or that he lived with his mom, or that he was ardently anti-scientology (and possibly anti-stepdad, anti-meatloaf, or anti-grape-juice).

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