Just to stand on a my political soapbox for a moment: I’m convinced the warming of the environment is the greatest, unprecedented threat to mankind. During the 2012 Presidential debates, questions on the environment were never raised - in all three debates. Regardless of your political beliefs and party or candidate of choice, I believe political parties have become an opiate for the masses. We engage our friends and peers on social issues we’re passionate about: gay rights, abortion, Obama care, taxes, etc., - important issues sure, but we’ve lost sight of the bigger picture and the result is the greatest risks to our survival go unchallenged. Watch this video and keep in mind how long the planet has been in existence and how mankind’s influence has a been less than a millisecond of it’s life.
Just recently reported by The Huffington Post, a number of big agencies report that it’s too late to put the genie back in the bottle either.
Red v Blue, Not So True
Via Chris Howard:
America really looks like this - I was looking at the amazing 2012 election maps created by Mark Newman (Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan), and although there is a very interesting blended voting map (Most of the country is some shade of purple, a varied blend of Democrat blue and Republican red) what I really wanted was this blended map with a population density overlay. Because what really stands out is how red the nation seems to be when you do not take the voting population into account; when you do so many of those vast red mid-west blocks fade into pale pink and lavender (very low population).
So I created a new map using Mark’s blended voting map based on the actual numbers of votes for each party overlaid with population maps from Texas Tech University and other sources.
Here’s the result — what the American political voting distribution really looks like.
Images: Chris Howard’s “blended” voting map, via Facebook (top); Mark Newman’s 2012 voting maps by state, county and percentage vote by county (bottom). Select to embiggen.
Architects Danny Mui and Benjamin Sahagun have come up with a novel concept: buildings that scrub CO2 emissions from the air.
Mapping the World’s Most Seductive Shrines to Coffee
T.S. Eliot, quite possibly the greatest English language poet of the 20th century, oh-so eloquently reflected on the passing of time by saying, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” So have we Thomas, so have we. From the borough of Brooklyn to Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Tokyo, and every other hub buzzing with creative productivity, we suspect that if they’re not all jump starting their days with Nespresso at the crack of dawn, they’re fueling their weary world with the rich, velvety, caffeinated goodness of some damn good direct trade, shade-grown beans roasted on vintage gear, pulled by an expert hand.
See more. [Images: Paulina Sasinowska/Visua, David Joseph/dezeen, Jelani Memory/Coava, CLUBANTIETAM; Tasting Adventures, Masao Nishikawa/The Design Home]
How much money would you save if you worked from home? A new tool looks at various factors about you, your commute, and your company—and can spit back a usually jaw-dropping number about how much money you would keep in your pocket if your work arrangement got more flexible.
Which is a stronger password, H7%doss or MyLazyDogRex? Great article.
Freedom Fuels, takes an in-depth look at renewable fuel sources, such as bio-diesel, ethanol and vegetable oil.
It explores the interaction of the petroleum industry and alternative fuels over the last 150 years, and examines the global impact that bio-fuels can have on our future.
Reblog if you think the US needs to invest more in Clean Energy!
