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Riddle Me This!

February 15, 2012 | Posted by Factopia | No Comments

Riddle me this!

Acronym madness, gobble-de-gook and the death of the everyday climate conversation

The recent COP 17 shin-dig in Durban may eventually come to be recognized by historians not only as the moment when some small yet profound steps forwards were made but also as the moment when the world of specialist and expert advisors and their climate debate finally collapsed into acronym madness. Read more...

Adam’s Twitter Facts: January, 2012

February 7, 2012 | Posted by Factopia | No Comments

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Which newspaper surpassed the NYT as world’s biggest online?	http://bit.ly/wr9t1V
US wind installations grew by 31% in 2011.	http://bit.ly/y1cSkn
GE forsees a “facebook of things,” as more machines interconnect.	http://bit.ly/whDWZR
The world’s biggest trees – in pictures.	http://bit.ly/wZZe35
Overgrazed grasslands tied to locust outbreaks.	http://bit.ly/A0ssXJ
The complex geometry of pasta, visualized.	http://bit.ly/ylyiqj
US EIA forecasts a decline in coal’s share of energy mix by 2030.	http://bit.ly/wNLBSu

Europe Planning 100 million New Smart Meters by 2016

January 6, 2012 | Posted by admin | 1 Comment

As the backlash against smart meters in California continues, Europe is plowing ahead with large new installations of smart meters.

Recently the California Public Utilities Commission gave consumers the chance to “opt-out” of getting a smart meter from their energy utility. Some consumers have concerns that smart meters will allow utilities to improperly manipulate billings, other consumers are concerned about the electro-magnetic releases of the new meters. Read more...

Adam’s Twitter Facts: December, 2011

January 6, 2012 | Posted by Factopia | No Comments

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Luxury retailers proving recession-proof. Hmm.	http://on.ft.com/yinj7d
Many US millionaires paying lower tax rate than middle class.	http://cnnmon.ie/wEKgyH
Call Samuel Jackson. Snakes in a tax office.	http://onforb.es/z1o19o
Branson predicts aviation could be among “cleanest industries” in ten years.	http://bit.ly/wVlg7d
Voyager 1 has reached the outer limits of our solar system.	http://bit.ly/xRiIWP
Geoengineering entering mainstream climate discourse.	http://bit.ly/zXlYBN
2010 emissions increase is the biggest yet recorded.	http://bit.ly/Ac2aCY

Adam’s Tweets: November 16-30, 2011

December 5, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | No Comments

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30 year batteries.	http://cnet.co/scLAA3
The raw milk revolution.	http://bit.ly/w1G0x2
Scotland prepping for climate adaptation.	http://bit.ly/roSD74
Tech-equipped insects as first responders to toxic sites.	http://bit.ly/sOGqdc
Wangari Maathai’s legacy.	http://bit.ly/ubzZe5
To boldly go where no Octopus has gone before.	http://bit.ly/rNNAd1
Court rules in favor of Yellowstone grizzlies.	http://bit.ly/sm4R71
Did an Illinois Water Utility Come Under a Cyberattack? Via @slate	http://slate.me/vAvxlV

Adam’s Tweets: November 1-15, 2011

December 2, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | No Comments

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Of bees and business…	http://bit.ly/tidkMS
A picture is worth US$4,338,500.00	http://bit.ly/s77Sks
Morocco pushing hard for hydro-wind.	http://bit.ly/sPScZY
Alaskan Airlines using waste biofuel on 75 flights.	http://bit.ly/tZF2Xa
Repair or replace an appliance? Infographic.	http://bit.ly/u7N1O 1
Microsoft advertises their vision for 2020.	http://bit.ly/vyZPmr
Beautiful — video essay - a murmuration of starlings.	http://bit.ly/uNbqfV
The climate clock is ticking down…	http://bit.ly/s6MWjT