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Riddle Me This!

February 15, 2012 | Posted by

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

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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

Adam’s Twitter Facts: December, 2011

January 6, 2012 | Posted by

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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

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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

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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/u7N1O1
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

Adam’s Tweets: October 16-31, 2011

November 2, 2011 | Posted by

Undead zombie stars. http://t.co/0UAbmXNr
Exodus, peak floods, and crocodiles. Tragic floods in Bangkok. http://t.co/TgYt65QM
Wintertime droughts increasingly common in the Mediterranean region http://t.co/haQ5CmSE
An extinction worth celebrating. http://t.co/RA7rWCN9
Apple plans solar array for its North Carolina iCloud data center http://t.co/QVBBNjwN
Americans value Hawaii’s coral reefs at nearly $40B per year. http://t.co/bdy3iI07
Skeptical research confirms global warming, again. http://t.co/8DdAKl9H

The False Gospel of Green Marketing

October 25, 2011 | Posted by | 2 Comments

Adam’s latest from the Guardian. Join the conversation.

The companies that are the heaviest resource depleters are often the first to declare how ‘sustainable’ their practices are.  Read more...

Adam’s Tweets: October 1-15, 2011

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Pirates never learn. Still foiled by message in a bottle. http://t.co/LXurde5L
NYC, smell-mapped.  http://t.co/OnLyFLSc
Anyone read The Information, by James Gleick? http://t.co/N1qElXSY
Getting arrested at a protest? There’s an app for that. http://t.co/ar8tl31V
The social media brandsphere. Infographic. http://t.co/JKGQmVfE
That was fast. BP allowed back into bidding for gulf oil permits. http://t.co/YLnlW0a6
Lemony Snicket responds to Occupy Wall Street #ows  http://t.co/nyBsb54o

Adam’s Tweets: September 16-30, 2011

October 7, 2011 | Posted by | 5 Comments

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Smaller tanks make fish mean. http://t.co/CEyRIaEV
Wildlife poachers sinking to new lows. http://t.co/1YLC7ljz
Maldives targeting 60% solar by 2020. http://t.co/2Exuo0iI
Spanish researchers have designed an anti-magnet. http://t.co/vxoC098h
One million more US children living in poverty since 2009. http://t.co/q2WyfK3p
How upright windfarms make wind energy more viable. http://t.co/VHgKZ1an
Companies still fear long paybacks on efficiency. http://t.co/As4VLVIm
Young innovators being silenced by student debt. http://t.co/JjGtKdA5

Adam’s Tweets: August 16-31, 2011

September 23, 2011 | Posted by | 4 Comments

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The many uses of the male fiddler crab’s giant claw. http://t.co/zd5WML3
Michelle Bachmann would consider drilling in the ‘glades.  http://t.co/yYT2KHW
Visual versus auditory learning a myth? http://n.pr/pG163q
Climate relicts like this can teach us about adapting to climate change. http://t.co/aOb5gXT
The brains of bilingual babies. http://t.co/pRkYDqj
The economics of community solar gardens. http://t.co/7BJReBL