The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Fukushima nuclear disaster now global environmental problem The Japanese government has asked for help — but is the plea two years too late? Despite previous assurances, the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster continues to contaminate the world’s oceans — and the Japanese government is finally asking for international help. The March 2011 power plant meltdown …
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An inside look at Google’s data centers By Kirsten Korosec | October 17, 2012 Google has long kept details about its data centers–everything from the number of servers and design of the building to its energy use and –from the prying eyes of the public. Very few people, with the exception of its critical data …
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Top disease-spreading airports in the U.S. While the Honolulu airport gets only 30 percent as much air traffic as New York’s Kennedy International Airport, the new model predicts that it is nearly as influential in terms of contagion because of where it fits in the air transportation network: its location in the Pacific Ocean and …
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In the Philippines, turning plastic waste into fuel Plastic waste is a problem all over the world. And it is especially troubling in the Philippines where plastic waste piles up in Manila’s Payal landfill, unable to decompose. But one inventor thinks he might have found the answer to this chronic problem. Jayme Navarro, founder of Poly-Green …
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A tale of two radioactive beaches, as Fukushima’s reopens The most important tool for cutting urban pollution
Using nuclear waste, PRISM reactor could power UK for 500 years ‘Swiss Army studio apartment’ transforms into 6 rooms Finland’s schools are designed for success Harnessing the jet stream for wind turbines GIS tools map social injustice in civil rights cases How to turn a T-shirt into a battery E.U. invests $450 …
Why Google bought robot-maker Boston Dynamics Google has bought Boston Dynamics, the maker of futuristic military-grade robots including the galloping “WildCat” and the Sandflea, which can jump more than nine metres into the air. Boston Dynamics is the eighth robotics company Google has purchased in the past six months. CBC business commentator Kevin O’Leary, chair …
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