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  • Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan

    Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan: ‘A Political Document Not Worth Serious Analysis’ By Climate Guest Blogger on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm, thinkprogress.org by Wal­ter Frick, via BostIn­no The cen­tral ener­gy chal­lenge we face as a nation and a plan­et is the tran­si­tion away from fos­sil fuels, which con­tribute to cli­mate change, to clean…

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  • The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home

    The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home Built for the Cold | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough:…

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  • See Inside IKEA Brooklyn Tiny 391 Sq. Ft. Model Apartment

    See Inside IKEA Brooklyn’s Tiny 391 Sq. Ft. Model Apartment inhabitat.com If you need anoth­er clue that the pop­u­lar­i­ty of tiny dwellings is grow­ing, check out this 391 sq. ft. model apart­ment that Ikea now has on dis­play at its Red Hook, Brook­lyn loca­tion. It seems the clever mar­keters at the world’s most… http://flpbd.it/ptrrs Related…

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  • Last Chance To Pick Up Two Great Design Bundles

    Last Chance To Pick Up Two Great Design Bundles Joshua Schnell, macgasm.net Two pop­u­lar bun­dles are about to end, so if you haven’t picked them up yet, you’d bet­ter hurry before they’re gone. Learn to Code Bootcamp If you’re new to the world of cod­ing, and you haven’t yet picked up this bun­dle, what are…

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  • Welcome to the new reputation economy

    Welcome to the new reputation economy (Wired UK) By Rachel Botsman, wired.co.uk Magazine This arti­cle was taken from the Sep­tem­ber 2012 issue of Wired mag­a­zine. Be the first to read Wired’s arti­cles in print before they’re post­ed online, and get your hands on loads of addi­tion­al con­tent by sub­scrib­ing… http://flpbd.it/oQYQN Related articles TrustCloud: Harness Technology to…

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  • Netatmo Urban Weather Station

    Netatmo Urban Weather Station tells iOS users when it’s safe to brave the great outdoors (video) Jon Fingas, engadget.com We haven’t seen weath­er sta­tions gar­ner the same level of clever mobile inte­gra­tion as other pieces of house­hold gear — like, say, ther­mostats. Netat­mo wants its newly avail­able Urban Weath­er Sta­tion to inject a sim­i­lar dose…

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  • Sony Action Cam

    Sony Action Cam – Digital Camcorders cnet.com Its exis­tence wasn’t a secret, but Sony’s Action Cam is now no longer a pro­to­type. The super­com­pact cam­corder mea­sures 2 inch­es high by 2.6 inch­es deep by 0.9 inch wide and looks more like Con­tour’s and JVC’s mod­els than the blocky Go… http://flpbd.it/pInKj Related articles Sony Action Cam…

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  • Sleep (or how to hack your brain) + Dustin Curtis

    Sleep (or how to hack your brain) + Dustin Curtis. Related articles What if.. You Sleep 2 Hours a Day (jaggedgracecreations.wordpress.com) New study shows sleep is a hotbed of information (storagebedsdirect.co.uk) How Certain Sounds Help Us Sleep (news.health.com) Ask Dr. K: Sleep vital for reasons unclear (goerie.com) What Happens While You Sleep and How It…

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  • New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money

    Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money – Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big…

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  • Anant Agarwal: expanding online education from MIT and Harvard with EdX

    Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all – Magazine – The Boston Globe. Related articles Why Comparing edX to MIT is Like Comparing a Toyota to a Ferrari (bostinno.com) UC Berkeley latest to join edX program (zdnet.com) Q & A with Anant Agarwal: Anant Agarwal Discusses Free…

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  • Coursera: Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level

        Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level – NYTimes.com. Related articles Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level – NYTimes.com (policyabcs.wordpress.com) The Way of the Future: Coursera (jaypgreene.com) Are online courses more susceptible to cheating problems? (blogs.ajc.com) Progress Making Higher Education More Affordable (healthymemory.wordpress.com) Why Are Students Cheating on…

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  • EDV-01 Emergency Pop-Up Shelter

    This Emergency Pop-Up Shelter Is Also the Perfect Bachelor Pad. Related articles Shipping container is your new disaster-zone home (news.cnet.com) EDV-01 Disaster Response Unit (fringetechnology.wordpress.com) This Emergency Pop-Up Shelter Is Also the Perfect Bachelor Pad (gizmodo.co.uk) Shipping container is your new disaster-zone home (news.cnet.com) Ben’s Comments About More Easing (seekingalpha.com)

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