Parag Khanna: ‘So long, information age. Hello, hybrid age’
By Parag Khanna, wired.co.ukMagazine
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Why you should not build expensive cities near salt water
FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
By Colin Lecher, popsci.comThe white stuff can stick around and ruin, well, pretty much everything. That puts the officials trying to fix it on a ticking clock.
Sandy crippled the NYC subway system this week, knocking out power, damaging switches, and dumping…
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Bensonwood Launches Unity Homes Line of Energy-Efficient Prefabs
Bensonwood Launches Unity Homes Line of Energy-Efficient Prefabs
Bridgette Meinhold, inhabitat.comBensonwood’s Unity Homes features four distinct home styles that are 2 to 4 bedrooms and range in size from 1,113 to 2,452 sq ft. The home styles are called the Tradd (a classic Tall Cape), Xyla (American Bungalow), Värm (Swedish…
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Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid Rocks The Fuel Efficiency
Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid Rocks The Fuel Efficiency
Nino Marchetti, earthtechling.comFord, already putting up some very impressive official Environmental Protection Agency fuel efficiency numbers with both its 2013 Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid, now has another feather to add to the cap in its effort to knock Toyota …
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Energy Datapalooza: Open Data Power Meets Energy Future
Energy Datapalooza: Open Data Power Meets Energy Future
U.S. Department of Energy, earthtechling.comEditor’s Note: EarthTechling is proud to repost this article courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Executive Leadership Center: Leading Clean Energy Ventures.
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The Green Revolution – Where Fitness Meets Clean, Renewable Energy.
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