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Activists say arrests made in protest at Utah tar sands mine project
2014-07-22 02:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Sheriff's deputies in Utah arrested nearly two dozen environmental protesters who chained themselves to fences and construction equipment on Monday at a tar sands mining project in the remote Book Cliffs mountains, an activist group said. The Tar Sands Resistance group said about 80 activists set up a "blockade" at the PR Springs mine to highlight what it said would be huge environmental damage if it goes ahead. "These projects do nothing but devastate the land and pollute the water and air,"...
One Man Made Art From His WiFi Signals, And The Results Are Stunning
2014-07-21 16:30:01| Wireless - Topix.net
So after finishing up his studies in architecture, computer science, and design, Hernan decided to research these invisible signals through a PhD at Newcastle University.
The U.S. Has Quietly Made Some Remarkable Advances in Fuel-Efficiency
2014-07-20 23:27:01| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
In 1975, largely in response to OPEC's oil embargo against the United States, Congress enacted a new energy law that included provisions to increase "Corporate Average Fuel Economy." These CAFE standards, as they're known, led to a remarkable jump in the fuel efficiency for the U.S. auto fleet, with a near doubling of fuel economy and a 50 percent jump for light trucks in just a decade. But federal policymakers coddled the auto industry in the 1970s, and by the 1980s the fuel-efficiency curve had plateaued. Read more about the impressive advances in fuel efficiency in this insightful article from CityLab's series on The Future of Transportation. The Article The U.S. Has Quietly Made Some Remarkable Advances in Fuel-Efficiency appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Passing on Whole Foods Made This "WholeFool"
2014-07-19 12:49:04| Grocery - Topix.net
In a recent letter to the Everlasting Portfolio community, Tom Gardner acknowledges lessons that he has learned through the 2-year-old portfolio.
Soccer balls made from old SWA seats
2014-07-19 00:51:57| Airlines - Topix.net
Southwest Airlines launched LUV Seat, a project to recycle 43 acres of leather from its old 737 seats into leather goods.
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