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Do It Yourself: Building Your Own Bamboo Bike
npr.org — At the Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, N.Y., cycling enthusiasts can assemble their own bikes from scratch in just one weekend. Bike building classes are full until April, but the studio's owners say they don't want the bamboo bike frames to be just another fad. (Submitted by amprather) More…
More college students pursuing 'clean energy' careers
articles.latimes.com — In what could be an encouraging sign of change in the long-standing shortage of Americans preparing for "clean energy" careers, the subject is suddenly hot on college campuses across the nation -- a surge of interest largely stimulated by the specter of global warming. (Submitted by DigSomeMore) More…
L.L. Zamenhof: Who He Was, Why He's on Google
news.nationalgeographic.com — No, Google hasn't been taken over by Pakistan. The strangely familiar green-and-white flag over the Google logo today is instead the banner of the artificial language Esperanto, flying in recognition of the 150th birthday of its inventor, L.L. Zamenhof. (Submitted by brazilianwinter) More…
IBM Takes Syracuse Green Data Center Off the Grid
greenercomputing.com — IBM and the state of New York have helped Syracuse University build a data center that will use 50 percent less energy than typical data centers and operate completely off the grid. The $12.4 million, 12,000-square-foot facility is run with an on-site power generation system using natural gas-fueled microturbines to generate all the electricity. (Submitted by absolutelytrue) More…
Study: Walking and Talking a Bad Combo
hothardware.com — We've all heard plenty of statistics that tell us how dangerous it is to talk on our cell phones while driving. Now a new study from the University of Illinois has also found that talking on a cell phone while crossing the street is also dangerous. In fact, it's more dangerous than listening to an MP3 player while crossing the street. (Submitted by LaurenElder) More…
Support For Legalizing Marijuana Gaining Ground Rapidly
washingtonpost.com — The shift is widely described as generational. A Gallup poll in October found 44% of Americans favor full legalization of marijuana -- a rise of 13 points since 2000. Gallup said that if public support continues growing at a rate of 1 to 2% per year, "the majority of Americans could favor legalization of the drug in as little as four years." (Submitted by alapoet) More…
