Monthly Archives: January 2012

Imaging Earth, 2012 vs. 1972

NASA has released a phenomenal image: Taken by the the Suomi NPP spacecraft on January 4. Ball Aerospace built the NPP spacecraft; the instrument, the snappily namedĀ Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), is Goddard’s work. Unbelievable. If it looks vaguely … Continue reading

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This is either the coolest or …

This is either the coolest or most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t decide. http://t.co/vEjhNfiM

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Peak Oil Happened Already, but also Not

Scientific American’s David Biello, a sharp observer of clean (and less-clean) energy, posted this pieceĀ on peak oil yesterday. The long and short of it is peak oil (the moment when we’ve collectively burned as much oil — about a trillion … Continue reading

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The apocalypse is upon us: @Me…

The apocalypse is upon us: @MedPageToday: Bacon, Sausage Linked to Pancreatic Cancer http://t.co/ABYdzub9

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Curious as to who owns your re…

Curious as to who owns your representative in D.C.? Look it up @maplight: http://t.co/JY5nY4lz

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Bill McKibben on the differenc…

Bill McKibben on the difference between NFL referees and the U.S. Congress: http://t.co/fvNBUtHR

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So we get dumber even faster t…

So we get dumber even faster than we thought. Cognitive Decline Begins in Mid-Life/MedPage Today: http://t.co/XLWX4T6A

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