• The Environment

    Your Burger on Biotech

    By Posted on 3.20.2008 4 Comments

    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/food_drink/Your_Burger_on_Biotech'; If the biotech industry has its way, ordering a hamburger might soon sound something like this: one charbroiled cloned-beef patty, with genetically modified cheese, lab-grown bacon and vitamin-C-fortified lettuce, on a protein-spiked bun. The burger of the future is delicious, nutritious and contains more engineering than a stealth bomber.

    3.28.2008 at 07:02pm - Comment by EnviroVhargeze

    Ick? Nasty? Ummm.... It's called DNA, AND IT'S IN EVERY ONE OF US!!!!!!!! - It's not as if you'll see a rat's tail sticking out of lettuce or anything! FYI: DNA merely codes for a polypeptide - IT'S MICROBIOLOGY - ALL LIFE HAS IT So lighten up - If it's healthy (and safe) - Heck, try it!

  • The Environment

    The Greening of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

    By Posted on 3.28.2008 3 Comments

    One of the technologies being touted as the next great thing for our cars is the hydrogen fuel cell. If youve heard anything about them, its that there are no harmful emissions, the only by-product is pure water, straight from your tailpipe. Of course, thats only part of the story. While it is true that your exhaust will be clean, thats only because hydrogen in a cell is not a source of energy the way gasoline naturally is—its a carrier, like a battery. The energy to be stored in the cell has to come from somewhere else. Right now, the sources are the same as theyve always been, relying heavily on fossil fuels. The emissions are simply moved from your exhaust to a power plant. But what if the hydrogen could be produced with alternative energy sources?

    3.28.2008 at 06:42pm - Comment by EnviroVhargeze

    ... except its a while off... but in the meantime - Nanosolar panels!

  • The Environment

    Welcome to Masdar City

    By Posted on 3.4.2008 3 Comments

    The United Arab Emirates is a small federation of seven states on the southern end of the Persian Gulf. Its reserves of oil and natural gas have allowed the nation to prosper economically. In recent years, the country has seen a boom in massive constructions: The world's tallest skyscraper is scheduled to be completed in late 2008. Other superlatives include the world's largest mall, an indoor ski slope and a series of man-made islands off the coast made from dredging hundreds of millions of tons of sand from the Gulf's bottom.

    3.11.2008 at 05:43pm - Comment by EnviroVhargeze

    At least the UAE is making the attempt!

  • The Environment

    The Living Museum

    By Posted on 3.6.2008 9 Comments

    From a birds-eye view, the domes of the California Academy of Sciences, set to open in the fall, bulge out of the ground like giant scoops of green ice cream. These undulating hills built into the museums 2.5-acre, flora-covered roof integrate the building into the green space of surrounding Golden Gate Park. They also conserve energy, since the roof insulates and ventilates the 400,000-square-foot museum below.

    3.10.2008 at 05:32pm - Comment by EnviroVhargeze

    Indeed.



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