Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Coal quandary as state considers shipping dirty fuel overseas | Seattle Times Newspaper
Local News | Coal quandary as state considers shipping dirty fuel overseas | Seattle Times Newspaper: "But just as Washington weans itself off coal, it could be positioned as the nation's leading exporter of the fossil fuel.
The possibility has sparked a fierce debate: If coal is so dirty that Washington shouldn't use it, should the state serve as a conduit for shipping it overseas?"
The possibility has sparked a fierce debate: If coal is so dirty that Washington shouldn't use it, should the state serve as a conduit for shipping it overseas?"
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Ask Ray Kurzweil About the Future | What's New at Big Think | Big Think
Ask Ray Kurzweil About the Future | What's New at Big Think | Big Think: "On Friday, February 25, Big Think will be interviewing Ray Kurzweil, the futurist visionary, inventor, entrepreneur and modern-day Nostradamus, who predicted with uncanny accuracy the rise of the Internet, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the year that a computer would beat a human being at chess. His prediction for the coming Singularity–when Artificial Intelligence completely outpaces the human brain, an event Kurzweil forecasts will happen in the year 2045--remains to be seen. "
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Portlandia to help wean Los Angeles from coal | Grist
Portlandia to help wean Los Angeles from coal | Grist: "Portlandia may not be the sunniest of places, but it's exporting solar energy in the form of photovoltaic panels used to build carbon-free power plants."
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Aides for Complexity - Stacy Diagram
Aides for Complexity: "Dr. Stephen Larned is the Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Maine Medical Center. He has found the Stacey matrix very helpful in his work. He began by using the matrix to make sense of past events. Then he used to help with current events. Now he has revised the matrix to make it work best for him to help with current and future issues."
Monday, March 14, 2011
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