I first heard of Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway back in April when he had a guest appearance on the Stephen Colbert show about water. Here's the link to his segment.
I just ran across a NY Times article that was talking about him again. Considering that eventually we'll be fighting wars over water, not oil, I'll be a little selfish by saying that I hope he gets massive amounts of outside funding, succeeds at mass producing these water purifiers and power sources, and does so quickly.
-Bitter
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Think, it's a car
I was meandering my way across the NY Times front page on Sunday when I ran across an article on "Green Tech" or "Clean Tech" (whichever you want to call it) and couldn't resist clicking through to read more.
It looks like we might have a new electric car on the roads as early as 2009 called the Think. The cool thing about this car (besides the point that it's electric) is that it will be made out of 95% recycled material.
How cool is that??
To read a little more about what the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins are up to, check out Jon Gertner's NY Times article, "Capitalism to the Rescue."
-Bitter
It looks like we might have a new electric car on the roads as early as 2009 called the Think. The cool thing about this car (besides the point that it's electric) is that it will be made out of 95% recycled material.
How cool is that??
To read a little more about what the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins are up to, check out Jon Gertner's NY Times article, "Capitalism to the Rescue."
-Bitter
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Air Conditioner, why is it on right now
It's 2:00 am the perfect time to take a quick break from re-writing the current Work In Progress (WIP), so I meandered into my kitchen, plugged in the trusty toaster that The Expat Drama Teacher gave me last summer, and plopped in some cinnamon raisin bread.
There I stood, waiting for my toast to toast, while eating ice cream from the container with a fork when I was jostled away from the decadent feel of chocolaty creamy goodness melting in my mouth by the rattling hum of my neighbor's air conditioner.
Which motivated this post.
Why is your air conditioner running? It's 64 degrees outside.
And to the neighbors across the street, why was your air conditioner running earlier today? We had a high of only 72.
And to the majority of the neighbors along my street, why have you been running your air conditioners all night for the past couple of weeks? When except for the rain and humidity last weekend, it's been quite pleasant outside at night.
The current temperature right now is 64. But the low is going to be 59.
Please tell me that you keep your apartment at 55 degrees, otherwise you're most likely sweltering in your stifling apartment when you could be basking in the blessed coolness of Mother Nature, sans the electric bill.
I was just wondering, that's all.
Kind regards,
Bitter
There I stood, waiting for my toast to toast, while eating ice cream from the container with a fork when I was jostled away from the decadent feel of chocolaty creamy goodness melting in my mouth by the rattling hum of my neighbor's air conditioner.
Which motivated this post.
Why is your air conditioner running? It's 64 degrees outside.
And to the neighbors across the street, why was your air conditioner running earlier today? We had a high of only 72.
And to the majority of the neighbors along my street, why have you been running your air conditioners all night for the past couple of weeks? When except for the rain and humidity last weekend, it's been quite pleasant outside at night.
The current temperature right now is 64. But the low is going to be 59.
Please tell me that you keep your apartment at 55 degrees, otherwise you're most likely sweltering in your stifling apartment when you could be basking in the blessed coolness of Mother Nature, sans the electric bill.
I was just wondering, that's all.
Kind regards,
Bitter
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
NYC, clean renewable energy
Yay! It's about time!
As reported by the NY Times, Mayor Michael Bloomberg " is seeking to put wind turbines on the city’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a wide-ranging push to develop renewable energy."
Read more about it here.
Happy Day!
-Bitter
As reported by the NY Times, Mayor Michael Bloomberg " is seeking to put wind turbines on the city’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a wide-ranging push to develop renewable energy."
Read more about it here.
Happy Day!
-Bitter
Monday, July 14, 2008
Gardens, in the sky
Image credit: SOA Architects, via the NY TimesAn interesting read from the NY Times about vertical farming. Here's to a greener us, and fresher produce. Although I wonder if I'd actually want to eat anything that actually grew in our smoggy polluted city... but that's a topic for another day.
NY Times article here.
-Bitter
Friday, October 5, 2007
Saving The Planet, what are you doing?
In the past two days I've read these NY Times articles, and they're a little shocking. The world is changing and the time has long since passed when we can sit back with a "Que sera, sera" attitude.
A Swiftly Melting Planet
By THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
Published: October 4, 2007
In response to the new dangers of climate change, we need a mobilization of everyone with a stake in the future.
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: October 2, 2007
Scientists are concerned by this summer’s massive polar ice melt and its implications for the future.
I'm going to:
A Swiftly Melting Planet
By THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
Published: October 4, 2007
In response to the new dangers of climate change, we need a mobilization of everyone with a stake in the future.
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: October 2, 2007
Scientists are concerned by this summer’s massive polar ice melt and its implications for the future.
I'm going to:
- start carrying recyclables home when eat out at places that don't recycle,
- write to my elected officials and urge them to support environmentally sound laws and practices
- and hope that the Silicone Valley green tech race will yield viable options to making our world healthy again
What are you going to do?
-Bitter
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