Archive for the 'Economy' Category
German Village Produces 500% of Its Energy from Renewable Sources
September 21st, 2014Via: Inhabitat: Wildpoldsried, a Bavarian village of about 2,600 residents, is leading the way in Germany’s extraordinary renewable energy transformation. Over the past 17 years, the village has invested in a holistic range of renewable energy projects that include 4,983 kWp of photovoltaics, five biogas facilities, 11 wind turbines and a hydropower system. As a […]
Mystery Illness Plagues Girls in Colombia… After They Receive HPV Vaccine
September 21st, 2014Via: AFP: A mystery illness is plaguing girls in this town in northern Colombia, and locals say a vaccine against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, is to blame. First their hands and feet feel cold. Then they go pale and cannot move. Some convulse and fall to the floor. In El Carmen de […]
Tiny Humanoid Robot Learning to Fly Real Airplanes
September 19th, 2014Definitely see: Lack of Experienced Pilots, Boneheaded FAA Policies and Over Reliance on Flight Automation Systems Will Cause More Plane Crashes. Via: IEEE: The little robot in the picture above is a PIBOT, a small, very low-cost humanoid (actually a Bioloid Premium from Robotis). It’s been slightly modified to be able to work the controls […]
Scottish Referendum: Voters to Reject Independence
September 18th, 2014Via: BBC: Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence, the BBC has predicted. With 26 out of the country’s 32 council areas having declared after Thursday’s vote, the “No” side has a 54% of the vote, with the “Yes” campaign on 46%. By 05:15 BST (06:15 GMT), the “No” campaign […]
Google to Build Airport and City?
September 18th, 2014Via: The Verge: As if self-driving cars, balloon-carried internet, or the eradication of death weren’t ambitious enough projects, Google CEO Larry Page has apparently been working behind the scenes to set up even bolder tasks for his company. The Information reports that Page started up a Google 2.0 project inside the company a year ago […]
Concrete Evidence of Widespread Forced Labor Among Foreign Migrant Workers in Malaysian Electronics Industry
September 18th, 2014Via: Verité: You might think about debt bondage in relation to making bricks in South Asia or building skyscrapers in the Middle East, not putting together the pieces of your newest mobile phone or laser printer in Malaysia. But if you are reading this on a tablet, smartphone or computer monitor, then you may be […]
Diplomatic Car Belonging to Vatican Stopped at French Border Carrying Four Kilos of Cocaine Worth an Estimated £500,000
September 18th, 2014Via: DailyMail: A diplomatic car belonging to the Vatican has been stopped at a French checkpoint carrying four kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000. Two Italian citizens were arrested in a grace and favour Jaguar allocated to Cardinal Jorge Melia. The 91-year-old Argentinian officially the Vatican’s emeritus librarian is recovering from […]
Russia: Don’t Panic
September 17th, 2014Via: BBC: Russian authorities urged people not to panic on Tuesday as the rouble fell to a new all-time low against the US dollar amid concerns about the effect of sanctions on the country’s economy. The rouble fell about 1% to 38.71 per dollar, the weakest it has been since the currency was restructured in […]
Pentagon’s $800 Billion Real Estate Problem
September 16th, 2014Via: Real Clear Defense: The U.S. Department of Defense owns more than half a million properties worth in excess of $800 billion dollars. The military’s real estate holdings span the globe and, all together, sprawl across 30 million acres. Pentagon auditors can’t explain what half the properties are for—and doesn’t have a plan for finding […]
Living Simply in a Dumpster
September 16th, 2014The biggest problem to overcome with anything like this is going to be local ordinances/cops. Even on a university campus, it’s all fun and games when it’s one guy. It’s a cool curiosity. It’s hip. Journalists can visit and write articles about the novelty of it. Get dozens of people living in alternative dwellings and […]
