PUERTO RICO TO TURN TRASH INTO ENERGY. WILL THE US BE NEXT?
Puerto Ricans will soon be turning their trash into renewable energy. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final approval of an air permit for a 77 megawatt EfW […]
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PAINTINGS OF FAMILY MEMBERS WIN BP PORTRAIT AWARD
The winner and runner-up of this year’s BP Portrait Award are both artists who have painted portraits of their children. South-African born artist Susanne du Toit won the £30,000 top […]
HUAWEI SAYS ASCEND P6 IS WORLD’S ‘SLIMMEST’ SMARTPHONE
Huawei has unveiled what it says is the world’s thinnest smartphone. The Android-based Ascend P6 is 6.18mm (0.24in) thick and is also unusual in that it has a 5 megapixel […]
US POSTAL SERVICE UNVEILS MUSIC ICON STAMP SERIES
Earlier this year, the U.S. postal service revealed plans for a new stamp set called Music Icons. The series shines the spotlight on three American originals.
SUCCESS! BLUE WHALE HABITAT SAVED FROM OIL EXPLORATION
The endangered blue whale is the largest mammal (they can be 98 feet long) ever known to have existed. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, blue whales, and many […]
BLACK SABBATH SCORE DOUBLE WIN AT GOLDEN GODS AWARDS AFTER ’13′ ALBUM TOPS THE CHARTS
Black Sabbath have certainly made a successful comeback after winning two gongs at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards yesterday, a day after their new album ’13′ topped the UK […]
WORLD’S LARGEST TV GOES ON SALE IN EUROPE
The 90” Sharp Aquos – the LC90LE757 – is six inches bigger than the previous largest model, an 84” version from LG.
BRINGING HOME THE BACON THE GREEN WAY
Bringing Home the Bacon the Green Way. The world can satisfy its growing appetite for meat and animal-based products without upsetting livelihoods, especially of developing country farmers, or worsening climate […]
GOOGLE LAUNCHES INTERNET BALLOONS
Google scientists have launched up to 30 helium-filled test balloons into the skies above New Zealand, with the dream of bringing the Internet to nearly five billion people across the […]
ENDING HUNGER IS POSSIBLE
Ending Hunger Is Possible. Thirty-eight countries were recognised for the first time on Sunday by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation for cutting in half the prevalence of people suffering […]
