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Photon Farming in the Vast Solar Fields of Northern China [Mega Environmentalism]io9 - Nov 3, 2008 This is an aerial view of China's future — vast solar farms that developers hope will fuel the industrial nation, as well as cut down on its choking smog problem. This solar photovoltaic power station, the largest of … Also tagged: science, china, environmental, getty |
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Get Those Electrons Into A Seminar, Stat! [Mega-environmentalism]io9 - Oct 27, 2008 Environmentalism is such a downer, with all the doomsaying and finger-wagging. So maybe it's a good thing that globalization's cheerleader, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, has turned his upbeat, can-do … Also tagged: thomas friedman, energy internet, woah man |
io9 - Sep 8, 2008
Using a fleet of 1500 wind-powered ships that cruise the oceans autonomously, spraying massive plumes of salt water into the air, we could reverse the effects of global warming within years. So says John Latham, a …
Also tagged: climate change, science, environment, systems biology
io9 - Aug 18, 2008
One day, when you hear someone is a construction worker, you'll have to ask whether he or she wears a spacesuit on the job. We're already assembling massive structures in space — like the International Space Station …
Also tagged: star trek, star wars, top, hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy, solar energy, isaac asimov, r cordwainer smith, space mega construction
io9 - Jul 3, 2008
Members of the Earth Systems Science Agency can predict the future, monitor the weather and control satellites. They have a loosely-defined connection to the U.S. government and several cutting-edge labs, and possess …
Also tagged: science, environment, nature, earth science, systems biology, earth systems science agency
io9 - Jun 20, 2008
A nightclub opening early next month in England is going to save the future — but only boogie as hard as you can on their energy-absorbing dance flood. The floor is made from a flexible material that bends as people …
Also tagged: science, dancing, environmentalism, futurism, ecotopia
io9 - Apr 17, 2008
Urban history is littered with the dead bodies of scrapped public transit projects. When eager commuters and car companies turned the automobile into the most popular form of transit in the world in the twentieth …
Also tagged: seattle, cars, los angeles, san francisco, top, melbourne, mass transit, urban planning, baltimore, alternate history
io9 - Apr 14, 2008
A Spanish company has built a "Solar Power Tower" near Seville that could easily become the world's first orbital solar death ray. It generates electricity via sunlight without photovoltaic cells, using 624 mirrors …
Also tagged: science, environment, solar power, world domination, death ray, abengoa
io9 - Apr 11, 2008
Need to get some quick-and-pretty solar energy to your house, but don't want to mount a bunch of heavy solar panels on your roof? Now you can start powering up with these gorgeous, lightweight solar balloons. As long …
Also tagged: environment, solar, balloons