Moscow Death Rate Doubles From Worst Heat Wave in 1000 Years

Smog from ongoing forest fires, plus temperatures 25°F higher than normal have engulfed Moscow for over a week. Alexandr Solo via flickr via flickr. When the heatwave/forest fire/drought in Russia started a few weeks ago things were bad enough, with Moscow engulfed in smog the likes of which it had never seen and drought stunting crops in the countryside

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Your Office Is Where You Are, Unless It Is A Wi-Fi Free Coffee Shop

Downbeat Cafe, Echo Park, before the WIFI ban Some have suggested that the end of the office is nigh, and that the Coffee Shop is a good alternative if you need some social interaction and a jolt of caffeine, some shops are finding that it isn’t necessarily good business and are unplugging the WiFi. According to the LA Times, when the Downbeat Cafe turned it off, “The complaints poured in, but so did the compliments: Lots of customers appreciated a wireless cup of joe.”…

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Gearing Up for Consumer Electronics Show 2010 – Green Products We Can’t Wait to See

The Consumer Electronics Show 2010 is in just a few weeks. It’s the biggest tradeshow for consumer electronics, and it’s dedicating more space this year for green innovation . Considering even the US Patent Office is working to speed up green tech in the marketplace, it’s only logical

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SunCentral Computerized Mirror Array Brings Daylight Deep Into Buildings

Daylighting, using natural instead of artificial, gives us the best quality of light with the lowest footprint. A hundred years ago there were all kinds of technologies to bring daylight deep into buildings, but they all were pitched in favour of the electric light. But as we noted a few weeks ago, in our post Daylighting Is Making a Comeback , computer controls are making it possible to deliver natural light that is controlled with the precision of artificial light

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Go See Tapped Tonite and Find Out How Sacramento’s Municipal Water is Under Attack

We reported a few weeks ago that water bottling giant Nestle plants to build a water bottling plant in Sacramento by the end of this year. While building another water bottling plant seems like a waste of space and resources, after attending an initial community meeting we find out that the project is even more wicked than initially assumed. This week you can support efforts to wrestle Nestle out of Sacramento by heading to the Crest Theater to see Tapped ..

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