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Must See!!! Robofish to Attack Pollution in UK
Schools of robofish to sniff out pollution in the Thames Schools of robotic fish could be sent into the Thames to produce a 3D pollution map of the river. from Daily Mail UK Researchers at the University of Essex in Colchester are working on the robofish as part of a £2.5million EU-funded project to find new ways of [...]
Continue reading...Outkast To Deliver Two Solo Albums And A Group Effort in 2009!
24. March 2009
Outkast To Deliver Two Solo Albums And Another Group Effort in 2009. ‘Y’all gonna get three records from the ‘Kast next year,’ Big Boi says. By Shaheem Reid ATLANTA — Big Boi is getting his second solo album, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, back on the good foot. The street-embedded member of Outkast says [...]
Continue reading...K’Naan: Straight Outta Mogadishu
24. March 2009
Straight Outta Mogadishu Somali-born rapper K’naan on African pirates and the world’s hardest ghetto. —By Eamon Kircher-Allen for Mother Jones K’naan’s music sounds a little like Eminem’s, if Slim Shady had spent his childhood dodging bullets in Somalia’s civil war. The 30-year-old hip-hop artist (born Kaynaan Warsame) grew up on the mean streets of Mogadishu and escaped in [...]
Continue reading...Why Biofuels Are the Rainforest’s Worst Enemy
24. March 2009
Why Biofuels Are the Rainforest’s Worst Enemy. By Heather Rogers Nestled deep in the tropical rainforest on the island of Borneo, Pareh is a collection of about 60 weathered wooden houses perched on stilts and enfolded by coconut palms, banana trees, and the dappled green overhang of the towering forest. Pareh’s inhabitants belong to the indigenous tribes [...]
Continue reading...The Wizard of H2O
12. January 2009
Can “megawatersheds” save Africa from drought? Or is explorer Robert Bisson all wet? By Bruce Falconer Spend any time with Robert Bisson, and conversation will eventually turn to the tiny island of Tobago. Bisson loves the place, and with the enthusiasm of a travel agent raves of its friendly people, its [...]
Continue reading...In the Age of Obama, Still Playing the Race Card
11. January 2009
In the Age of Obama, Still Playing the Race Card By William Jelani Cobb Sunday, January 11, 2009 Here’s what hasn’t changed in America. In the past week or so, we’ve seen a threatened Senate stand-off, hyperbolic historical references, an alleged case of stonewalling by the Illinois secretary of state, lawsuits and rumors of lawsuits, a wild-card nominee [...]
Continue reading...Player ripped for Palestine T-shirt
11. January 2009
Player ripped for Palestine T-shirt MADRID–Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute is facing a fine from the Spanish football federation for revealing a T-shirt expressing support for Palestine during a match. Kanoute lifted his Sevilla shirt over his head after scoring in the team’s 2-1 Copa del Rey win over Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday to display a black [...]
Continue reading...Military coup follows death of Guinea’s president
11. January 2009
Military coup follows death of Guinea’s president The Army dissolved government offices just hours after President Lansana Conte’s death on Tuesday. By Huma Yusuf Hours after the death of Guinea’s President Lansana Conte Tuesday, the Army dissolved the government and suspended the Constitution. The African Union is monitoring developments in the wake of the military takeover as an ensuing [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabweans in remote area eat termites to survive
13. December 2008
MHANGURA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn’t eaten for three days. Children use sticks to get termites to eat out of a mound near Murehwa, Zimbabwe, on Sunday. Rebecca Chipika, a child of 9, prods [...]
Continue reading...Can We Save the Planet *and* Rescue the Economy?
2. December 2008
Can We Save the Planet and Rescue the Economy at the Same Time? By Al Gore There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to [...]
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24. March 2009
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