by Guest Author | Jul 30, 2012 | Articles
March Madness The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that March of this year was the warmest March on record. Temperatures across the U.S. were on average almost ten degrees above normal. NOAA also reported that the first three months of the...
by Guest Author | Jul 29, 2012 | Articles
Microgrids are local versions of the centralized electricity system that provide cheap and reliable power in remote areas. Instead of having each household produce their own electricity, microgrids connect several buildings to a single photovoltaic array. This...
by Guest Author | Jul 26, 2012 | Articles
Are Google+ Hangouts so good you can ditch other web conferencing services? This article explains and guides you to that decision. Don’t worry, Facebook; Google+ isn’t going to replace you anytime soon, or ever. Facebook doesn’t have to be scared of Google+, but it...
by Guest Author | Jul 24, 2012 | Articles
It all started so well. Record temperatures in April followed an unusually mild and dry winter, with hose pipe bans imposed across much of the UK. It was this, it seems, that was the reminder Mother Nature needed because she has not stopped bucketing water down onto...
by pledgingforchange | Jul 23, 2012 | Articles
The Great Barrier Reef is culturally, environmentally and economically vital to Australia. We look at some of the threats facing this World Heritage Site, and the efforts underway to conserve it. With a coral reef so large it’s visible from space, and a wealth...