Photo by Pierre Lesage
In June 2008, the amazing Earthrace vessel set a new world record for a powerboat to circle the globe, and she did this with 100% renewable biodiesel fuel, and a net zero carbon footprint. The voyage was over 24,000 nautical miles, and took 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes, smashing the [...]

Dear Humans,
A majority of Americans support a cap on carbon pollution — but you wouldn’t know it from what you read in the papers or see on the news.
Across the country, those who want to keep America addicted to fossil fuel are making gross misstatements about clean energy — and the media has been playing [...]

If you are either (a) a current information systems security professional; or (b) aspire to be such, then you need to know about Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570.
According to the GIAC certification Web site, DoD Directive 8570 “8570 provides guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of the DoD workforce conducting Information [...]

latimes.com — Area 51. It’s the most famous military institution in the world that doesn’t officially exist. The problem is the myths of Area 51 are hard to dispute if no one can speak on the record about what actually happened there. But, for the first time, someone is ready to talk—in fact, five men [...]

Dear Human,
Closing the carbon pollution loophole will create jobs. It’s that simple.
We need those jobs and in two days we’re delivering our petition to Congress to demand urgent action. More than 65,000 people have already signed.
Please take a moment to add your signature right now.
Our opponents have been trying to confuse the issue but our [...]

In sharp contrast to the low priority the Bush administration gave to global warming, President Obama’s new science adviser said Wednesday that the world’s industrialized nations must immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions to ward off the most extreme effects of climate change. Read entire article here: http://www.sfgate.com

Before I present this concerning article I want to say that not one time did they mention the fact that a lower voltage can be used to send the internet across electrical wires.  Just losing power would be only part of the destruction.  It is too frightening to think that networks and computers can be controlled across [...]

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 8
PRNewswire-FirstCall
Q-Cells SE and LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”) (NYSE: LDK) today announced the formation of a joint venture focusing on PV systems and market development in Europe and China. Given their complementary core business models and regional market expertise, the two companies intend to take advantage [...]