Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Atmospheric CO2 Passes 400ppm 1 week, 1 day ago
Nature allows for ordered systems to cohere and to unravel. When systems cohere, we can talk about harmony, syntropy, life evolving out of chaos, and then intelligent life out of whatever life before intelligence […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Clean Fuel: Toyota to Add Solar Panels to Hybrid Vehicles 2 weeks, 2 days ago
The green technology transition is gaining momentum. Japanese auto manufacturer Toyota has announced it will add solar panels to some of its fleet of hybrid vehicles. The “high-end” third-generation Prius models […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Transparent Dyes Allow Windows to Act as Super-powerful Solar Panels 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Special transparent dyes coating glass or plastic panes concentrate the Sun’s rays, guiding them to solar-voltaic cells lining the edges, allowing a window to act as a solar panel with 10 times the electricity […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Live-fueling Resources to Reduce Strain by Batteries on Range & Velocity 2 weeks, 2 days ago
The electric car has long been plagued by the problem of its range and the need to recharge a battery, which takes time, before continuing. So the implementation of new “live-fueling” technologies, like solar […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Playing with Light: Paris to Build ‘Shadowless’ Glass Pyramid Skyscraper 2 weeks, 2 days ago
The ‘City of Lights’ seeks to innovate, to touch the sky, and to protect the “right to light” of its citizens, in one bold design
CafeSentido.com :: A revolutionary skyscraper design by Herzog and de Meuron, […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Discussion Forum on Organic Solar Concentrators 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Organic solar concentrator systems make it possible for windows stained with transparent dyes to become the most efficient form of clean energy yet developed. They can be used for retrofitting or in new builds. […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Convert Pontiac into the First True Green ‘Muscle-car’ Maker 2 weeks, 2 days ago
We are witnessing the systematic implosion of the American auto industry. The situation is so grave that instead of seeking to reinvent, or spin off or sell off its Pontiac division, GM is simply closing it down […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Solar Impulse Unveils 1st 100% Solar-powered Airplane (discussion) 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Swiss-based Solar Impulse unveiled this month the first ever 100% solar-powered airplane with global reach. The HB-SIA is the culmination of six years of daring research and hard work. The aim of Solar Impulse is […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Munich Re, Deutsche Bank, Siemens, E.ON & Others to Join 400 Billion Euro Solar Project 2 weeks, 2 days ago
A coalition of German firms has answered a call to study making an investment of 400 billion € in solar energy across North Africa. The plan, initiated by the Club of Rome, which has been promoting sustainable […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Green Vehicles for Public Services: Potential Watershed for Clean Fuel Economy 2 weeks, 2 days ago
One day, recently, I saw a fire-engine, crawling its way through a stop light, sirens blaring, hulking its way to provide the noble service of putting out someone’s fire or performing some other rescue operation. […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Nuclear Power & Offshore Drilling May Keep Oil Prices Artificially High 2 weeks, 2 days ago
With gasoline prices at record highs in 2008, 2009 and 2010, 2011 has looked like a microcosm of the longer oil-market trend: consistent increases in pricing, fuel costs hurting small business and the middle […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Ultra-efficient Solar Tech & the Ephemeral Future 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Between 1927 and 1983, the architect and philosopher Buckminster Fuller wrote and spoke often about the logic of a cumulative and self-accelerating ephemeralization of the products of all encounters between […]
Joseph Robertson created the group Protect El Yunque 1 month, 1 week ago
Joseph Robertson commented on the post, Answers for Crafting National Carbon Pricing Solution 2 months ago
From Thomas Friedman, writing in the New York Times:
I raise this now because it strikes me as crazy that one of the obvious solutions to our budget, energy and environmental problems — the one that would […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Answers for Crafting National Carbon Pricing Solution 2 months ago
There is a new bicameral Carbon Fee coalition in the House and Senate. Rep. Waxman, Sen. Whitehouse, Sen. Blumenauer, Rep. Schaft & their respective staff, and they are asking for public comment.
Here are the […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, NOW Labz CSW Day 5—Sovereignty Talk Recap 2 months, 1 week ago
Here is the full transcript from today’s talk:
10:34 AM
Joseph Robertson (host): Good morning, and welcome to the 5th day of the NOW Labz CSW 2013 talks, hosted by Quipu.cc and the HotSpring Network.
Having […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, NOW Labz CSW Day 4—Participation Talk Recap 2 months, 1 week ago
Here is the full transcript for this morning’s talk:
10:34 AM
Joseph Robertson (host): Hello, and welcome to today’s NOW Labz / Quipu.cc talk on Participation, in connection with the central themes of the […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, NOW Labz CSW Day 3—Lending Talk Recap 2 months, 1 week ago
Here is today’s complete transcript, edited for continuity:
10:32 AM
Joseph Robertson (host): Good morning everyone, and welcome to today’s NOW Labz talk on Lending, in connection with the CSW and its focus on […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, Can We Teach ‘Truth’ to Machines? 2 months, 1 week ago
There is, in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science and robotics, a burning question: can machines be taught to understand what we call “truth”, and then to discern it from amongst a cosmos of […]
Joseph Robertson wrote a new post, NOW Labz CSW – Climate Talk Recap 2 months, 2 weeks ago
For today’s NOW Labz CSW Hangout, we will provide the full transcript of the multi-sourced digital chat session:
Joseph Robertson: Welcome to this morning’s NOW Labz Climate Talk, sponsored by Quipu.cc and the […]