Alternative Energy & Carbon Footprinting: International Survey Reveals Business Attitudes. Companies’ attitudes towards alternative energy and carbon footprinting are revealed in the results of an international research study. The survey was conducted by the independent market research company Harris Interactive on behalf of Dow Corning Corporation.
Survey Results Summary
Alternative Energy
- 1 in 4 companies [...]
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Few people venture into the heart of the Kara-kum desert, but those who do are drawn by an eerie bright light that illuminates the night sky for miles around. From afar a glowing red light seems to float on the horizon, enticing onlookers ever closer to peer into what seems like Dante’s Inferno.

Don’t expect any in-flight entertainment in this modified version of the Boeing-747. The real action is more likely to be taking place outside. This military jumbo jet is equipped with the latest in airborne laser weapons technology, for identifying, tracking and shooting down missile threats. Don’t be fooled by the innocent-looking snub nose. This thing packs a punch.

If a good friend of usually normal intelligence suddenly insisted they saw little blue men, you’d be inclined to think they had lost all their faculties and would carefully hide all alcohol from sight, that or they’ve been watching too many reruns of the Smurfs. But until only recently the chance of seeing not only blue men but blue women was a very high likelihood, especially if you frequented the Appalachian Hills of Kentucky.

It may seem like a pipe dream for someone to come up with a viable solution to stop the endless logging in many parts of the world. Logging that is driven by people’s materialistic needs, usually the very same people who bemoan the loss of our rainforests and the effects of global warming. Yet one company, Triton, who have been in business for a number of years, discovered perfectly adequate resolution quite a while ago.

Since the iconic images of a were revealed in 1887 by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, high-speed photography has come on in leaps and bounds. Multiple cameras are no longer needed to capture motion, just one, usually hideously expensive, camera is required (and some fancy equipment).

It’s the first day back at work for many people so to break you into the daily grind as gently as possible we thought we’d offer you something that isn’t too taxing. Well, we figured you wouldn’t want to have to think too much. And for those poor people feeling already overwhelmed, give yourself a five minute break and get a load of these.

It’s the beginning of another year, when who knows what’s going to happen, what adventures we’ll have and what ground-breaking news will hit the headlines. It’s the perfect time to reminisce over events of the previous year and ponder new discoveries. At Environmental Graffiti because we’re besotted with the natural world it was good to see National Geographic’s list of their most read stories of the year include seven best animal finds of 2008.

All around the globe, the holidays are marked with dazzling displays of light, from the mini-bulbs that decorate the streets and houses to the fantastic fireworks that ring in each new year. As this season’s festivities wind down, we thought we’d bring you a more unconventional (though no less spectacular) take on lighting to help you beat the winter doldrums.

Located on Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes bordered by Michigan and Ontario, this floating house was designed by MOS architects to a complex site-specific brief. Lake Huron’s water level fluctuates dramatically throughout the year, so to accommodate the cyclical changes of the seasons and possible global warming effects the house had to be designed to allow for constant movement.