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A Killer Infographic About the Serious Risk of the Tar Sands
(Image credit: Heather Libby and Emma Pullman)

A Killer Infographic About the Serious Risk of the Tar Sands

(Image credit: Heather Libby and Emma Pullman)

— 8 months ago with 2 notes
#infographic  #nrdc  #tar sands  #keystone xl pipeline 
Thirsty for Answers
This chart summarizes climate changes and impacts that are very likely to occur (red), likely to occur (orange), or possible (yellow), based on scientific articles and reports reviewed by NRDC. Click through to learn more.

Thirsty for Answers

This chart summarizes climate changes and impacts that are very likely to occur (red), likely to occur (orange), or possible (yellow), based on scientific articles and reports reviewed by NRDC. Click through to learn more.

— 8 months ago with 12 notes
#infographic  #water  #nrdc  #environment 
 Engineering a Light Bulb Revolution Rocky Kistner, NRDC Communications Associate
Bottom line is there’s a limitless future for lighting technology. After all, people will always need to see in the dark. One of the most exciting projects Hammer’s helped design is just starting to roll off the drawing boards and into stores. The bulbs are new CFLs  embedded with a computer chip that can be controlled by computers or even a simple cell phone, squeezing the maximum amount of efficiency out of each watt. “This will revolutionize everything about low wattage consumption,” he says.

Engineering a Light Bulb Revolution
Rocky Kistner, NRDC Communications Associate

Bottom line is there’s a limitless future for lighting technology. After all, people will always need to see in the dark. One of the most exciting projects Hammer’s helped design is just starting to roll off the drawing boards and into stores. The bulbs are new CFLs embedded with a computer chip that can be controlled by computers or even a simple cell phone, squeezing the maximum amount of efficiency out of each watt. “This will revolutionize everything about low wattage consumption,” he says.
— 8 months ago
#cfl  #ed hammer  #electricity  #energy  #nrdc  #low wattage