08 May

Posted at 20:46h in Blog

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Climate change isn’t just a problem for future generations — it’s already affecting broad swaths of the United States.

That’s the upshot of the National Climate Assessment, a massive new US government report detailing the current and future impacts of global warming around the country. The report is particularly useful in detailing how specific regions and sectors will be affected — and outlining some possible ways we could adapt.

There’s a lot of information in the report, but find nine highlights at the link.

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08 May

Posted at 19:36h in Blog

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INDEX: Award 2013 winner Daan Roosegaarde’s project has come to fruition with the installation of glowing paint on the highway to guide motorists along.

The INDEX: Award pool of innovative designs in Copenhagen all focused on improving life, with the top design being Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s Smart Highway- a plan to bring intelligent roads throughout The Netherlands and eventually, the world. Now, eight months later, the first stretch of glow-in-the-dark road has opened on highway N329 near the city of Oss…

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