Kidney Stones and Global Warming….Seriously?

If you have kidney stones you can blame global warming? Sounds pretty crazy to me, but Dallas scientists are saying the warmer temperatures caused by global warming will cause people to sweat more and not drink enough water (many people already don’t drink enough water and I have to admit I’m one of them) and [...]

Solar Dish That Can Melt…….

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How hot do you think solar heat can be? Hot enough to fry an egg? Hot enough to boil a pot of soup? Hot enough to melt steel? If you said steel, you’re correct! Students at MIT have created a solar dish that can concentrate the sun to the point it produces enough heat to [...]

Paris Bike Sharing Program Is A Great System That Generated 25 Million New Bicycle Trips In Its First Year

Paris, France debuted the world’s largest self-serve bicycle transit system in July 2007, called Vélib, that in one year’s time has generated over 25 million new bicycle trips of which 10 percent replaced car trips. That’s some pretty good results for a program that just celebrated its first birthday on July 15, 1008. Street Films [...]