I blogged in April about real time access to power usage at home. At that time Google had pre-announced Google PowerMeter, a free, downloadable, iGoogle gadget that will allow you to monitor power usage in your […]
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that it has invested more than $1 billion in construction projects. The GSA was allocated $5.5 billion under the ARRA to convert existing federal buildings into high-performance green buildings and […]
The ARRA web site recovery.gov has introduced new maps that will provide a more transparent geographical view of stimulus spending. You can use the new State Map to track how much each state is receiving in […]
The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide up to $30 billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects. It will support an additional several billion dollars in loan guarantees for projects […]
I had heard of a project to cover the Sahara with solar panels, but until Michaela Schneeberger pointed me to the Desertec project, I thought it was a concept only. It has been estimated that […]
According to Engadget the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 camera and the Real 3D V1 8-inch picture viewer will be available in September for about $600. The camera will have a 3x optical zoom and dual […]
An article in National Geographic News reports that there is evidence in satellite imagery that the Sahara, specifically the Sahel, is becoming greener. A study in 2003 which analyzed NOAA/NASA Pathfinder AVHRR NDVI data found a strong increase in seasonal […]
I just noticed a cool little item on Mike Schlosser’s blog. Buffer analysis on a polygon normally involves generating a larger polygon that contains the original polygon. Mike shows you how how you can use […]