intelligent birds research and videos
There have been a spate of reports lately on the intelligence of birds including nature video.
On this morning’s news, a report of crows using 3 separate tools to access food.
The research is published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The team headed to the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, the home of Corvus moneduloides (New Caledonian crows).
They are the only birds known to craft and use tools in the wild.
The discovery …
Archeological find, Cut Hill, Dartmoor
On the news this morning, an archeologist working on Dartmoor , Devon , has said that carbon-dating the stones suugests they were placed about 3,500BC. They were aligned with the rising of the midsummer sun, and so have symbolic or astronomical significance.
As a result of this discovery, more work will be done on the site looking for further clues about the activities and beliefs of the people at the time.
More moorland photos , nature reserves .
The discovery will hopefully give a new impetus to prehistoric studies. The implications for what else might be buried beneath Dartmoor are massive.
said …
Return of the Ravens
Not a gothic band or dubious bankers – THE BIRDS!
On the news yesterday was a report that Ravens, which had spread from the West Country, Wales, the Lake District and Scotland into the more heavily …
Chrysler to build electric car by 2012
Today Chrysler announced that they will build an electric (not hybrid) vehicle based on the Fiat 500
Known as the Fiat 500EV, the new car will use no internal combustion engine, propelling itself exclusively on the …
Sunderland plant gets Nissan’s electric car vote
Today Nissan have announced that the Sunderland plant in North East England will build their first mass production electric car – The Leaf.
The manufacturer said the Leaf would be the world’s first mass-produced zero-emission car, and around 50,000 a year will be made in Sunderland. The investment will be supported by a £20.7m government grant and a proposed finance package from the European Investment Bank of up to £197.3m.
Sunderland had been tipped as favourite for European production of the Leaf since the Nissan sited its electric car battery plant nearby.
In Sunderland, about 50,000 Nissan Leaf hatchbacks, which run entirely on lithium-ion batteries, will roll off the production line a year.
Lord Mandelson said the development was a “fantastic vote of confidence” in the plant and its “excellent workforce”.
Trevor Mann at Nissan said the government had played “quite a significant role” in the carmaker’s decision to build the Leaf in Sunderland.
“Not just in monetary terms, but also setting its stall out in terms of the infrastructure needed to power electric cars.”
This news follows hot on the heels of UK governments incentive to persuade homeowners to invest in photovoltaic cells for their roof (the excess power being fed into the national grid; and makes more sense than planning 250 mile per hour trains for commuters who still haven’t got the hang of communicating by sound, image and text …
morrisons profits; high-speed rail proposal
New rail network from North to South of UK
On this morning’s news plans for a new high-speed rail network will be announced by the government. If their strategy is to entice car drivers …
Breathe the Earth poem/song
Environmental rage poems
Pigs in Spacesuits
my turn – to see the Earth
to feel her pulse, to smell her breath
just in time – to catch her smile
to walk upon her for a while
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the Witless Ones – …
Consumerism and carrier bag re-use
UK energy supply woes
On today’s news, the OfGem Chief executive, Alistair Buchanan, warns that Britain’s privatised energy suppliers will struggle to deliver supplies of electricity and gas in the coming decade. Also he warns …
Copenhagen Discord/whitewash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8423097.stm
US President Barack Obama defended the accord he helped broker with China and other main powers.
The non-binding pact, called the Copenhagen Accord, was not adopted by consensus at the summit in Denmark.
Instead, after two …
Climate change protests due before Copenhagen summit
Have the witless of UEA given the climate changers a peg to hang their greedy illusions on?
Demonstrations are to be held across the UK and in the Irish Republic later to demand action on climate …
solar powered cars for Earth’s sake
Solar Powered Car video
a diy project!
and similar:
Electric Car in-wheel motor Siemens eCorner
erdinand Porsche put wheel motors on a battery electric car in 1897. They built about 300 of them and there were 4WD & FWD …
nuclear leak November 2009
nuclear leak in Indian power plant
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5AS09220091129
Fifty-five workers at the Kaiga plant needed medical treatment for excessive exposure to radiation after tritium contaminated a water cooler.
Officials said the leak might have been deliberate.
“Mischief is not …
Sea levels, and coping strategies
Sea levels, and coping strategies in Rotterdam and Mozambique
Rotterdam – below the sea City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8362147.stm
Heavily bombed by the Germans during World War II, Europe’s busiest port lacks the rustic charm of Amsterdam.
But city authorities are aiming …
Environment news 25 November 2009
Failed climate change promises
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8376009.stm
Large sums promised to developing countries to help them tackle climate change cannot be accounted for, a BBC investigation has found.
Rich countries pledged $410m (£247m) a year in a 2001 declaration – …
Witless Ones decimate Planet Earth
All today’s news appears to be bad, which is pretty much what rampant consumerism merits:
US President might attend the Planetary Destruction Summit
if he’s nought better to do …
The US plans to announce its …
teensie car goes into production
Just over 200,000 orders for the Tata world’s cheapest car have been received, say the company. this is in their first month of production. environmentally worrying, only 20% of orders were for the cheapest model; …
The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes
video recommended by C and T!
The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes video
She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment
buy more cars to save the bwankers
excuse the typo – BANKERS, of the merchant variety ….
The UK government has already fallen foul of the ’stark realities’ of financial cockups – incentives are being proposed (in today’s budget) for people with cars …
BMW and futuristic housing design
BMW and futuristic housing design
bmw-gina-cloth-car-becomes-transformer-housing
Futuristic car design applied to housing problems. I can’t help wonder if the end of Consumerism (capital letter for religions) and condoms would solve the same problems …
The Rose Breasted Grosbeak
A Rose Breasted Grosbeak has visited my feeder for a few days. I’ve not seen one around here before. He brought along his wife. Strangely, the female looks nothing like the male. She’s brown and …
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