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What if we could turn all the plastic waste we create on a daily basis into fuel to power our cars? A Washington, DC-based company called Envion claims it can do just that with a process that turns plastic into an oil-like fuel for just $10 per barrel. According to Envion, the resulting fuel can be blended with other components and used as either gasoline or diesel.

http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/16/new-envion-facility-turns-plastic-waste-into-10barrel-fuel/

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moar funny pictures

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When: July 12th, Saturday, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Where: Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
What else?:DJ El Toro, Light Appetizers, Drink Tickets, Door Prizes and more…
RSVP?: Tickets will be released through Eventbrite, 21+ Only

http://summermashseattle-mashbutton.eventbrite.com/

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Every year, Bioneers brings together the nation’s leading scientific visionaries and social innovators in order to empower, educate, and motivate others into action.

Speakers from the main conference in California are beamed via satellite to twenty cities across the country. This year’s speaker list includes Naomi Klein, Paul Stamets, and David Orr.

Join us October 17-19 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center for this unforgettable and inspiring weekend!

Early Bird Registration is open! Save 50% on ticket prices!

Register online for the conference. Find out more about Seattle Bioneers

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After taking the Red Tube, it was too late to go back, even if he wanted. Luigi took the Green Tube and had vanished, leaving Mario surrounded by tall blades of grass and giant Amanita pantherina. Having just eaten scoop from the cap Mario considers the perils of living in 3D.

He sits on a moss patch and decides life is all about quantum retrocausality as his surroundings slowly become fuzzy…

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Here we see about an inch of snow on top of the cherry blossoms outside my condo. Tempature just hit 33 and I suspect it will continue to get colder.

Tomorrow morning should be interesting.

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Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts that by 2012 such solar cells will be comparable in price with coal, which is about $1 per watt.

1366 Technologies´ solar cells are made from multi-crystalline silicon - a material that is normally less efficient than top quality single-crystal cells, but significantly cheaper. However, with the improvements by Sach´s group, the multi-crystalline solar cells reach about the same efficiency as the single-crystal variety.

Complete Article: http://www.physorg.com/news125842769.html

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Here on Hells Half Acre Trail I explore an island of lava discovering the secrets of life’s survival in Idaho’s high desert while hiking along this 3/4 mile trail.

Molten rock forced upward for 30 to 50 miles through fissures in the Earth, has cooled into the hard lava found here.
Continued pressure from below has made great cracks in the contorted surface. This lava solidified only a few thousand years ago, and not very much soil covers it yet. But vegetation is getting a start, and unless new flows intervene, windblown soils will cover these rock layers.

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Ok, this is pretty far east...lol. I am at the Snake River Greenbelt Hydroelectric Project veiwing platform in Idaho Falls.

You can see the LDS Temple in the background. What exciting things will I discover next?

Rumour has it there is a Starbucks nearby...an Easter miracle, off I go.

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Walking to work should be warmer and greener very soon.

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Pacific Planet Northwest 2003 commissioned by Redmond Town Center.

It’s a nice warm day to walk and think about your place in the solar system and far to relaxing to worry about your place in the whole Universe.

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Saturday, Mar 15th - Wine Tasting
3 - 6:00 pm
Wines of Tuscany - Bob Bain has a wealth of information about Tuscan wines and this is an incredible chance to try wines that are not readily available in the market.

List of incredible wines they will be trying:
-Tre Stelle Vernaccia 2005
-Brancaia Tre 2004
-Quercetto Chianti Classico Reserva 2003
-Salchetto Vino Nobile 2001
-Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis 2004

http://www.cellar46.com/events/

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Get tickets now as these tend to sell out pretty fast. Date for Corteo is on April 24th, 2008. Here is a blurb of what to expect:

Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.

The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. The music, by turns lyrical and playful, carries Corteo through a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality.

More: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/

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WatchMojo.com video on different types of Sushi and the basics of eating and ordering.

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