The Ashes

Microsoft has launched a trial product to connect users to the people and places they care about especially when crisis hits. The company said the main inspiration for Vine came from Hurricane Katrina. The product is designed to keep family and friends in touch when other communications fail or falter. The Seattle Times has described [...]

The Home Office has been accused of colluding with online ad firm Phorm on "informal guidance" to the public on whether the company’s service is legal. E-mails between the ministry and Phorm show the department asking if the firm would be "comforted" by its position. The messages show Phorm making changes to the guidance sought [...]

Facebook users have voted to back changes which give them control over data and content they post on the site. Early results suggest 75% of those who voted support the proposals. The vote was triggered by changes Facebook made to its terms and conditions in February. The move drew fire because it appeared to hand [...]

By Lisa Bryant – via VOA News The European Union has signed an agreement with four nations to move ahead on creating new gas pipelines to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. The European Union signed the new energy deal during a summit in Prague with four countries – Egypt, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The [...]

A Relatively Young Arizona Water Utility Has Become An International Voice For Recycling Water. Here’s How They Did It, And How You Can Too For Your Environmental Cause. Global Water's Droplet Recycling Icon is the Foundation of the Educational Campaign Global Water Resources of Arizona has become an international expert promoting the use and reuse [...]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the Stimulus Package, has elicited a mixed reaction from the general public, ranging from strong support to vehement opposition.  However, according to a new survey from Pike Research, ARRA provisions dealing with Energy and Environment issues are significantly more popular than the Stimulus [...]

The chief executive of production at General Motors recently stated that GM will indeed have a plug-in SUV hybrid that will be fleet test ready by early 2011. Originally planned to be a Saturn Vue Green Line, GM will most likely produce the SUV hybrid through another name, but will essentially be the same vehicle [...]

On the Tiny Texas Houses website, Brad Kittel states his fascinating architectural philosophy much better than I can: “My goal is to show people what can be done with a concept I call Salvage Building, thus what you see is 99% Pure Salvage. That means that everything from the doors, floors, windows, lumber, porch posts, [...]

Crude oil futures traded at levels that haven’t been reached since November, after a government report showed that crude inventories gained significantly less than expected. Crude oil for June delivery rose $2.46, or 4.6 percent, to settle at $56.30 a barrel at the close of floor trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil is [...]

There is real truth to the phrase “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. Given today’s economic conditions, there are many Americans on a serious search for treasure of any kind. Landfill Gas To Energy (LFGTE) has proven to be just such a treasure and represents one of the many Green alternatives to oil that [...]