Sammy Roth

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San Francisco Deems Apple Computers Not Green Enough to Buy

Apple seems to be moving away from green devices, and San Francisco has taken notice, announcing that city agencies will stop buying Apple computers.

Sammy Roth

Jul 14, 2012

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Networks Catching on to Link Between Climate Change, Extreme Weather

The evening news broadcasts on CBS, NBC, and ABC all discussed the connection between climate change and extreme weather on Tuesday night.

Sammy Roth

Jul 14, 2012

Articles

What Causes Phantom Smartphone Buzzing?

You know the feeling—you think your phone is buzzing in your pocket, you go to see what’s up, and there’s nothing there. Why does it happen?

Sammy Roth

Jul 11, 2012

Articles

An App to Find Out if Your Home is Solar-Compatible

To use solar power, you first need to figure out if you have a place to put solar panels. Fortunately, there’s now an app that will do that for you.

Sammy Roth

Jul 08, 2012

Articles

Kiva Microloans: Not Just for Developing Countries Anymore

Kiva is shifting some of its energy to microlending in Detroit, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.

Sammy Roth

Jul 07, 2012

Articles

Climate Change Happening Now, Even if Media Hasn't Caught On

The Colorado wildfires are "a window into what global warming really looks like." Someone just needs to tell most media outlets that.

Sammy Roth

Jul 06, 2012

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Oakland Getting First Urban Network of CO2 Sensors

Oakland's extensive network of CO2 detectors should help us figure out whether California's new cap-and-trade system is working.

Sammy Roth

Jul 05, 2012

Articles

Wales Managed to Double Its Recycling Rate in Just a Few Years

Wales recycled 48 percent of its household waste this year, more than double its recycling rate in 2005. Apparently progress is possible after all.

Sammy Roth

Jul 01, 2012

Articles

Paris' Boulevard Diderot Gets What Is Probably the World's Best Bus Stop

At Design Urbain's bus station on Paris' Boulevard Diderot, you can grab dinner and charge your phone while you wait.

Sammy Roth

Jun 30, 2012

Articles

Driverless Transport Pods Finally Starting to Catch On

Small, driverless pods that take us directly to our destinations? Personal Rapid Transit is a reality in England, Sweden, and soon, South Korea.

Sammy Roth

Jun 30, 2012

Articles

Improve Your Smartphone with Defective Silicon Chips

A new discovery by Swiss scientists could reduce e-waste and improve our gadgets' energy efficiency.

Sammy Roth

Jun 30, 2012

Articles

Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks

Forget your worries about the future of print for a second and admire Colombia's charming outdoor reading centers.

Sammy Roth

Jun 29, 2012

Articles

Czech Engineers Design Awesome, Impractical Flying Bike

A group of Czech engineers has been working to design a six-motored flying bike. Sound too good to be true? Well, it probably is.

Sammy Roth

Jun 28, 2012

Articles

California Activists Band to Keep State Parks Open

Remember how California was going to shut down 70 state parks to save money? Well good news: They're saved! Or some of them are. For now, at least.

Sammy Roth

Jun 28, 2012

Articles

There Goes Lonesome George, Last Tortoise of His Kind

And he was only 100 years old.

Sammy Roth

Jun 28, 2012

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Japan Announces Huge New Incentives for Solar Power

Japanese consumers who decide to install solar panels will be able to sell the power they generate at a big premium.

Sammy Roth

Jun 24, 2012

Articles

Not All Bad: Airborne Drones Can Also Help Protect Endangered Species

Poachers in Nepal often kill endangered species in national parks. Now the World Wildlife Fund is using unmanned drones to help help track them down.

Sammy Roth

Jun 23, 2012

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Apple seems to be moving away from green devices, and San Francisco has taken notice, announcing that city agencies will stop buying Apple computers.

The evening news broadcasts on CBS, NBC, and ABC all discussed the connection between climate change and extreme weather on Tuesday night.

You know the feeling—you think your phone is buzzing in your pocket, you go to see what’s up, and there’s nothing there. Why does it happen?

To use solar power, you first need to figure out if you have a place to put solar panels. Fortunately, there’s now an app that will do that for you.

Kiva is shifting some of its energy to microlending in Detroit, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.

The Colorado wildfires are "a window into what global warming really looks like." Someone just needs to tell most media outlets that.

Oakland's extensive network of CO2 detectors should help us figure out whether California's new cap-and-trade system is working.

Wales recycled 48 percent of its household waste this year, more than double its recycling rate in 2005. Apparently progress is possible after all.

At Design Urbain's bus station on Paris' Boulevard Diderot, you can grab dinner and charge your phone while you wait.

Small, driverless pods that take us directly to our destinations? Personal Rapid Transit is a reality in England, Sweden, and soon, South Korea.

A new discovery by Swiss scientists could reduce e-waste and improve our gadgets' energy efficiency.

Forget your worries about the future of print for a second and admire Colombia's charming outdoor reading centers.

A group of Czech engineers has been working to design a six-motored flying bike. Sound too good to be true? Well, it probably is.

Remember how California was going to shut down 70 state parks to save money? Well good news: They're saved! Or some of them are. For now, at least.

And he was only 100 years old.

Japanese consumers who decide to install solar panels will be able to sell the power they generate at a big premium.

Poachers in Nepal often kill endangered species in national parks. Now the World Wildlife Fund is using unmanned drones to help help track them down.