http://www.geoisla.com Ambiente, arquitectura, arte, diseño, geografí­a, tecnologí­a, visualización… Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:45:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Tim Harper From: www.TheStar.com Published June 24, 2008 The Athabasca Glacier in June 2006. The vast source of fresh water for much of the west is melting at a rate some say could see it disappear. WASHINGTON– James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero. The soft-spoken ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/07/02/earth-near-tipping-point-climatologist-warns/ Por: Obed Betancourt EL VOCERO "Nuestra agenda es el ambiente", dice el conocido activista Alberto de Jesús, popularmente conocido como "Tito Kayak", en entrevista con EL VOCERO. Este lidera el grupo "Amigos del M.A.R.", que organiza protestas contra aquellos desarrollos que se ubican en las costas de la Isla. Ante la denuncia de los ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/07/02/nuestra-agenda-es-el-ambiente-dice-tito-kayak/ Catalyzing the vanguard of a design science revolution Greetings Design Revolutionaries! Bucky had it right. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” That’s why we’re awarding a $100,000 prize each year for comprehensive solutions that radically advance human ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/07/01/the-buckminster-fuller-challenge/ By: Carl Alviani From www.core77.com Published June 26, 2008 We've been hearing about the boom in alternative energy research in Silicon Valley for a while now, but not so much in terms of actual marketable products. That may be changing, though, if Mountain View based Sol Focus is any indication. Looking at the history ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/30/sol-focus-all-that-silicon-valley-alternative-energy-investment-bears-some-fruit/ By Dave From www.contemporist.com Published June 26th, 2008 Thanks to Ed from Diseño Earle Architects for letting us know about a new house they’ve designed which is soon to be under construction.  Located in Spain’s Costa del Sol region, the house takes advantage of the area’s abundant sunshine with large windows to provide ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/30/new-house-in-costa-del-sol-spain-by-diseno-earle/ Por: Mariana Muñiz Lara De: www.vocero.com Publicado: 30 de junio de 2008 Las alternativas de energía renovable más conocidas son la solar y la eólica, pero, además del sol y el viento, hay otro recurso rodeando a Puerto Rico que podría proveer electricidad: el agua, tanto a través de la fuerza de las ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/30/un-mar-de-oportunidades-renovables/ By Nico Saie From: www.archdaily.com Published June 26, 2008 Dutch architecture office FARO architecten bv sent us this amazing experimental house, where the main idea was to give big spaces to the client. Be sure to check out the lounge hanging from the ceiling. Architect: FARO architecten bv Location: Steigereiland, Netherlands Construction Year: September 2006 - ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/30/experimental-home-in-ijburg-faro-architecten-bv/ Tras comprometerse con el ambiente. Por Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com Los 78 alcaldes del País podrán afianzar su compromiso con el medio ambiente y convertir sus municipios en “ciudades verdes” a través de una campaña que les dará herramientas para reducir las emisiones de gases que producen el calentamiento global. Se ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/26/municipios-en-vias-de-ser-ciudades-%e2%80%98cool%e2%80%99/ Global interest in couple's pioneering project to live off-grid - including their car Severin Carrell The Guardian, Monday May 19, 2008 Michael and Dorothy Rea outside their home on Unst. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Life on the most northerly inhabited island in Britain can be very tough indeed. On Unst the winters are harsh, and ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/26/the-island-house-that-powers-itself-with-a-little-help-from-100mph-gales/ From: www.biomimicrynews.com Published May 21, 2006 Researchers have been unable to build an ideal "photonic crystal" to manipulate visible light, impeding the dream of ultrafast optical computers. But now, University of Utah chemists have discovered that nature already has designed photonic crystals with the ideal, diamond-like structure: They are found in the ... http://www.geoisla.com/2008/06/26/the-photonic-beetle-nature-builds-diamond-like-crystals-for-future-optical-computers/