Thursday, January 21, 2010

Eco-city on show at energy summit

The 2010 World Future Energy Summit came home to Abu Dhabi this week, and one of the well-attended press tours was the Masdar carbon neutral city being constructed outside the capital. The Cleantech Group, Greentech Media and Gulf News had the most interesting visual reports:

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

"Salish Sea" beats "Twitter" as Name of the Year

From the Kitsap (WA) Sun:

The name "Salish Sea" has been chosen over "Twitter" as the American Name Society’s "Name of the Year." The Salish Sea is defined as the inland waterway in Washington and British Columbia that includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia.

"I think it is significant because it is a brand new name," said Cleveland Evans, who conducted the competition for the American Name Society, an academic organization. "It fits ecological interests, being invented by a biologist. And it has a Native American connection, chosen from a name for a broad ethnic group..."
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