Ever thought about taking a trip to South Korea? If so, make it in July. That’s when the otherwise sleepy seaside town of Boryeong explodes to life in a squelching, face-caked orgy of oozing grey mud and partial nudity. Don’t know about you, but we’re already booking our plane tickets. Us and the...

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The earliest gunpowder weapons can be credited to China in the 10th century. Not guns, but fire arrows, gunpowder rockets, Greek Fire, bombs, mines and grenades had raised the bar on lethality on the battlefield. Let's take a journey back in time and raise our eyes to the skies, where the...

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Since “going paperless” has proven to be a difficult challenge for so many companies despite their good intentions, printers are still an integral part of most offices. But even with waste-preventing practices in place, there’s still all that ink and wasted paper.

Enter the PrePeat, a new eco printer that uses zero ink or toner, and doesn’t even need fresh paper. With a special type of coated paper, the PrePeat can print on the same sheet again and again.

The manufacturer claims that the thermal printing head can erase the document and, in the same pass, print a new one on the same sheet without degradation in quality. No word yet on price, which will probably be considerably more than most of the printers currently on the market – but hey, once you factor in the cost of paper and ink it’ll probably be a great buy.

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Many modern psychiatric hospitals – which themselves replaced the old lunatic asylums – were closed down during the late 20th century as Britain moved away from a policy of isolating people suffering from mentally illness in secure institutions – a transition marked by the Care in the Community Act...

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The sea level in Israel has been rising and falling over the past 2,500 years, with a one-meter difference between the highest and lowest levels, most of the time below the present-day level. This has been shown in a new study supervised by Dr. Dorit Sivan, Head of the Department of Maritime Civilizations at the University of Haifa. "Rises and falls in sea level over relatively short periods do not testify to a long-term trend. It is early yet to conclude from the short-term increases in sea level that this is a set course that will not take a change in direction," explains Dr. Sivan.

Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the biggest-ever study of Canada's changing north. The research project involved more than 370 scientists from 27 countries who collectively spent 15 months, starting in June 2007, aboard a research vessel above the Arctic Circle. It marked the first time a ship has stayed mobile in Canada's high Arctic for an entire winter.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) seeks a Commercial Director for its Americas Regional Office [Seattle, WA].  MSC is the world’s leading certification and eco-labeling program for wild capture fisheries. Through its certification and labelling program, the MSC contributes to reversing decline in global fish stocks by identifying and rewarding and creating marketing incentives for sustainable fisheries.

Position Overview:

The Americas Commercial Director will lead MSC’s America’s commercial outreach team to deepen and strengthen the support and engagement in the MSC program throughout the North American seafood supply chain.  This includes work with existing partners to improve their experience and satisfaction with the MSC program while also creating new partnerships that build demand for MSC-certified seafood products.

Responsibilities:

The Director is responsible for design, implementation and management of the team’s efforts in the Americas to accomplish this, working with retailers, seafood distributors, foodservice operators, processors and importers.

The Commercial Director will also be required to develop and maintain excellent relationships with other key stakeholders within the conservation community, consumer groups and relevant government agencies.

The job holder will be an integral part of the MSC Americas’ regional team and will participate in the collective management and strategic development and actions of the organization in the region and worldwide.

Qualifications:

This is a tremendously exciting role with huge potential to make a real difference. It requires poise and maturity, exceptional presentational and communication skills, extensive business experience, excellent organizational and management abilities, proven leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple obligations simultaneously.  See MSC for the full job description and list of desired qualifications, including 10 plus years of relevant experience.

Minimum Requirements:

Must have the right to work in the U.S; able to travel on a regular basis, up to 40%, and to work irregular hours.

Compensation:  Competitive salary, dependent on experience. 3 weeks annual vacation plus 10 holidays, health, dental, long-term disability insurance, 403B retirement plan, and option to participate in Section 125 cafeteria plan.

To Apply:

Please send resume and cover letter electronically by February 19, 2010.

Contact Information:
CD@msc.org
http://www.msc.org/

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Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell More wind capacity was installed in Europe during 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology, according to statistics released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Wind accounted for 39 per cent of increased European energy capacity, ahead of gas (26 per cent) and solar (16 per cent). In contrast, the nuclear and coal power sectors decommissioned more megawatts of capacity than they installed in 2009, with a total of 1,393 MW of nuclear and 3,200 MW of coal decommissioned.

Republican politicians and conservative activists are launching a ballot campaign to suspend California's landmark global-warming law, in what they hope will serve as a showcase for a national backlash against climate regulations. Supporters say they have "solid commitments" of nearly $600,000 to pay signature gatherers for a November initiative aimed at delaying curbs on the greenhouse gas emissions of power plants and factories until the state's unemployment rate drops.

We’re living in an increasingly green world – but that doesn’t mean the green police are coming to take away all of the fun things in life. Or are they? A series of teaser videos from automaker Audi features dorky green police that bust people for environmentally unfriendly actions – including actual police officers idling in their squad car and drinking coffee out of styrofoam cups.

The videos are a preview for a 60-second Audi commercial debuting during the Super Bowl on Sunday to plug the A3 TDI, voted Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal – a car that’s both green and fun to drive, according to Audi.

Check out these two (the rest are available on Audi’s Green Police YouTube channel).

If you’re on Facebook, you can watch the Super bowl ad in full right now on Audi’s page.

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