California wildfires: PG&E may shut down power for thousands of residents as Dixie Fire rages
Pacific Gas & Electric said it could issue power shutoffs in parts of 16 counties in California to prevent wildfires, outages that could affect nearly 40,000 customers. As the flames from the Dixie Fire, the second-largest wildfire in California’s history,...
The case for … cities where you’re the sensor, not the thing being sensed | Cities | The Guardian
Imagine your smartphone knew everything about the city – but the city didn’t know anything about you. Wouldn’t that be ‘smarter’ than our current surveillance dystopia? This is a much better idea in terms of how you and your sphere of connectivity become inputs for a...
Saildrone: Redefining Ocean Data Collection
Plan your next mission, with a sail drone. This isn’t just a good way to monitor or collect data on the ocean, it would be a great way for a business to contribute positively to sustainability, to science, and to promote their focus and willingness to contribute...Colin Dodgson’s lyrical depiction of environmental conservation – British Journal of Photography
Deeper Green charts the photographer’s journey through several of Belize’s protected reserves. Colin Dodgson did not approach Deeper Green as he usually would a project. The photographer went in with an open mind — free from any preconceived ideas of what he wanted to...Distributed Energy Poised for ‘Explosive Growth’ on the US Grid | Greentech Media
With distributed resources set to double by 2023, GTM Research lays out the challenges facing U.S. utilities in managing integration. Source: Distributed Energy Poised for ‘Explosive Growth’ on the US Grid | Greentech...
Visa is stepping into the world of NFTs with its purchase of CryptoPunk 7610, an NFT-based digital avatar. https://loom.ly/Anlj-Pk #digitalavatar #nft
Hours after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress about how the social network poses a danger to children and democracy, Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform he built and posted a 1,300-word screed trying to undermine her. https://loom.ly/ipvxo1M
Is Facebook a monopoly? #facebook #socialnetworks #ftc https://loom.ly/uUkTzBY