Seeing a City’s CO2 Emissions, Block by Block

When people talk about carbon emissions, it?s often on a national and international scale. The EPA reports that in 2010 the U.S. generated nearly seven billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. That number is difficult to contemplate, and for most of us, it?s hard to see how our everyday activities fit in with it.

Scientists from Arizona State University wanted to study greenhouse emission not on a large scale, but down to the level of a single building or street. So they devised a way look at a city?s CO2 emissions with extremely high resolution. The new software visualization can even model CO2 emissions by the hour, day of the week, and season, says Kevin Gurney, an ecologist who led the study.

"We literally see the city waking up, having breakfast, and we watch the CO2 flow along the roads, and then we watch the commercial sector light up," he says.

The program, named Hestia after the Greek goddess of hearth and home, was announced recently in Environmental Science and Technology. This early version of Hestia models Indianapolis. The software doesn?t model real-time data: Sensors have a hard time measuring fluxes in CO2 concentrations, and due to atmospheric mixing, they can?t tell the difference between CO2 that?s emitted by a rhododendron versus a power plant. Instead, Hestia models emissions by combining data from air pollution sensors, roadway traffic counts, and public records on the size, age, and fuel source for every building in town.

The maps generated by Hestia reveal ribbons of CO2 emissions along highways, and a tall black bar that towers over the entire city?that?s the Harding Street Station, a 1996-MW power plant. Not surprisingly, the Indianapolis International Airport was also a big CO2 contributor.

"I think Hestia is a very powerful tool," says Michael Steinhoff, who develops carbon accounting tools for cities through the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), and who wasn?t involved in the new research. Steinhoff says that although the data has been available for a while, Hestia "communicates this information in a new way, and ties it back to the activities that are really responsible for those emissions. People as individuals can say, ?That?s the building I work in,? and start to connect abstract concepts back to their own life."

Hestia?s creators say that America?s major cities are responsible for nearly 25 percent of the world?s CO2 emissions. And since much of those emissions arise from the daily actions of ordinary Americans, Gurney says many carbon-curbing policies should also operate on the micro-scale. He hopes the high-res software will help local politicians to make smart, low-cost decisions to cut carbon emissions. For example, he says, if a city government receives funding to increase residential insulation, Hestia could pinpoint the homes that are likely to have the greatest need for better insulation based on their disproportionate energy use. And in future versions of the software, decision-makers will be able to model the impacts of different carbon-cutting strategies, to select the most effective one.

"Every city is different, and that means that no single policy works for everybody," Gurney says. "Solutions should be dialed in to best suit their needs and reflect what they can and can?t do," he says. The software can be adapted to nearly any city, Gurney says, it just takes time to compile all the relevant data from the local governments.

The researchers are now modeling CO2 emissions across Los Angeles and Phoenix. Representatives from several other cities have expressed interest in participating in the project, including reps from Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Miami.

Hestia could have impacts on a larger scale as well. Gurney says that the U.S. has been hesitant to participate in international treaties?such as the Kyoto Protocol?because there hasn?t been a way to verify whether each country truly has reduced CO2 emissions. He thinks that Hestia or similar software could provide an accounting system that makes international cooperation more palatable.

Still, ICLEI?s Steinhoff says that?s no guarantee that countries will cooperate more on emissions agreements. "Reasons for joining or not joining are really just political," he says. At least on the national and international level, the effort to curb climate change seems likely to remain politics as usual.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/climate-change/seeing-a-city-co2-emissions-block-by-block-13852826?src=rss

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A-Rod benched again, with Granderson this time

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez runs back to the dugout following batting practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez runs back to the dugout following batting practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez listens to a question from the media before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson reacts after striking out in the third inning during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez takes fielding practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez takes off his batting helmet before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

(AP) ? Alex Rodriguez was dropped from the Yankees' starting lineup again Wednesday, this time with New York facing elimination and his future with the team still to be resolved.

Trailing 3-0 in the AL championship series against Detroit, the Yankees also benched slumping center fielder Curtis Granderson.

Rodriguez, only 3 for 23 in this postseason, was out of the lineup for the third time in New York's nine playoff games. The star third baseman also has been pulled for a pinch hitter three times.

"We will go forward. Alex will go forward," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said before Game 4 was postponed because of a forecast of heavy rain. The game was rescheduled for Thursday.

"That doesn't mean that he's done, that he's finished, that he is not capable. He is still a big threat, but for whatever reason right now we are adjusting to what we are seeing," he said.

Whether the Yankees keep him on the bench or put him in another postseason game, "it doesn't mean by doing so we're not going to have to deal with legitimate questions," Cashman said.

"That's all for another day," he said. "All we are concentrating on is the here and now and what is best for us today."

The 37-year-old slugger with 647 career home runs didn't like his seat in the dugout.

"I'm not happy about it. Obviously, you come to the ballpark feeling you can help the team win. When you see your name is not in the lineup, it's obviously disappointing," Rodriguez said Wednesday night. "You've got to accept being a cheerleader and also make sure that you're ready when you're number's called."

While Rodriguez was surrounded by a pack of reporters on the field Wednesday, some Tigers looked on in bewilderment as Detroit took batting practice.

"I've played this game for a long time and bottom line is, anytime I'm in any lineup, I think that lineup is better. It has a better chance to win," A-Rod said.

"I don't care if it's an All-Star Game. I feel I can bring that type of impact and I'm also at any point ready to break through. I thought my at-bats in some of those games got a little bit better. The last two, I hit two rockets. Anytime I'm in the box the game can change and everyone knows that," he said.

The firestorm may not end any time soon. He has $114 million and five years remaining on his contract ? and a no-trade clause.

"You know, the one thing about this game, as we've all appreciated over time, is that you're going to have some good times and you're going to have some tough times," Cashman said. "But when you're going through the tough times, it doesn't have to be the end-all and be-all. Opportunities will exist to continue to get back off that mat and get back in the ring and battle."

Yankees president Randy Levine and Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria joked last spring about sending A-Rod to Miami. The conversation took place when the Yankees played a pair of exhibitions to open the Marlins' new ballpark.

"Alex is Mr. Miami," Loria told him.

"Take him. Tell me what you're willing to do," Levine said before the pair laughed.

Said Levine Wednesday: "It's funny. You can't even joke with somebody anymore."

Cashman flatly denied that the team has had trade discussions concerning Rodriguez.

He said manager Joe Girardi has the final say on the lineup, but a move like benching Rodriguez is discussed higher in the organization as well.

"The relationship I have with the manager is strong, and we always ? that's the way I want it to be," Cashman said. "We always go through what the lineup should be and how it should look we think. He asks my opinion. He asks his coaches' opinion, and that's the way it's been."

Granderson joined A-Rod on the bench after another hitless night Tuesday dropped him to 3 for 29 in the postseason. Granderson hit 43 homers with 106 RBIs this season.

"These are also the guys that got us the best record in the American League and put up the highest run total in our league, or one of the highest run totals in our league, so they're also the reason for a lot of good that's taken place," Cashman said.

"But in the short-term right now it's been bad. Is that a true snapshot of what their contributions are and who they are as players? It's not. But it's certainly something we're dealing with and living with right now, and we're doing everything we possibly can to make the adjustment and get it going," he said.

Nick Swisher, who was benched in Game 3, returned to the lineup in right field. Eric Chavez started at third base in place of Rodriguez. Brett Gardner started in Granderson's normal spot. Shortstop Derek Jeter is out for the season because of a broken ankle.

"It's not that I want to sit Alex Rodriguez," Girardi said. "But the struggles have continued, like for some other players as well, and I've sat some other players as well."

Rodriguez has looked particularly overmatched against right-handers, going 0 for 18 with 12 strikeouts in the postseason. Detroit's entire playoff rotation is right-handed, including Game 4 starter Max Scherzer.

In Game 3, Girardi let Raul Ibanez hit against left-hander Phil Coke in the ninth inning, and Ibanez struck out to end the game. The switch-hitting Swisher ? not Rodriguez ? was in the on-deck circle preparing to pinch-hit.

"I was ready to hit, and I was just waiting for my number to be called," Rodriguez said.

A New York Post report, citing an unidentified witness, said A-Rod flirted with two attractive female fans near the New York dugout after he was pinch-hit for late in Game 1 against Detroit.

"I addressed that yesterday and I said it was laughable," Rodriguez said Wednesday. "I do think that some of the criticism out there is very fair, and I can live with that, but some of the other stuff is unfair."

Donald Trump offered his two cents Wednesday, calling Rodriguez "selfish" on Twitter but saying Girardi should play his normal starters.

"They got you there," Trump tweeted.

Rodriguez said he's still supportive of Girardi, and he didn't want to speculate of what this postseason could mean for his future in New York.

"One thing I never do is I never quit, and I just keep competing until the end," Rodriguez said.

With the Yankees trying to stave off the end of their season, Girardi and Cashman apparently felt they were better off without A-Rod in the starting lineup.

"We're not afraid to make calls. We're hoping we're going to make the right ones," Cashman said. "But, hey, you are in a position to make decisions, and you have to make tough ones. I don't think we are afraid to make tough ones. We'd rather be in a position where you can run it all out there and it is nice and easy and it's going to work at all times, but that's not the nature of the beast of baseball."

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AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.

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Capital Business ? Kibaki urges banks to tap young farmers

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16 ? President Mwai Kibaki is encouraging the agricultural sector to come up with ways of increasing lending from commercial banks to farmers so that the sector becomes competitive in order to attract and develop a generation of young farmers.

Speaking at the launch of the 3rd Agricultural Development Forum, the President noted that the agricultural sector has over the years been viewed as a risky investment for which commercial banks are unwilling to extend loans, more so to smallholders.

?Although the lending by commercial banks to the sector has increased from about Sh25 billion in 2002 to about Sh53 billion last year, this is still way below the sector?s potential,? he explained.

?Loans to the agricultural sector account for only three percent of the total banks? lending portfolio,? he added.

He explained that the agricultural sector is the backbone of Kenya?s economy, emphasising that access to credit for farmers must be improved by at least 15 percent of the lending portfolio of banks, for the sector to thrive and become globally competitive.

The President added that he?s concerned that the average age of the Kenyan farmer is 60 years and yet a large percentage of the population is under 35 years.

?If this trend continues, the agricultural sector will experience a decline in the years to come and we will continue to struggle with high unemployment among our youth,? he said.

?For agriculture to remain a key driver of our economy, we must attract and develop a generation of young farmers who will bring not only their energy and skills to the sector but also innovative and modernised farming methods,? he added.

He pointed out that the agricultural sector has recorded remarkable growth over the last nine years, registering a growth rate of about six percent last year.

?Increased production has seen poverty levels drop by 10 percent while the incidence of food insecurity is down 15 percent,? he said.

?In addition, we have successfully revived numerous public institutions in the agricultural sector among them the Kenya Cooperative Creameries, Kenya Meat Commission, Agricultural Finance Corporation and the Coffee Research Foundation,? he added.

He noted that the tea, horticulture, sugar, fishing and dairy products sub-sectors have performed very well with tea becoming the country?s leading foreign exchange earner with export earnings now standing at about Sh110 billion, up from Sh33 billion.

In horticulture, the value of exports has more than tripled from about Sh29 billion in 2003 to about Sh90 billion last year, while maize production increased from 30 to 37 million bags.

Rice increased from 40,000 to 91,000 metric tonnes, while wheat production is up 30 percent, while milk production increased from two billion to 5.8 billion litres valued at Sh300 billion, up from Sh100 billion ten years ago.

He added that the government is constructing satellite abattoirs in Wajir, Isiolo, Garissa and West Pokot, while another 17 slaughter houses are being constructed in various parts of the country.

The President acknowledged that despite the growth of the sector during his presidency, the sector is still struggling and will require further development and investments to become globally competitive.

?In spite of this progress, the agricultural sector still faces a number of challenges which include market access; funding for research and development; access to credit; and the age of the Kenyan farmer,? he noted.

?There is also the emerging challenge of how to implement agricultural development under devolved governments,? he added.

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Finally, something for TAKTIK iPhone 5 Backers

Big Thank You!

First, we want to thank all of you for your thoughts, comments and good vibes during this time. It's bittersweet to go back and read through the comments you posted on Update #16. Thank you for supporting us way beyond your pledges, and for your patience as we start to move forward without our amazing teammate Neill.?

TAKTIK 5

We know many of you are anxiously awaiting an update on the development of Taktik 5!

We?ve been hard at work on Taktik 5 since the official IPhone 5 was released. In fact, our original image of the Taktik 5 posted weeks before the introduction of the new iPhone 5 was a pretty accurate sketch of what Taktik 5 will soon look like in production.

Under Construction

You will be happy to know that most of the design elements of TAKTIK 4/4S remain unchanged, yet there are a few key differences between the iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5 that change TAKTIK slightly. Further below are a summary of key changes to the iPhone 5 and how they will impact your TAKTIK 5.

Machined aluminum construction

Apple has once again raised the bar with craftsmanship and manufacturing innovations on the iPhone 5. A major change from the iPhone 4 is the machined aluminum housing construction, and when combined with many scaled internal components allowed Apple to reduce the phone depth to an amazingly thin 7.6 mm. This change will make TAKTIK 5 slightly thinner than TAKTIK 4.

Screen size and integrated touch technology

Apple has moved to a new integrated touch screen technology. This screen technology is embedded in the 4 inch Retina display which includes amazing pixel density and resolution of 1136 x 640. Even more impressive was that they reduced the overall thickness 30% less than their previous display. We had been unsure how the integrated touch technology would impact TAKTIK with Gorilla Glass. Rest easy, because when we received our iPhone 5?s we immediately began testing to understand if our extra layer of protection provided by Gorilla Glass will continue. The new screen technology had no impact on the Gorilla Glass and we will continue to offer a TAKTIK 5 with Gorilla glass as our highest level of protection.

Rear Camera

When compared to the previous 4S rear facing camera, the camera performance specifications are fairly similar. Apple has made one small change to the rear camera by adding a microphone between the Camera lens and the flash. This microphone will enable better sound quality when recording a video. This small change poses an incredible development challenge however; we think we have a solution that will work well. Our solution is to offer two levels of protection in the rear Camera area, one will leave the microphone open and the other will seal the microphone with a hydrophobic barrier for our best level of protection.?

Note: Kickstarter backers of Taktik 5 will be getting the highest level of protection we offer which includes the sealed rear camera microphone and Gorilla glass.

Headset jack, audio ports and a Lightning port
The iPhone 5 headset jack has been moved to the bottom of the phone which also is home to acoustic speakers, microphones and the new Lightning charging port. Needless to say, a lot is going on down there. The acoustics in the iPhone 5 are better and the new Lightning port is pretty slick. The challenge for TAKTIK 5 is the amount of technical and engineering obstacles at the bottom of the phone. With much less space, we need to manage sealing the headset jack, sealing the Lightning port and maintain acoustic performance.

We will be routing the audio differently on TAKTIK 5. The audio ports will now be located on the front bezel and will include the same hydrophobic barriers to protect against the elements. It?s a minor change from TAKTIK 4 but necessary to make room to seal around the headset jack. The headset jack closure will be slightly shorter and the new Lightning closure port will be smaller in width due to the reduced scale of the connector.

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We are still?aggressively?aiming for 3 months+ from the Apple launch and will have more refined dates for you in the coming weeks as we finalize the production of this premium case.

TAKTIK 4/4s (or as we like to call it TT4) UPDATE

We had to push our Wave #2 ship date back a week. We should begin shipping your case mid-late next week.

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We are also currently?diagnosing?and trouble-shooting the proximity sensor issue backers have commented or emailed us. Our team is quickly becoming experts with Apple's devices and we hope to have a solution for everyone soon.

TT4 Bike Mount + Holster UPDATE

We've update our schedule. We know many of you with new TAKTIK's are anxious to get out there on the road with your case, and we are targeting to ship during the first two weeks of?January?2013.?

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10,000 Muslim Protesters Demonstrate At Google UK HQ Over YouTube Film

Screen Shot 2012-10-15 at 16.36.01It's probably a little tricky to raise a protest march consisting of 10,000 Muslims outside the Googleplex in Mountain View, Santa Clara. But in the centre of London, it happens to be a cinch. Especially when they can simply bus and train in from other parts of the UK. So it's with no doubt just a little trepidation that Google UK - and its offices across Europe - faces ongoing mass protests from Muslims protesting about trailers for the anti-Islamic film 'The Innocence of Muslims' which appeared on YouTube recently and lead to worldwide protests and the death of a US ambassador. Google refuses to remove the videos. And so the protests look set to continue for many weeks to come. Eventually a million-strong march in Hyde Park is planned. So while YouTube HQ will be sunning itself in balmy Silicon Valley climes, it's likely that we will see a wave of continuing protests in Europe, and outside Google's beleaguered offices.

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