Global Energy Projections for 2040
According to the world’ largest publicly traded company, ExxonMobil, meeting energy demands in 2040 won’t be all that different from today. Well that’s not entirely true, because as you will read below, we’re going to be getting a whole lot more efficient at managing the energy we use. The full report, which you can find...
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The Future of Trash-Based Bio-Fuels [Infographic]
If it takes one ton of garbage to generate 70 gallons of ethanol, is it really worthwhile? By decreasing the need to chop down trees, triggering new employment sectors and overhauling the way in which we power our vehicles… It seems trash-based bio-fuels will assume a strong ranking in the future of energy on Planet...
Life in 2050: An Infographic
Thanks to the smart people at GOOD, we now have a beautiful infographic displaying the crowd-sourced visions of the future. Using data from Pew Research and the Smithsonian Magazine, the visual map indicates the most vital breakthroughs we can expect to see. The over-arching message is that technological advancement will surge ahead offering up conversation-ready...
Jacque Fresco: Pioneering Utopia. Part. 1
Jacques Fresco is 95 years old. He is a self-educated structural designer,a philosopher of science and society, a conceptual artist, a futurist and an educator. He has written and researched expansively on a panoply of subjects including the holistic design of sustainable cities, energy efficiency, management of natural resources advanced automation, cybernated technology and how...
Natural Disasters in 2050 – Episode 1: Floods
With city-wide flood disasters predicted by 2070, it has become ever more paramount that humans hone their abilities to accurately predict and counter-act the dangerous forces of nature. Most of us are beginning to realize that if we treat the world as well as we possibly can, as a collective unit, the devastation will be...
The Science of Solar Energy
The infographic below outlines the science behind how solar energy is harnessed. With the potential to power a predominant amount of the world cities’ energy use in the future, it is of utmost importance that the concept and technicalities are understood by all so that it truly becomes commonplace. [Source: InfographicWorld]
