Digitopoly : Google Scholar works via algorithm. It examines papers that are hosted in certain domains (usually, publishers and higher education institutions) and then constructs citations based on those papers. It is an interesting question as to whether we should expect Google to be so hands off. Just when you thought you could take the blue pil MORE >>

VZWraps. An eco-friendly way to make gift-wrapping a cinch. We’re on a mission to help you do away with all of the waste and excess that surrounds the holidays. You can examine your foodprint — by reading this waste less food post — but we really hope you’ll resolve to wrap smarter this season. Why wrap smarter? Use VZWraps. MORE >>

I was thinking of writing a lengthy post about climate change denial being completely unscientific nonsense, but then geochemist and National Science Board member James Lawrence Powell wrote a post that is basically a slam-dunk of debunking. What did he find? This: The thin red wedge.    via www.slate.com. MORE >>

Nobody wants to see rubbish littering the magical Sahara desert , unless of course it belongs to WE MAKE CARPETS. The Dutch collective has been arranging ordinary household objects into dazzling carpets for a few years now, but their most recent installation commissioned by the Taragalte Festival in southern Morocco is among their finest. MORE >>

Working on long term policy change doesn’t always yield immediate results. So here at Sightline we find it especially satisfying when our ideas take physical form, as they do in a new building in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Via6 has a whole suite of additional green features. Energy dashboards. Rainwater capture. MORE >>