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Short Circuit Causes Skyscraper Fire in Dubai on NYE
2016-01-25 19:34:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A fire that engulfed a 63-story hotel in Dubai on New Year's Eve was started by an electrical short-circuit. read more
Book review: 'Science Guy' Bill Nye tackles climate change in new book
2015-12-20 07:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The science is clear and the warnings are dire: Man-made climate change is happening and will adversely affect human life on this planet. Both the effects of climate change and the political obfuscation stalling meaningful education and action to create a better future can seem insurmountable. But in Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World, author Bill Nye yes, former host of the television series Bill Nye the Science Guy sees relentless human ingenuity as reason to hope. Its...
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Bill Nye: Fight climate change
2015-11-15 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Bill Nye is discussing his new book on climate change from an apt location: behind the wheel of a Tesla. While electrically navigating the streets of New York City, Nye offers a supercharged warning about the dangers ahead if the problem isn`t tackled, and now. Science has conclusively demonstrated a link between human activity and an overheated Earth, he says, dismissing the counter-arguments of doubters and deniers as "weird." And it`s with scientific innovation that we can rescue our...
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Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change
2015-11-15 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Bill Nye brought science into kids' lives and made us laugh. He inspires memes, has his own bow tie line and has appeared on numerous television shows, including, earlier this month, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, National Geographic Channel's Explorer series. He's even been a guest on Dancing With the Stars. But under the stardust is a serious scientist who started life as a humble mechanical engineer at Boeing and is now on a mission to combat scientific ignorance and fight against climate change....
Now Its Bill Nye With Climate Change Denial and Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Rescue
2015-10-31 22:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In recent years, Bill Nye, best known as The Science Guy, has become a must-book figure when a talk show, or President Obama for that matter, is looking for someone to challenge climate change denial. But however well intended, such efforts often seem to empower defenders of fossil fuels as much as those seeking a low-emissions energy future, given how name calling syncs with the nations broader, edge-driven political polarization. Thats why Explorer: Bill Nyes Global Meltdown, premiering...