Feeling the Freeze in Europe? Blame Canada!

At this moment in my hometown of Port Alberni, it is 10.6 degrees Celsius (51F). “Normal” for this time of year is more like 5.6C. By contrast, Moscow, Russia is currently enjoying -15C weather. This is actually an improvement from last week, when the temperature plummeted to -30C, but still far from the 4C average …

Another “scarce” resource… Copper

We use it in pretty much anything that has to do with electronics. Our water runs through it, and our technology depends on it. So what would happen if… all of a sudden, the supply of Copper became just a little too tight?. It certainly has the geek folk at Slashdot buzzing. Scientific American addresses …