Tag Archives: infrastructure

Why China is Building Africa’s Railways

Posted on January 20, 2022 by agogo22

Africa is in the midst of a railway renaissance, and it’s being built in large part by China. For more by The B1M subscribe now – http://ow.ly/GxW7y Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/why-china-is… Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills Producer … Continue reading →

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Why Russia is Building an Arctic Silk Road

Posted on January 20, 2022 by agogo22

Russia’s Arctic construction boom is seriously warming up. For more by The B1M subscribe now – https://bit.ly/the-b1m Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/russia-north… Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills Producer – Tim Gibson Video Editing and Graphics – James Durkin … Continue reading →

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How Does the Power Grid Work?

Posted on January 19, 2022 by agogo22

The modern world depends on electricity. It’s a crucial resource, especially in urban areas, but electricity can’t be created, stored, and provided at a later time. The instant it’s produced, it’s used no matter how far apart the producer is … Continue reading →

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An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it | The Conversation

Posted on January 19, 2022 by agogo22

Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential. Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 – the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow – showed … Continue reading →

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Bold Proposal to Make Central Berlin a Mostly Car-Free Zone | Kottke

Posted on January 19, 2022 by agogo22

has put forward a proposal to turn all of central Berlin (an area larger than Manhattan) into a car-free zone. What would that mean in practice? Adele Peters at Fast Company explains: As in other cities, “car free” doesn’t literally … Continue reading →

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The internet of everything – Our relationship with the internet| DW Documentary

Posted on January 19, 2022 by agogo22

Is humanity destined for a futuristic utopia? Or are we heading blindly towards life in a nightmarish surveillance state? Both scenarios still seem possible as increased digitalization is turning us into a fully networked society. The Internet is in the … Continue reading →

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The people and problems you’ll encounter on Market Street… part 2! | the_manc

Posted on January 17, 2022 by agogo22
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Street Art | Irony

Posted on January 16, 2022 by agogo22
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Huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’ found in UK – BBC News

Posted on January 11, 2022 by agogo22

The fossilised remains of a 10m-long sea predator called an ichthyosaur were found at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, England, during landscaping work. It is the largest of its type ever discovered in the UK. Ichthyosaurs lived between 250 million and … Continue reading →

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Tevennec lighthouse | inaamshaheen

Posted on January 9, 2022 by agogo22
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