Fresnel lens.

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Fresnel Lens.

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Electric #6, 2009. Thomas Kneubühler. [From the series Electric Mountains]

When I first came to Canada, I remember driving on the highway passing a mountain full of lights. It looked to me like a surreal landscape, almost like an installation or a land-art project. Later I found out that this mountain was illuminated by 500 000 watts of lights and was used for night skiing. I was stunned.

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“Airborne toxic event”

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BASF’s (“The Chemical Company”) Southfield, Michigan site.

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This is a really interesting article about WalMart’s corporate culture told through the lens of Julie Roehm’s experience as a mid-level marketing exec there.

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“BASF is developing chemicals from bacteria and fungi instead of processing oil derivatives, cutting back on smokestacks that belch carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

…the landscape of BASF’s Ludwigshafen headquarters, a 4 square-mile complex dominated by interconnecting pipes, chimneys and plants. The hydrophobins he’s researching can be used for shoe waterproofing or cosmetics that are easier to apply.”

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