Image credit: Mike-wise/Flickr The same thing that limits the accuracy of your GPS unit to within a few meters also prevents meteorologists from making precise weather predictions. Atmospheric water vapor interferes with radio signals as they are sent from GPS satellites and this same vapor scrambles weather radar, making certain things like storm predictions very difficult. One researcher believes that by creating a map of atmospheric water vapor, some of this interference could be accounted for, leading to much more accurate weather for...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Flooding in Bangladesh. Photo via Leroo Why don't US politicians ever really talk about the ethical imperative of stopping climate change? Are we too selfish to care whether or not our greenhouse gas pollution will cause intense suffering in some of the poorest parts of the world? Don't senators and representatives have an ethical obligation to prevent global warming from taking its toll in the states they represent? A column written by Donald A. Brown, Associate Professor...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: Fisker At the end of 2008, Fisker announced that it was opening and engineering center in Michigan, near Detroit. Was it just to sweeten its image to help it get a government loan? Who knows... But now the company is focusing on its next vehicle (codename: Project NINA), and has announced that "Beginning March 1 Fisker Automotive's global headquarters in Irvine, California will house all design, engineering, sales, marketing, and administrative operations." Bye-bye Michigan....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Talk About Junk Mail! Last June, the Brazilian authorities discovered 91 shipping containers full of trash in the nation's ports, all exported from Britain. After some investigation, the tons of household waste were linked back to businessman Julio Cesar da Costa, who owned a trash-collection company outside of London. Attempting to Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image via GoneOnGreen Neon Green has decided to bring solar to the fashion forward among us, from tween girls to guys working in the financial district. The makers of solar bags have come up with a variety of designs that incorporate thin-film solar cells into trendy bags with "soular" for off-grid charging and backup power for hand-held gadgets. Neon Green claims the bags are so awesome, they'll "transform [you] from a mere mortal to a super hero with soular powers." Now that's quite a statement. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger