Alpine NJ and Atherton CA: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes

Forbes released a list of America's most expensive ZIP codes. Alpine NJ, Atherton, CA West Village neighborhood NY, Duarte CA, Beverly Hills CA, are the top 5 on the list. It is ranked based on median home price, the price where most properties are priced at. The economic...

A harrowing view from the top: global warming

I've submitted a couple of articles - Tibetans carry on as glaciers fall victim to global warming and Heatwave on the top of the world - regarding the evidence of global warming, climate change - whatever your semantic preference - in the high mountains of the world. And,...

Alpine debuts new show car

Alpine comes through again with their new show car. Whether or not you like the looks of it, you have to admit they did one hell of a job creating this little monster.

Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest

"Unmanned helicopter rescue service for Mount Everest February 7, 2007 One of the many problems of climbing a mountain as tall as Mount Everest, is that once you’re up there, there’s not much help available if things go wrong. Most helicopters are not designed to operate...

Mark Inglis raising money for Everest rescues

"Mark Inglis raising money for Everest rescues IMAGE: They left him dying, accusing him of being cheap and inexperienced. But David Sharp, an unguided climber, had climbed 8000ers before. On his third Everest attempt, he collapsed only one hour from camp. Close to 40 climbers...

2006: the year that global warming came into sharp focus

"It has been a hot year. The average temperature in Britain for 2006 was higher than at any time since records began in 1659. Globally, it looks set to be the sixth hottest year on record. The signs during the past 12 months have been all around us. Little winter snow in the...