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Prize-winning commercial: “I think I was er, always misunderstood. People just didn’t seem to like me... I think I annoyed them, I got on their nerves. … gulfstream/2304
Ah, excellent: people are seriously researching vat-grown meat. Producing meat by running sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, etc. through a cow … gulfstream/1794
Alternative town planning: Curitiba, a midsize Brazilian city, is a surprisingly nice place to live. (Sounds suspiciously idyllic to me, though … gulfstream/1875
The sad story of Nauru: in the 1970s, the people of Nauru were amongst the richest in the world (the whole island is basically phosphate); now the government … gulfstream/2065
High-performance Mini Cooper concept; a 160hp electric motor powers each wheel, and produces power upon braking: “The beauty of this dual-circuit, ultra … gulfstream/2148
One day I’ll write this up properly, but in the meantime here’s another datapoint in the manipulative and misleading charity category: Heifer International’s … gulfstream/2205
The ethically troubling sources of gold, chocolate, cell phones. The Economist also has a nice account of an 18th Century British sugar boycott that caused … gulfstream/2207
How ad agencies would market tap water. (Some silly ideas, but largely provocative.) I don’t think it’s inherently difficult to sell tap water—the … gulfstream/2226
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How does one gallon produce 19 pounds of carbon dioxide? - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
engines convert petrol/gas into gas at a rate of about 1:3 by mass
FEATURES AND BENEFITS - DIY KYOTO
wattson - two part wireless electricity meter - attach one part to your meter, the other bit will tell you how much power you're using
efergy - home energy saving meter
real-time power/energy monitor
Energy Monitor comparison chart from Electricity-Monitor.com
comparison chart of the wattson, owl, other electricity meters
Aircraft emissions | The sky's the limit | Economist.com
American Scientist Online - Rethinking the Fall of Easter Island
easter island inhabited by humans much later than previously thought, and deforested by rats??
How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It.
Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist Magazine
Rolling Stone : Can Dr. Evil Save The World?
interesting wedge issue: why not pump a whole heap of volcano-emission-like particles into the atmosphere? are you confident in your climate models or not?
Monbiot.com » The New Friends of the Earth?
.:United Nude:. .:Home:.
really expensive (but supposedly environmentally sound) shoes
How NASA Screwed Up (And Four Ways to Fix It)
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | Climate scepticism: The top 10
