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Past climate anomalies explained

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:43:14 -0800

Past climate anomalies explained
Unusually warm and cold periods in Earth's pre-industrial climate history are linked to how the oceans responded to...
submitted by starry

Astronomy: Picture of the Day

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:58:48 -0800

Astronomy: Picture of the Day
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Portrait of a Black Hole (preview)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:46:41 -0800

Portrait of a Black Hole (preview)
You have probably seen the TV commercial in which a cell phone technician travels to remote places and asks on his phone, “Can you hear me now?” Imagine this technician traveling to the center of our Milky Way galaxy, wherein lurks a massive black...
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What would rings around Earth look like?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:46:24 -0800

What would rings around Earth look like?
A video currently making the rounds on the Web ponders an intriguing astronomical scenario: What if Earth had rings, as Saturn does? [More]
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TURKEY HOLIDAYS 2010 Book Early and Save All Inclusive Turkey Holidays

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:25:16 -0800

TURKEY HOLIDAYS 2010 Book Early and Save All Inclusive Turkey Holidays
Turkey gives you a very rich mixture of everything you planned for - history, heritage, fusion, rich sunny beaches, Para...
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Sandbag: real action on climate change

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:43:15 -0800

Sandbag: real action on climate change
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Road to Copenhagen: Why India Must Wake Up

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0800

Road to Copenhagen: Why India Must Wake Up

submitted by Supriyo Chaudhuri

When the Streets Have No Names

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:26:10 -0800

When the Streets Have No Names
Talking to the director John Hillcoat on his staggering new film, The Road. Cormac McCarthy’s award-winning novel, The Road, depicts an unnamed man and his son on the run through a world destroyed by some unnamed disaster. Food is scarce, and roving...
submitted by ivo.mortani

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:07:30 -0800

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
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Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:05:53 -0800

Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
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Home Hydroponics - 9 Great Advantages

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:29:48 -0800

Home Hydroponics - 9 Great Advantages
Building a home hydroponics system has many advantages over customary soil based methods. Capture a peek at the subsequent...
submitted by Chrisr63

How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic : A Few Things Ill Considered

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:47:56 -0800

How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic : A Few Things Ill Considered
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Where Does All the Sulfur Go?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:23 -0800

Where Does All the Sulfur Go?
Environmental regulations have greatly reduced the amount of sulfur in gasoline. This has created many benefits. ...
submitted by j7uy5

What Happens Next: A Timeline for Civilizational Collapse

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:43:06 -0800

What Happens Next: A Timeline for Civilizational Collapse
A number of readers have asked me for an "elevator speech" that describes how I think our civilization will collapse by the end of this century. Being more of a "picture" person I decided to try to answer that question...
submitted by charles.frith

Smoking Nullifies Apple Warranty

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:30:40 -0800

Smoking Nullifies Apple Warranty
Smoking is bad for your health. That is an accepted medical factoid. It seems that smoking is also bad for the health of your...
submitted by stevloon

Star Wars: Botany edition.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:57:10 -0800

Star Wars: Botany edition.
All I can say is, is that this is brilliant… And there’s much more here from Christopher Niemann from the NYT...
submitted by daveng

The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:42:53 -0800

The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent
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What Explains Past Climate Change?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:20:23 -0800

What Explains Past Climate Change?
Roughly 1,000 years ago, Europe enjoyed several centuries of balmier average temperatures. Dubbed the "Medieval Warm Period," it was the last time before the present that agriculture could flourish in Greenland. This era also shows yet ...
submitted by Dave

Green Phone

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:02:23 -0800

Green Phone
I’ve noticed that having an Android in my pocket makes me more likely to take public transit around town as opposed to driving. Yeah, it takes a little longer, but it’s not downtime; I can be catching up on email and admin work and so on. A...
submitted by DGentry

Weekend in the Wasteland

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:32:10 -0800

Weekend in the Wasteland
by Larry OB I recently attended the Road Warrior Weekend up in the Mojave Desert. It was a costumed campout for fans of the...
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The Last Viridian Note

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:22:18 -0800

The Last Viridian Note
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NOVA | scienceNOW | Epigenetics | PBS

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:18:41 -0800

NOVA | scienceNOW | Epigenetics | PBS
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Creating a Trusted Environmental Commodity

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:05:16 -0800

Creating a Trusted Environmental Commodity
submitted by TrustEnabler

Thursday cornucopia

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Thursday cornucopia
Mark Evanier on the origin of the phrase “top banana.” I’m not entirely sure if this is true, but it’s...
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China and US leaders boost Copenhagen climate summit

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:46 -0800

China and US leaders boost Copenhagen climate summit
PARIS - US and Chinese proposals for tackling greenhouse gases were hailed Thursday while confirmation their leaders will...
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