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Felled By Bureaucracy
Noticed this little stone marker in the corner of a parking lot on a hill on a local university campus.
Glaciers of the '80s
I stumbled upon some photos from 1983 when my family visited Glacier National Park. I remember riding this cool bus with huge snow tires up to the base of some glaciers.
Recycling Conspiracy
Last week on my street's garbage day I strolled outside for my daily run to my favorite coffee place, only to find some of my garbage strewn across the sidewalk. The recyclers had already come and gone, but the garbage truck hadn't yet. I picked up the debris and threw it back in the bin, only to discover that all of my recycling had actually been dumped into the garbage bin. It wasn't just dumped on top, either. The garbage had been lifted out, the recycling dumped in at the bottom, and the garbage replaced on top of the recycling.
Underwater turbine converts tidal energy into electricity
I meant to post this article on underwater turbines ages ago (it's about a year old by now). Sometimes it just take a while to get around to it, but it's still relevant and quite a cool idea.
Stuck in reverse
Nuclear-powered cars, real leopad-skin seats, and the "reptilian brain" of American car consumers. All part of the story of how Detroit's Big Three are stuck in reverse.
This New House
The American Dream just keeps growing. Since 1970 the size of the average new home has ballooned by 50 percent. "Great rooms," Viking ranges, 10-acre lots -- can moats and turrets be far behind?
-- Mother Jones March/April 2005
Consumers to Car Companies: Innovate, Don't Litigate
I wrote an email to several auto manufacturers regarding their lawsuit against California's latest greenhouse gas emissions law:
As an industry you have resisted law after law that does not immediately provide an increase to your profits, from seat belts to increased fuel efficiency standards. Please take a moment to consider yourselves human beings that must survive not only from corporate profits but from the preservation of humanity itself. After all, in the future you will need some humans left to purchase your products in order to continue to make those profits that you seek.
Read more at Environmental Defense.
What to Do with Old Electronics
Found a handy page with info about what to do with old electronic gear.