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Map of Earth’s Fire Scars [pic]

Comment in Images (-7 diggs, 1 reply) - on 05/23/2008

> In many cases, fires are good for forests. True, but in many cases, these fire scars will reflect grevious damage to old growth forest caused by slash-and-burn clearing. (see comment)

Which is Greener, Toilet Paper or a Bidet?

Comment in News (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/22/2008

The authorities may be calling about the cute kid photo. ;-) (see comment)

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Google Investments Heavily Into Renewable Energy Research

Comment in News (24 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/19/2008

These guys sure look down the line a few years. (see comment)

Hairy Solar Cells Could Mean Higher Efficiency

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/19/2008

"Hairy" solar -- marketed, no doubt, by Hirsute Energy, LLC. (see comment)

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The Real Crystal Skulls!

Comment in News (-6 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/19/2008

Anything that brings attention to the rainforests. Bring it on. (see comment)

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Tips For Saving Energy And Money On Cooling This Summer.

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 05/16/2008

I'm using window units, so I don't have to cool rooms which are not in use or have sufficient ventilation. Like bincoder, I live in a warm (in my case, nearly tropical) climate, and my computers would become very unhappy without a/c. (see comment)

Old School CleanTech: How to Bike to Work

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/16/2008

And you've got to be sure the "impressive" lock is actually secure. But big, obvious, and unfriendly looking is a great idea. (see comment)

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7 Examples of Bizarre and Amazing Plant, Grass and Moss Art

Comment in News (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/16/2008

That car is a motorized chia pet, isn't it? (see comment)

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Loyalty is being Buried in a Beer Can

Comment in News (13 diggs, 1 reply) - on 05/08/2008

For the first time ever, Pabst Blue Ribbon will have some body to it. (see comment)

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The Poison Ivy Cure... and 9 other Weird Uses for Vodka

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/06/2008

You know -- just drinking it works great, too. Straight. Frozen. Yummy. (see comment)

For Only $143,000, Buy the World's First Windpower Watch

Comment in News (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 05/05/2008

You'd have to be really, really serious about not dropping a couple dead watch cells in the trash each year to buy that thing. (see comment)

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5 Endangered Species We Could Save By Eating

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/30/2008

Unfortunately, the only thing I could save by eating it is the endangered Western Broccoli. (see comment)

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How the Media Abandoned the Environment

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/30/2008

The lists of "climate change doubters" are apparently filled with dozens of spurious names: http://digg.com/general_sciences/Top_Scientists_De ... … (see comment)

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9 Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/30/2008

Now all we need is a herd of mastodon, and it's caveguy BBQ time. (see comment)

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How the Media Abandoned the Environment

Comment in News (6 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/29/2008

Mainstream media lives on attracting eyeballs, but focusing on drama and conflict ignores a lot of the real issues we need to hear about. It's not just the environment, but the study cited in this story hints that important "hard news" issues are really t … (see comment)

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100 MPG Prius Coming in July (Just 10K Extra)

Comment in News (4 diggs, 1 reply) - on 04/28/2008

How does this solve anything? According to a Carnegie Mellon University research team, plug-in cars produce only about 30% less greenhouse emissions than conventional vehicles. And they use less petroleum -- or none at all. (see comment)

Who Killed the Fuel Cell Car?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/23/2008

Funny thing is that GM used the potential of the fuel cell car to help justify moving off the EV-1 electric vehiscle. Now we come full circle. (see comment)

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