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Nice to forget about the day job for a while
You know you’re in Seattle when you get a “severe weather advisory” warning you that the temperature might get up into … the mid-80s. Maybe even above 90! Anyway, summer […]
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Friday music blogging: Sigur Ros
I have a soft spot in my heart for Icelandic band Sigur Rós (pronounced see-gur rose). I was listening to their second album Ágætis Byrjun frequently when my wife was […]
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Snippets from the news
• Feds recommend 4,400 new natural gas wells in Wyoming. • New Jersey utilities get MTBE settlement. • States shorten work week to save gas. • Delegates choose not to […]
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Olympics worsening Beijing water crisis, says report
The Beijing Olympics are putting a strain on already-tight water supplies, says a new report from NGO Probe International. Preparations for the Games have sucked up 52 billion gallons of […]
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Whaling commission avoids controversial decisions
Wrapping up its annual meeting this week, the International Whaling Commission decided to defer decision-making on various controversial issues. The IWC took only one vote at the meeting, deciding to […]
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Snippets from the news
• Greens will sue EPA over haze in parks. • North Pole could be ice-free this summer. • Water crisis worsened by corruption. • Dairy industry will reduce carbon hoofprint. […]
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Supreme court turns down border-fence appeal, prez candidates talk energy, and more
Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: It Was Asbestos Times, It Was the Worst of Times The Wall’s in Your Court Oil Together Now Glow and Behold […]
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Snippets from the news
• Hawaii will require solar water heaters in new homes. • Solar-power demand too much for New Jersey. • Greenpeace ranks electronics manufacturers. • Brazil seizes livestock to protect rainforest. […]
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Snippets from the news
• Green products become more affordable. • Offshore wind coming soon to Delaware. • California requires greenhouse-gas labels on cars. • Pfizer to pay $975,000 for clean-air violations. • Californians […]
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Snippets from the news
• Supreme Court will hear Navy challenge to whale-protecting order. • Obama campaign closely linked with ethanol. • Converted plug-in hybrid catches fire. • Students green up college curricula. • […]
