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We Wouldn’t Kid About This

Environmental problems kill some 4 million kids a year, WHO says Gloom and doom alert: About 4 million kids younger than age 5 die every year due to environmental problems […]

Will Santa Be Evicted?

Russia stakes claim to North Pole waters and deep-sea oil and gas In the next few days, Russia plans to launch tiny submarines some 14,000 feet under the North Pole’s […]

Friday music blogging: Explosions in the Sky

You thought I forgot! This week’s song is from a fantastic band out of Austin, Texas called Explosions in the Sky. They play in a style that has somewhat unfortunately […]

Lovins

Hey, did y’all notice that my interview with Amory Lovins is up? Go read it, if it so pleaseth you to do so.

Sighted in a Saudia Arabian zoo

I interrupt my reporting from Iowa to pass on this curio I found on the blog of my old friend Angelo Young, who works in Saudi Arabia and writes bemused, […]

Who Needs Enforcement When Things Are Going So Well?

U.S. EPA doesn’t employ enough eco-cops, memo says The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly violating a law that requires it to employ at least 200 criminal investigators. The agency […]

Driver Education

Ground-level ozone could be important factor in climate change If you’ve spent time proudly mastering the difference between ground-level ozone and climate change, prepare to be flummoxed: the two issues […]

Now That’s Density

British government plans new eco-towns, flood-plain development The British government announced plans this week to build 2 million new homes by 2016, including five carbon-neutral “eco-towns” of at least 5,000 […]

Court upholds ban on kangaroo-hide sneaks

A California Supreme Court decision Monday upheld a 36-year-old ban on the import and sale of products made from various wildlife species — specifically soccer, rugby, and baseball shoes made […]

A big train wreck leaves it all over the place

Gristmill reader Grevangelical was in Ukraine when this happened, and he says people there are nervous about it. Wonder why? Deputy Prime Minister Olexander Kuzmuk, who on Tuesday compared the […]