From Pint to Putt
18 Jul 2008
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Sure it's Twitterific, pours a pint, and finds you dinner with a shake of the wrist -- but did you know the iPhone also has five apps devoted to conserving gas? Good call!
1, 2, 3, 4, get your action on the floor
Rapper Coolio knows global warming is no gangsta's paradise -- so he's on a fantastic voyage to spread the word to historically black colleges across the country. Look for him to slide (slide, slippity slide) into a campus near you. C u when u get there!
Shall I compare thee to a global warming day?
Robby is Red(ford); oceans are blue; the Sundance Kid writes eco-slam poetry for youth.
Psych!
Speaking of climate-change delusion, we have this paranoia that a vocal group of uninformed contrarians will stand in the way of action on the most pressing environmental, health, food, and security issue of our time. But that's just crazy.
Dirty birdie
Enviro-Scots have their kilts in a bunch over The Donald's golf course plans, but he's got a Trump card: By giving away 500 brand-new Smart cars, he hopes they'll putt away their concerns and let him play through. Fore shame!
Seen something weird, wacky, or wonderful in the environmental world? Think it deserves a place on The List?
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