Archive: Apr 2012
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More radio silence
Hey there, just checking in real quick to say that I’m traveling yet again — I’m in Yale to do a “Master’s Tea,” which I very much hope involves crumpets and holding one’s pinkie in the air — so posting will be light-to-nonexistent today and tomorrow. I should be back in the saddle on Wed.
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Chart: The mind-boggling rise in Asian coal consumption
You may have heard that all that coal we’re not using in the U.S. is going to China. (Thanks, Warren Buffett!) At Wonkblog, Brad Plumer has posted a chart about this that will boggle your mind:
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Young people drive 23 percent less, bike 40 percent more than they used to
The kids are all right: Between 2001 and 2009, the average number of miles that young’uns spent tooling around in a car dropped from 10,300 miles per capita to 7,900.
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Critical List: It’s been really, really warm; polar bears have a weird disease
A look at the news of the day.
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New Orleans school cultivates a generation of forward-thinking farmers
Nat Turner and the hardworking young crew behind Our School at Blair Grocery are bringing healthy soil and fresh food to the Lower Ninth Ward.
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Ask Umbra: What should I do with my old bike helmet?
A reader is at a loss for how to toss her battered brain bucket. Umbra, as always, is outspoken.
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Hot pursuit: Amateur naturalists help track the shifting seasons
As the world warms, natural systems are getting thrown out of whack. Flowers bloom earlier each spring and wildlife misses seasonal cues. Now, scientists want your help to figure out what happens next.
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Diving deep: Susan Shaw, ocean crusader and environmental health pioneer
To see firsthand the impacts of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Susan Shaw donned a wetsuit and snorkel and dove into the blackened waters. What she saw horrified her -- and it’s not over yet.
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Eating invasive iguanas in Florida [VIDEO]
The Perennial Plate crew visits an island off Florida, where the best way to deal with the exploding iguana population is to eat them.