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Reaper on the Prius
CW has a new show called Reaper, about a slacker whose parents sold his soul to the devil, who he now has to work for. It’s genial enough, funny in bits. I like to keep an eye on how Priuses and hybrids are used in television, and this one was amusing:
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California OKs bills to ban phthalates in kids’ products, and lead bullets in condor country
In an orgy of legislative activity, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed and vetoed a bunch of environmental bills this weekend. Among the most significant bills that got the Governator’s OK is one banning the chemicals phthalates in toys and other products intended for children 3 years old and younger. “These chemicals threaten the health […]
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Two enviro groups endorse their faves for U.S. president in ’08
Two prominent environmental groups announced their official picks in the race to the White House in 2008. Friends of the Earth Action, the politically overt arm of Friends of the Earth, put its weight behind Democrat John Edwards, praising his early support for strict climate legislation, and for being the only top-tier Dem to just […]
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This week in ocean news
Some 1,700 acres of English coast will be transformed from farmland to a saltwater marsh at a cost of £12 million (about $24.4 million) ...
... researchers tagged and released bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic in an attempt to track the species' perilous decline ...
... a Silicon Valley company is developing a way to eliminate excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by consuming it during the production of cement, a process known as "carbon sequestering" ...
... rescuers worked five hours to save a basking shark that had washed up on an east Scotland beach, but the shark eventually succumbed ...
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Al Gore and the IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize
It’s official: Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change,” the Nobel committee said. The former vice president was […]
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Friday music blogging: Vampire Weekend
The music blogs are all abuzz about a new band called Vampire Weekend, based on a three-song EP (the full album comes out in Jan. ’08). I don’t think you can get the EP at stores, but you can stream the songs on their website. I like it pretty well. It’s squaresville for sure — […]
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My Nobel Peace Prize prediction
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be jointly won by Al Gore and Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the IPCC. You heard it here first!
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New report reveals lead content in lipsticks
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics today released a report revealing that a number of name-brand lipsticks contain lead, some at levels up to six times the FDA limit for lead in candy.
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Right whales get safe haven off east coast of Canada, baby orcas high in PBDEs
The International Maritime Organization has approved a proposal to designate a 695-square-mile zone off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, an official Area to Be Avoided, hoping to lower the risk of ship collisions with endangered right whales that tend to congregate there from June through December. However, avoiding the zone is voluntary so ship […]
