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Why attitudes can be as important as infrastructure
The new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike or roller-skate in public.
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Open letter to 1Sky from the grassroots
I was asked to post the letter below, written by grassroots organizations across the United States (Grassroots Global Justice, Movement Generation, Indigenous Environmental Network, Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives — full list at the end). We are at a critical moment for reflection on movement strategy. Perspectives from the front-lines are illuminating. – JKR To […]
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Renewable Fuels Association not happy with E85 labels on pumps
Bob Dinneen, head of a very well-funded corn ethanol lobbying organization, has a new press release in the Huff Po green blog which begins by claiming: Other nations, including Brazil, with at least as many older vehicles on their roads, allow higher levels of ethanol blends with no discernible damage to their cars and light […]
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Franzen tackles population and gears up for Oprah [VIDEO]
This season's It Book, "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen, has a protagonist who's worried about population. Oprah's chosen the novel for her book club.
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Friday music blogging: Mark Ronson & the Business Intl
Mark Ronson is the hipster's hipster. He was born of wealthy London socialites, came to renown DJing at downtown New York City hot spots, became a successful producer (he's responsible for Amy Winehouse's debut), released a few acclaimed solo albums, dated a few models, and is now fronting Mark Ronson & the Business Intl, whose debut album Record Collection came out recently. It would be easy to hate a guy with such a charmed life, but he sure knows how to make catchy music.
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Our biofuel future: The bitter taste of land grabs and hunger
Stanford professor Roz Naylor lays out how a global ramp-up of ethanol and biodiesel production means land speculation and rising food prices for the world's poor. Can the world stomach such a fuel-ish transition?
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Media controversy over stimulus-funded clean energy grant program lacks substance
Critical news articles about a clean energy stimulus program are making misleading contentions.
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Does new public transit increase gentrification and lower ridership?
Smart Planet points us to a report from the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University that concludes that new transit can lead to gentrification.
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Postcards from the future
Have a hard time imagining a world reshaped by climate change? These riveting illustrations of future London give a glimpse.
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The GOP changes its tune on cap-and-trade
Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, and George W Bush supported cap-and-trade. Officials who criticize it are caught up in politics.
