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Environmental web suckage
I’ve been having fun playing with Compete.com for a while — though as with all these traffic ranking sites, it’s a bit obscure how they come by their numbers. They say it’s "a unique methodology created by experts in the fields of mathematics, statistics and the data sciences to aggregate, transform, enhance and normalize data […]
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Using nuclear power to extract oil
Nuclear plants to generate enough power to extract oil from Canadian tar sands. Makes total sense.
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Umbra on landfills vs. incinerators
Hi Umbra, Is there an environmentally preferable choice between sending your trash to a landfill or an incinerator? I know to think of the three R’s first, but what’s the better way to dispose of the remainder? Incinerators convert waste into energy but generate air pollution. Landfills (ideally) recover and utilize methane but much of […]
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TXU bleg
Rumblings and grumblings are afoot that the big TXU deal is not quite the unqualified victory for environmentalists that some enthusiastic bloggers made it out to be. I have neither the time nor inclination nor knowledge to get into the weeds of finance deals — numbers are not my thing, to put it mildly — […]
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Let’s be clear-eyed about it
This story reminds of a point I’ve been meaning to make. Too often discussions of corporate green initiatives — or just corporate involvement in green matters — devolves into whether it’s "good" or "bad," whether corporations are sincere or greenwashing, whether executives are green at heart or roleplaying with devious motives. It doesn’t really matter. […]
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From a former homeowner
Over on the blog of the popular real estate site Zillow, a former homeowner makes an eloquent case for the joys of city living: Now, we stand face-to-face with people in our building’s elevators, at our corner hangouts, and on the sidewalks. We chitchat and pet our neighbors’ dogs. We exchange “good mornings” with the […]
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Sports Illustrated hearts us
Sports Illustrated loves us! Cue sporty studs and studettes! Bring on the swimsuit babes! We’re all green now! Glad to see SI is On the Ball. And you know how we feel about balls.
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Grim
The folks at Spiegel got an advance look at the IPCC’s Working Group II report, due out next month. (WGII is the one on "impacts, adaptation and vulnerability." WGIII is on mitigation). The news is all ice cream and ponies! Except not. One main finding is that global warming is already having profound effects on […]
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Vive la Discorde
E.U. leaders gather for summit, squabble over renewable-energy target As European Union leaders gather for a two-day summit that starts tomorrow, one question is dominating the agenda: what exactly did the Olsen twins buy on their recent Paris shopping spree? Once that’s answered, the heads of state will move on to more mundane topics like […]
