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We Hope the Russians Love Their Tube Worms Too
Russians plan to drill into untouched Antarctic lake The world’s seventh-largest freshwater lake is locked under a giant Antarctic ice sheet and has never been exposed to human contact — but Russian scientists have drilled within 425 feet of it, and, despite pleas from scientists and environmentalists, intend to drill in all the way over […]
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It’ll Coast Ya
Senate hammers out compromise on offshore drilling GOP leaders in the Senate unveiled a compromise yesterday that would allow offshore oil and gas drilling in the eastern and southern Gulf of Mexico, but protect waters within 125 miles of the Florida coast until 2022 and keep the drilling ban that’s been in place in most […]
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Road trip, dudes!
The Kick the Oil Habit road trip is underway -- it was introduced today by Sen. Barack Obama.
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Amanda on Marketplace
Following up on Amanda's post below -- check out her appearance on public radio's Marketplace, where she discusses Gore's appearance at Wal-Mart's meeting.
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Dispatch from a green-themed gathering of Wal-Mart execs
I write from a quarterly meeting of Wal-Mart managers and execs, focused on implementing CEO H. Lee Scott's eco-friendly vision. (For more on that vision, see my interview with Scott.)
I never dreamed I'd find myself feeling anything but depressed after a day of immersive conference activities at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. But now that I'm here, I'm feeling decidedly optimistic.
Granted, I was a tad creeped out when the 800-plus members of the audience erupted in a Wal-Mart chant that involved much gesticulating, grunting, sky-punching, and the like. ("Give me a W ... A ... L ... etc. ... What does that spell? ... Who do we love? ...")
But generally speaking, there's a lot of hopeful news to report. More details will be forthcoming in next week's Muckraker, but here's a snapshot with a few highlights:
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Umbra on recycling foil
Dear Umbra, Summertime grilling is in full swing at our house, but I am wondering what the ecological cost is of all that aluminum foil we’re using in place of our regular pots and pans. Sure makes for great clean up, but it is not recyclable as aluminum cans are. Sandra Liebe Paris, Ill. Dearest […]
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The Jinglehorse EcoSystem
The CEO of Jinglehorse, a Georgia-based computer company, wrote to let us know that his outfit has created the EcoSystem, an energy-efficient, eco-friendly PC.According to Jinglehorse, the system uses 75% less energy than normal PCs and is fully RoHS compliant. Plus it's tucked into a small form factor (SFF), which I'm a big fan of. I haven't used the system myself, so caveat emptor, but it looks killer. I expect we'll be seeing more of these in coming years.
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Take a Road Off, Arnie
Schwarzenegger asks feds to protect roadless national forests in California California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) today asked the feds to keep all 4.4 million roadless acres of national forest in his state off-limits to logging, road-building, and other development. President Bush in 2004 canceled President Clinton’s rule protecting roadless national-forest areas; now it’s up to […]
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Population pixels
Lisa mentioned that yesterday was World Population Day. The huge numbers that get tossed around in these discussions are difficult to grasp, so if you'd like a handy way to visualize world population, check this out.
