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Another ‘Proper Education’ video

Below the fold, a response to the “Proper Education” remix video we mentioned in Grist List last month. Instead of one long storyline, this one features clips from a number of sources including a Blair speech, An Inconvenient Truth, and the "Tick" global warming video from the Ad Council. It’s a bit long, but worth […]

Dearly Befuddled

With green weddings a growing trend, Church of England offers eco-tips Dear Mr. Potsworth, I’m writing this email to formally ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage. As you consider my request, there’s something you should know: We’re planning a green wedding. Rita and I feel, like many other couples today, that our Big Day […]

Sixty-Two and You

U.S. EPA places limits on carcinogenic benzene in gasoline Late last week, the U.S. EPA announced a new rule that will affect most Americans’ gas tanks. The Mobile Source Air Toxics rule — or as we like to call it, the Your Car is Full of Crap rule — limits benzene, a carcinogen that makes […]