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Too Many CNOOCs Spoil the Broth
Chinese oil firm withdraws takeover bid for Unocal State-owned Chinese oil company CNOOC has announced the withdrawal of its $18.5 billion offer for Unocal, clearing the way for rival bidder Chevron Corp. — which, we rush to assure you, is safely ‘merican owned — to purchase America’s ninth-largest producer of oil. CNOOC, China’s largest offshore […]
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Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!
Ivory-billed woodpecker skeptics recant, gush about sound recordings “It’s all moot at this point; the bird’s here.” So says Mark B. Robbins, one of the trio of skeptical scientists who had questioned the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker after the species had long been assumed extinct. What changed their minds? The bird’s call. They had […]
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We Double-Dog Dare You!
Donate to Grist and you could win a Global Warming Survival Kit When we ask y’all for money, we feel like Ralphie. We’re all, “We want the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!” And you’re all, “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” But we won’t! We know how to use smart environmental […]
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Milenko Matanovic, community-based planner, answers questions
Milenko Matanovic. What work do you do? I run a nonprofit organization called Pomegranate Center. We specialize in involving people in creating gathering places, thereby integrating art into the fabric of the community. We help develop plans for neighborhoods that are safe, humane, environmentally excellent, and filled with character. I founded Pomegranate Center in 1986 […]
