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Dear Vinod Khosla & Tom Friedman: No amount of sequestration makes coal ‘clean’ [UPDATED]
EVEN MORE UP-TO-DATE UPDATE (3/22): The New York Times profiles Calera, the Vinod Khosla-backed company that hopes to embed carbon dioxide in cement. Dave tells the full story below. UPDATE: Vinod Khosla sent in a response — see the bottom of the post. —— Tom Friedman had a column over the weekend lauding a couple […]
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Lessons from fossil-fueled rats
New research from Cairo shows that rats become more belligerent when exposed to gasoline fumes and tailpipe pollution. If the same thing happens to humans, it might explain why the guy in the Escalade was waving his Smith & Wesson on the freeway in L.A. the other night, but it may also highlight the co-benefits […]