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Bigger isn't better
A return to booming economic growth would put the world back on the path to disaster -- it's time for a radical rethinking.~Bigger isn't Better, By Peter A. Victor.~ " There's nothing like a good crisis to make us rethink old ideas. The Depression of the 1930s led to the...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 21 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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105 views | 16 recommendations | 4 comments
Waste not: promise of clean nuclear power
The National Ignition Facility opens next month in California, and promises a real solution for nuclear energy production. And, you can bet the military will come up with interesting ways to use this. "This is our vision for a safe, clean and sustainable energy source...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
298 views | 26 recommendations | 11 comments
298 views | 26 recommendations | 11 comments
Oil Exec Warns of Gas Lines, Civil Unrest and More
Two days after Gary Luquette met with members of the House Natural Resources Committee, the president of Chevron North America Exploration and Petroleum Company warned that gas lines, price hikes, fuel shortages and... Could Concrete Help Lower Carbon Emissions?
The production of concrete, a hardened mix of cement powder, aggregate, and water, has increased almost 400 per cent since 1970 and its manufacture is resource-intensive and polluting. The cement industry is... Apples Not Oranges on the Menu for next Supper with Strangers (in New York)
I have not made any mention of a Restaurant Speakeasy in a while.While writing Take the Orient Express to Flushing for Authentic Asian Cuisine, I StumbledUpon a new example of this underground take on the...No More Fear of Flying with 'NoFlights' (Traveling without Flying)
Not everyone relishes getting aboard a plane when traveling, some even get panic attacks.On short trips it is more pleasant and might even take less time to hop on the train.Best part is you can actually enjoy...Don't inhale that new car smell
"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ... Soy-Eating Men Have Fewer Sperm
I've heard about soy consumption leading to an increase in estrogen levels in men, before, but this is the first time I've heard that men who consume a daily amount of soy-based products, including meat...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
2733 views | 18 recommendations | 22 comments
2733 views | 18 recommendations | 22 comments
A sharp idea to look younger
Acupuncture can give you a lift without facing the knife, says Katharine ShawA face full of needles may not be your idea of spa heaven. Yet as more and more of us seek natural alternatives to lasers and Botox,...Mosquitos - Toxic Repellant vs Natural Alternatives
Alternatives better than Deet?Have you ever put on Off! or Cutter's and found it was like screaming: "Lunch!" to the mosquitos?Eucalyptus is the only repellant that works on 'no-seeums'. The best combination I found is only sold in the Grand Tetons National Park, it included...In 2012 Internet providers want to limit amount of websites you can visit
"06/01/2008 - Every significant Internet provider around the globe is currently in talks with access and content providers to transform the internet into a television-like medium: no more freedom, you pay for a...Is NBC Blocking Recording of My Programs in Windows Media Center?
Chris Pirillo uncovers some potential monkey business in Seattle."I use Tivo, and I am getting tired of paying $13 a month just for a program guide. So I’ve been looking into some computer-based alternatives. Windows Media Center had been on my radar until some shows were...Ban bread as bird food - it does more harm than good
Apparently spending a lazy afternoon in the park feeding the birds and lying on the grass is not a great way to spend the day. Bread should be banned as a bird food because it is unhealthy and dangerous and can...Next-Gen Motorbikes: Hauling Eco-Ass
Motorcycles are cool: on that we can all agree. However, they aren't as fuel-efficient as some may think. Indeed, some sportbikes only achieve gas mileage in the high thirties. Meanwhile, bike designers and...Gluten Free Beer, Sorghum or Honey Brews, Popular with the Ladies
Allergic to wheat products or looking for new flavors, Sorghum and Honey beers come to the rescue. In one of these circuitous way, I got to this topic via 'Africa's new thirst for a local brew' (FT) which looks at sorghum use in African brews going back many many years....
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