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Are Opponents of Climate Action Hacking Climate Research Caches?
From the folks over at TreeHugger: The email system of one of the world’s leading climate researchers was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) began turning up on public websites today. Why the CRU was targeted is still unclear–though there’s speculation that with the global climate meeting in Copenhagen nearing, opponents of climate action may be going so… -
Does Innovation Belong in That Recipe?
Cookbooks often read better as literature than as technical lab manuals. That shouldn’t stop us from reading them, or from improvising our recipes. We no longer learn to cook solely from generations-old oral traditions. Our recipes don’t tend to get handed down from village bakers, local brewers, or blood relatives. So, when the holidays hit, chances are we’ll head to the bookshelves for ways to make stuffing or cranberry sauce. This approach is not without its pitfalls.… -
Cash for Caulkers
It makes sense to weatherize homes. Beefing up insulation and sealing leaks means less energy gets used to heat a house and less of that heat escapes. That translates to lower energy bills and a smaller environmental impact for homes. But weatherization doesn’t always look good from the consumer’s perspective. Dave Leonhardt tried to get his home weatherized and wrote about the experience in his New York Times column this week: For $400, an auditor spent hours scouring our… -
The Dutch Try a Kilometer Tax
The Dutch have done something innovative. They’re replacing the sales and ownership taxes on cars with a tax based on the amount people drive. “Each vehicle will be equipped with a GPS device that tracks how many kilometres are driven and when and where. This data will be then be sent to a collection agency that will send out the bill,” the transport ministry said in a statement. …Dutch motorists driving a standard family saloon will be… -
This Week in GOOD
Hello, friends. Sunday, November 15 is the twelfth annual America Recycles Day, a celebration of recycling and buying recycled products. Treehugger is calling attention to the massive E-Waste problem we face these days, and explaining why proper recycling is crucial. We’ve got a gorgeous new weekly wrap-up here. Get it? Got it. Good. Photo (cc) by Flickr user ablany tim. -
self-esteem name game!
Do you remember those self-esteem projects from grade school in which a teacher would ask you to spell your name out vertically and write adjectives that describe you starting with each letter in your name? Poor Alex..
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Boing Boing: To the Anonymous Gay Teen
A very heartfelt reply to a kid that is trapped by an non-understanding family. Original article: Boing BoingOk, my parents found out i was gay by myspace (which i regret for putting my sexual orientation) and my parents will never accept cause my parents are really realigous for our christianity. … HELP!!! =O
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Kiva’s Birthday Celebration Recap
On the heels of Kiva’s big announcement of hitting $100 Million dollar in raised funds, they also turned 4 and had a wonderful birthday celebration. Over 700+ people attended the sold-out bash co-presented by The Hub Bay Area, The David Brower Center, and GOOD, and at the beautiful Brower Center space in Berkeley. Hundreds of social enterprise organizations were represented at the event, fostering countless conversations and connections valuable to all attendees. The growing interest and emergence of… -
No Impact Man at UCLA November 17th
Next Tuesday November 18th, The UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, Melnitz Movies, International Documentary Association and the UCLA Institute of the Environment will screen No Impact Man.No Impact Man
Author Colin Beavan, in research for his next book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006. A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind…
James Bridges Theater, UCLA
November 17th, 7:30 PM
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Sharp-toothed shark preforms C-section on another Shark!
Visitors to Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.
Staff were initially dubious when visitors came running to tell them there were baby sharks spilling from a wound in a female school shark’s stomach – courtesy of a large bite by another shark. But they found a female with a large gaping stomach wound and four babies swimming in the tank. Kelly Tarlton’s aquarist Fiona Davies said it…
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