1. GOP Willfully Distorts Research on Climate Legislation

Photo via Cleveland Believe it or not, it gives me no pleasure to indulge in what some will inevitably construe as partisan attacks. But when opponents of climate change legislation--Republicans or Democrats--are willfully distorting the facts to...

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2. Due to Demand, Mitsubishi Increases i MiEV Electric Car Production

The i MiEV story seems to be mostly rainbows and puppies so far. The electric car by Mitsubishi was so well received that it decided to sell it 1 year ahead of schedule in Japan and make it a global electric car (to be sold as Citroën and Peugeot...

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3. Quote of the Day: Charles Lindbergh on Urban Living

Photo credit: Getty Images How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only

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4. Steel Factory Reinvents Itself, Now Grows Lettuce

In Japan, they don't just let factories rust away. Matt Frei of the BBC visits one where they used to make steel cable, but with demand down, they have converted much of it to grow hydroponic lettuce, with the former steelworkers tending the...

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5. U.S. Hybrid Car Sales in March... Not Good At All

Image: Green Car Congress Remember the Prius Waiting Lists? Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you know that car sales are down. Way down. The light duty vehicle sales stats for March 2009 show a 36.8% drop by volume...

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6. River Monsters: A Closer Look at Fresh Water "Killer" Fish

Learning About Nature Leads to Wanting to Protect It A biologist that debunks myths about flesh-eating piranhas ("Did a school of piranha eat flesh down to the bone of a busload of passengers that crashed in an Amazonian river?") and other...

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7. National Wildlife Federation Celebrates Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming

Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming is a program that gets people on college and university campuses to act on solutions for global warming. The competition is part of National Wildlife Federation’s effort to encourage climate...

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8. "Cash for Clunkers" Gains Momentum in Congress

Photo via Search Auto Parts Two new bills that would pay American consumers to get rid of their old gas guzzlers in exchange for new, more fuel efficient cars are picking up steam in Congress. The cash for clunkers bills have garnered wide...

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9. Interior Secretary, Too, Says We Need a Energy 'Moon Shot'

photo: Steve Ryan via flickr, Creative Commons Secretary of the Interior Salazar has certainly been enthusiastic about renewable energy lately, which is a very good thing indeed. In a recent statement he pumped up the huge potential of wind power...

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10. Strip Washing Challenge: Can a Sinkful of Water Get You Clean?

Image via: Natural Spa Supplies The folks at Natural Spa Supplies say Yes and challenge you to their "Lowest Carbon Footprint Strip Washing Challenge." Basically all you get is a slab of Rhassoul clay and a small alum crystal (like those rock...

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