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75 Cents Per Barrel
This is old news: Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling wont help gas prices much. But I didn't know how little it will help: 75 cents per barrel! Not per gallon, but per barrel! Each barr… -
Stanfurd Students Demand High-Pressure Showers
This is too funny... almost like something out of The Onion, but true: How do you get 6,000 college students whipped up into a lather? Here's one way: Secretly install low-flow, eco-shower heads in their dorms over w… -
China Cheerypicks Air Quality Stats
China is cherrypicking its air quality statistics in Beijing. Air quality is a major problem for China, who promised to control its pollutants during the upcoming Olympics. The way China rates air quality in Beijin i… -
Good Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
New York Times compares the different compact fluorescent light bulbs. The judges did not look kindly upon CF light bulbs, but there were some good ones: Although most of the compact fluorescents were deemed unaccept… -
CA Sues EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Standards
California is sueing the EPA regarding EPA's denial of California's request to implement a more strigent greenhouse gas emissions standard: Under the federal Clean Air Act, California has the right to set its own stan… -
Bush Adm Rejects Cali's Tougher Greenhouse Gas Standards
Aaaaaaaargh! EPA denied California's request to implement a tougher greenhouse gas limits. Under the Energy Bill, California is the only state that can propose a greenhouse gas limit tougher than the federal one. To … -
Aquaculture and Pollution in China
Aquaculture, fish and shrimp farming, in China has taken off like a rocket in the last decade or so. Today, China is the world's top seafood export, $8.59 billions worth. The runner up is Norway, with $5.39 billion. … -
Politics is not a Dirty Word
This is very important. When I first started writing more "political" posts, there were a few people who complained. But there's nothing wrong with politics. It's essential. Countries without a working political sys… -
Lobbyists Scrambling for Final Push
Slimy corporate lobbyists are scrambling to pressure the Bush administration to pass regulatory changes that benefits the companies, but screws the rest of us. They want to do this before a Democratic president is elec… -
CA Sues EPA Over Emission Standards
After two years of waiting, California is suing the EPA for a permission to implement its own tough emission standards for cars and trucks. Under the Clean Air Act, California is special in that it can pass tougher la…
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