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Pentagon ‘Discovers’ Huge Lithium Deposit in Afganistan

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Bob Lutz, GM’s previous product development chief who intro’d the Volt. Image credit: hybridcars.com Here’s a story that almost analyzes itself. As quoted in the New York Times story, U.S. Discovers Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan ” “There is stunning potential here,” Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the United States Central Command, said in an interview on Saturday. “There are a lot of ifs, of course, but I think potentially it is hugely significant.”” Does it m… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Big Business Can Save The Future, If Their Political Umpires Don’t Miss The Call – Again

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Missed base call. Image credit: New York Magazine The lifestyle backdrop Do we agree that incremental lifestyle changes can not surmount the political obstacles posed by well-funded Think Tanks and lobbyists, by an irrational obsession with libertarian ideas, and by a broadcast media focused on creating false controversies to boost ratings? If so, read on. Big Problems require Big Solutions and Fortune Listed companies can change political culture in a matter of a few months so that solutions are forthcoming. A… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Study: Biomass Worse Than Coal

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr Massachusetts has a law mandating a portfolio of renewable energy, including energy derived from wind, solar, and biomass. But a new study says that replacing coal power with biomass will actually increase the amount of CO2 emitted, throwing a wrench in the state’s plan and casting some doubt over the utility of using biomass on national scale and the inclusion of biomass titles in the energy bills now being negotiated in Congress…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BP Executives Spill Coffee, Flip Out (Video)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via comedy central The comedy troupe ” Upright Citizens Brigade ” has taken on the BP oil gusher, lampooning the oil giant’s leadership for being out-of-touch, pampered, and clueless. The video shows an executive spilling coffee, which threatens fish (sushi) and laptops. Kevin Costner even makes an appearance in this funny sketch. The spill has been a source for laughs along with tears, with comedians like

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Official Gulf Spill Estimate Doubled: There’s Been an Exxon Valdez-Sized Spill Every 8 Days

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via NASA The latest estimate from the federal government for the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf every day has just been doubled — up from 12,000 – 19,000 barrels to 25,000 – 30,000. These new numbers, which many scientists still feel low ball the true amount, mean that a spill the size of the entire Exxon Valdez tragedy has occurred every 8-10 days since the leak first began. And yes, seeing as how we’re nearly two months into this spill, that means the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Massive Flow of Bullshit Continues from BP: The Onion on the Spill

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: The Onion Apparently it’s not just BP failing f***ing booming school we have to worry about anymore. Nor the terrible effect that the oil spill is having on UK pensions (I hope someone told the sea turtles!). If The Onion is to believed, there’s an even more menacing threat. Bullshit. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Go For the Goal With Designer Recycled Soccer Balls

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Branch In honor of the 2010 World Cup , one company has designed a handbag made from recycled soccer balls, so sports enthusiasts can show the world they’re fans of the environment too. The idea is quite simple: take a ball that has sprung a leak, turn it inside out, and there you have it–a piece of old sporting equipment magically transformed into a hot new fashion accessory your friends will sure get a kick out … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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London’s Lord Mayor Cries: ‘Stop Ruining Our Pensions By Being Mean To BP’

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“The Lord Mayor of London arrives to make a short speech” Image credit: UK Student Life Digby brings to our attention that a great many UK pensioners rely on BP stock as an underpinning of their retirement income (as, apparently, do some 35% of Americans). Hence, they are angry about BP’s ‘poor’ treatment in US media (and on blogs like this one we can suppose) as it is trashing their stock. I bet they really hate Obama’s demand that dividends be withheld until the damages are assessed.

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Louisiana Senator: Crank Up The Offshore Drilling Rigs Now! (Video)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr Sen. Mary Landrieu went on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today to advocate for lifting the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, this despite the fact that worst oil spill in American history continues. Landrieu, who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the oil and gas industry over her career, said that the oil companies “employ, directly, hundreds of people and indirectly thousands.” The BP oil rig disaster killed 11 rig workers…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Americans’ Support for Climate Action Growing Again, Poll Finds

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by Agaton Strom Some discouraging polls released late last year and early this year showed that American belief in man-caused global warming was on a serious decline. So-called Climate Gate and an unusually cold and snowy winter were blamed Now, it seems that the trend… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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