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Learning by Candlelight
As I waited night after night for the electricity to return, candlelight kept teaching me about moving air’s talent for removing heat, hampering any effort to keep warmth “down here” by constantly sending it up and away. Read more here. (0)
People Powered Gym
A US gym has installed specially-adapted exercise bikes that recycle energy generated by people as they work out. Read more here. (0)
Flying on Vegetable Oil
A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. Read more here. (2)
Reef Recovery After Tsunami
Scientists have reported a rapid recovery in some of the coral reefs damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami four years ago. Read more here. (0)
Lots of Dinosaur Fossils in China
Scientists in China say they have discovered the world’s largest dinosaur fossil site in the eastern province of Shandong. Read more here. (0)
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Posted by jennifer, August 28th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
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I started this blog on April 14, 2005, pondering what it means to be a progressive environmentalist. For more than two years various people made a significant contribution to the blog including Neil Hewett and Paul Biggs. About a year ago I asked them to take a more prominent role in the [...]