Archive for January 2nd, 2009
Environmentalism Needs to be Tolerant of Scepticism: Freeman Dyson
Posted by jennifer, January 2nd, 2009 - under Opinion.
Tags: Philosophy
Comments: 85
“THERE is a worldwide secular religion which we may call environmentalism, holding that we are stewards of the earth, that despoiling the planet with waste products of our luxurious living is a sin, and that the path of righteousness is to live as frugally as possible. The ethics of environmentalism are being taught to children [...]
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Coal Ash Disaster in Tennessee
Posted by jennifer, January 2nd, 2009 - under News.
Comments: 8
A dam wall burst releasing more than a billion gallons of coal ash in East Tennessee just before Christmas on December 22. The gray sludge apparently now covers over 300 acres and has destroyed three homes. Interestingly the spill has been blamed on cold weather and above-normal rains (see MSNBC news report).
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Flying on Vegetable Oil
Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, January 2nd, 2009 - under News.
Comments: 2
A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. Read more here.

