just another persons waste of time
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,
are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Are Green Power Programs a Scam? - Mother Jones
When a hawker at an Oregon farmers market urged Laura McCandlish—with a
coupon for free veggies and a postcard with pictures of bucolic
windmills—to sign up for her utility's green power program, she thought
it sounded like a good deal: For a few extra pennies per kilowatt hour,
her home's energy would come from local turbines instead of dirty coal
plants. Right?
read on ...
The Potential for a 40-MPH Man - Wired
New research suggests the human body is capable of handling running
speeds up to 40 miles per hour, if only our muscles could contract
faster.
read on ...
Could Cars Have Contributed to Mortgage Meltdown? - Wired
Study of foreclosures in three cities finds those who don't have access
to mass transit and are more dependent on the cars they own are more
likely to default on their mortgage.
read on ...
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Posted by: Peter - 2:35 PM MST | Updated: 19 February 2010 2:12 PM MST
Tags: Environment Science
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