Tap Water: Solution to Dirty Hands, High Drug Prices and Political Correctness
Back in high school chemistry I was taught that water is the "universal solvent." Now it seems to be the universal solution.
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Electric cars on the streets
I took these pictues in the driveway of a home in Dulwich, South London, Britain. The car is called the Gee-Whiz i.
More small scale electric transport
A2B, courtesy Ultra Motors.This is the A2B, as in "gets you from A to B.
No cars? How'm I gonna survive?
A German community is not just encouraging bicycles, it's avoiding cars. Peddlers in this part of Freiburg don't go door-to-door, they're the residents coming out of the doors.
The earth: it's always blowing hot and cold
One of the frequent comments I hear from informed folk who've gone to the trouble to look at what we know about past climate cycles on earth: the hot and then the ice age, they come and go. That's true.
Maldives taking their final dive?
Will the island nation of Maldives disappear? Even Rupert Murdoch's Sky TV has reported on the uncertain future of the low-lying islands.
Climate protest!
Don't fret, it's not happening in the US. We're too busy trading in our old cars and worrying about our creduit cards.
Case study of resource use without thought of consequences
Much of the industrialized world is dotted with no-go zones. Toxic sites.
Your flight has been delayed...
perhaps because protestors at Heathrow are out to stop the airport's planned expansion. British police say they're ready to deal with nationwide protests against what is seen as weak British government action to curtail greenhouse gases emission.
The plane facts: protestors v. pilots
There's a new air war being fought in Britain. This time it's not prop fighters and German bombers.