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Last year’s tsunami in Japan threw 1.5 million tons of debris into the ocean. It’s starting to show up on the West Coast — a soccer ball here, a motorcycle there, a 66-foot, 165-ton dock . According to the Associated Press , more might be coming. Or it might no... - Despite GOP jeers, BrightSource succeeds in solar
Over the last year or so, Republicans have woven a tale of collapse and futility around clean energy. Each setback for the industry, each bankruptcy or refinancing, is met with open glee, plastered all over Fox News for weeks on end. In the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney... - Jeremy’s iron will: On-screen villain plays the good guy in anti-waste doc
Jeremy Irons has played some serious douchebags: Scar , Claus von Bülow , Simon Gruber , the ultimate caricature of the 1% in Margin Call , the cauldron in Once Upon a Halloween (oh, did you miss that one?). The point is, it’s a little disconcerting to see him tromping around a ... - Date with disaster: Adventurers sail through wave of tsunami debris
Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen The Pacific Ocean is a pretty darned big place. The hull of the 72’ former racing yacht, Sea Dragon, not so much, especially when crammed full of research equipment and 14 full-sized human-type people not necessarily accustomed to the rigors of th... - Rio hangover: 50,000 people rallied for the Earth Summit. Did it do any good?
The Earth Summit is mercifully over, leaving us all to wonder: What the hell happened last week? Did the end result justify the 3,600 tons of CO2 generated by the U.N. delegation alone? And has anyone seen my pants? Rio+20 was like Carnival without the party — unless you c...
