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Coauthor of SuperFreakonomics apologizes to me « Climate Progress
More evidence, as if more were needed that Levitt & Dubner’s new book SuperFreakonomics is error-filled twaddle.
Shame really, I thought Freakonomics was a good book. Now I wonder just how accurate that was too!
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“THE SURPRISING RESULTS of a TMR poll show that the impending release of electric cars into the Australian market may not meet the buyer resistance some may be expecting.”
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“As the country’s thirst for renewable energy grows, leading public utilities like San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are developing smart grids that seamlessly combine alternative energy with current energy infrastructure systems.
SDG&E and BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) are working together as part of a coalition of more than 25 companies to convert the utility’s energy system into a digital smart grid that manages alternative energy sources such as solar and wind and accommodates the rapid adoption of electric vehicles.”
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Forest’s death brings higher temps, researchers suspect — The Daily Climate
“Forests of dead beetle-kill could be speeding regional climate change, increasing temperatures and decreasing rainfalls across the American West.”
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Photo of the Day: “High Fiving Whale” | Manolith
“Whales are the hippest marine mammals ever! “
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Red kite numbers hit record high
“Numbers of a bird of prey hunted to extinction in Scotland by the Victorians are at their highest in 150 years, RSPB Scotland has said.”
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Video: Killing fields – the true cost of Europe’s cheap meat | FabianPattberg.com
“This is an old topic but we need some action to show that the price South American farmers are paying for our cheap meat we have here in Europe is horrendous. I guess we all know that this way of producing soya simply to feed our animals here in Europe is just not sustainable. But this is easily forgotten unfortunately.”
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“After internal disagreements, the Indian prime minister officially denounces his environment minister.”
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Take Action – Campaigns – The Making of a Climate Activist – The Ecologist
“In a heart-racing extract from her new book, Tamsin Omond gives a first-hand account of a diverse, but peaceful group of Climate Camp protesters bonding together when confronted by aggressive riot police”
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“Agri-chemical companies like Syngenta don’t just make the chemicals that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being used as a replacement for wild pollinators”
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The eco activists who are camping against climate change – CNN.com
“There was no mistaking the target: the eight huge cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, sending plumes of steam high into the watery blue sky of the English Midlands.
Instead the question in the minds of an estimated 1,000 protestors gathered in the surrounding woods and scrubland was how could they get in and shut it down”
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Our nuclear tragedy | Jonathon Porritt | Comment is free | The Guardian
“The idea that a few new reactors can solve climate change is attractive – and completely unrealistic”
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Climate Change – What We Do: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
“Despite the fact that deforestation is the second leading contributor of carbon emissions worldwide after the burning of fossil fuels, countries currently have few incentives for preserving their forests. However, deforestation is finally gaining attention in international discussions on climate change”
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China’s long-range electric car from Byd
“BYD says that its new E6 electric car due out before the end of the year will do 250 miles (400km) on a single charge.
This is a very big number. The Tesla electric sports car does almost as much, but has little room for anything else in the car but the battery.
The E6 is roomy with space for five passengers and a good-sized boot. The battery tucks under the back seat. “
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Smart Phone: Will Clean Energy Be Apple’s Killer App? – Environmental Capital – WSJ
“Apple rode the iPhone to record-breaking third-quarter profits at the tail end of a recession. Imagine what could happen if the “smart energy” revolution takes off in earnest and smart phones are on board.”
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Environmentally friendly lighting for bike lane
“Cyclists in a rural part of eastern Funen are set to become even more environmentally conscious
In a first for Denmark, a bike lane is going to be lit up by light-emitting diodes (LEDs), reports trade publication Trafik & Veje (Traffic and Roads).
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