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September 29, 2008
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
We need the moral (not just political) will to act when the evidence suggests things aren't looking good.
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September 25, 2008
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
ELIZABETH MAY: Ooh oh - I know this one: Something to do with the colour green. That's right. Wasn't she in Anne of Green Gables? "Oh Elizabeth May, I do believe that your frock is on backwards, which is not...
Posted by David Ng at 12:19 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 24, 2008
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
My daughter recently bought a copy of Archie's Pals'n'Gals Double Digest (#124), and lo and behold the first story is about the kids from Riverdale thinking up things to reduce carbon emissions for a school contest. Anyway, the gradient from...
Posted by David Ng at 12:40 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 22, 2008
Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff
Last week, my daughter had her seventh birthday party, and it makes my heart swell to tell you that she wanted to have it at my lab this year. So what to do? What to do? With 15 or...
Posted by David Ng at 4:15 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Industrial Agriculture
Another Food Miles article, another bad article. Eating local is about more than just fighting global warming.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 12:00 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 19, 2008
Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
"Construction of green roofs grew 30 percent in North America last year," reports the Chicago Tribune. (image credit: G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times) White roofs, green roofs, what can I say? My grandfather was a roofer....
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Category: NatureLand: What They Used to Call the Environment
More low technology solutions to energy problems. To slow global warming, install white roofs, says L.A. Times. And Grist. And Isaac Newton.
Posted by Benjamin Cohen at 7:30 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 18, 2008
Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
Speaking of Sting Rays. I just remembered that a while back, I wrote a humour piece specifically on rays. Here it is reprinted below. ASSORTED RAYS: RANKED ACCORDING TO COOLNESS 6. Ray Romano Is it just me or is this...
Posted by David Ng at 10:41 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Guests at the Fair
Just a reminder that Jennifer and I will be hosting drinks at Koerner's pub this evening. We'll be there from about 6pm on. Come on out on Seed's dime - should be fun. And just in case, you don't know...
Posted by David Ng at 9:22 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 16, 2008
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Again with the Canadian politics... STEPHANE DION: Well, this is a treat - somebody really famous is in the race. Let me be the first to say that having that awesome soprano voice and being able to hit 4 to...
Posted by David Ng at 9:45 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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