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You Should Listen to Steven Chu

In person, if possible. (Update: If you actually want to listen to Steven Chu, Trix has kindly posted a video in the comments section.) I've had the pleasure of hearing the Nobel laureate speak twice:...

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eKos Earthship Template

Revisiting Donald Appleyard's Livable Streets from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

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Our Colorful Planet: Oklahoma Wildflowers (with photos!)

(If you are searching for something pretty to look at now that the ugliness of the primary season is winding down (hooray!), you have come to the right diary. ;-) Sit back, relax, and enjoy some of the...

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NY Times: Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit

This is going to be a short one. I caught this article in the NY Times this morning. I was first reminded of something I read in The Onion. I mean, one would hope that people aren't so stupid as to...

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A Walk to Beautiful: a Documentary

(You can watch the documentary online here, but I suggest catching it in HD if you can.)A Walk to Beautiful follows the stories of five women in Ethiopia that suffer from obstetric fistula. After...

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On Ecological Activism

(The following diary is not actually mine, but was written by Melanie, my wife. She has a degree in physics, and is now pursuing a second degree in environmental science with an emphasis in aquatic...

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Big Scary Laser! Part I (w/photos and video)

So. You want to see a laser. That's why you're here, right? Well, I won't disappoint: laser fun will be had by all. But you have to promise me that you will at least try to learn something. Deal? There...

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Russ Feingold Was My First Choice

In 2005 I pledged to give money to Russ Feingold's campaign if he would run for president. Would he have been the perfect progressive candidate? No. But he would have been close. The way he stood alone...

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Beck, CNN Full of Fail

Of course you already knew that, and this is a completely frivolous diary. But you know what? I'm gonna write it anyway, because I am in that kind of mood. Seriously, please, go do something better...

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A Lonely Universe Without Us

PrologueThere was a large bonfire, and I was sitting in the grass. Many other campers sat nearby; we were young teens and there was much gossip to be had, but I was more of the introspective type (=...

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Climate Action, Please?

OK, I've bought in. I understand that action needs to be taken soon in order to avoid climate disaster caused by reckless anthropogenic emission of GHGs. I want to do my part to ensure a more stable...

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The Impossible Hamster: Global Economic Growth Unsustainable

This will be a short diary, as I just want to share a video from the New Economics Foundation think tank, the same folks who brought us the (Un)Happy Planet Index:The point that they are trying to make...

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Disappearing Frogs and Biodiversity (w/amphibian photos)

Humans are destroying the great abundance of animal and plant diversity that aided the development of our civilization. Loss of biodiversity from all factors may be the greatest threat our species has...

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From HIV to Ebola: A new broad spectrum antiviral?

Just a short diary on some science news.From Popular Science:Writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe an early proof-of-concept study on a chemical they call...

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Polling Kossacks: Where are you From?

Final update for the night: Results are in for tonight, posted below. It was a little confusing and chaotic, but I still got some great stats, even though the sample was small. Thanks to everyone who...

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Results from the 'Where Are You From' Poll (w/poll!!11!)

Final Final Update: I think this thing has run its course (at least for now.) I've posted the final results, with exactly 200 participants, California takes the top spot with 15. This exercise has...

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A conversation with Dad

"Hello?"A weak, gravelly voice responds, "Hi." It's not that he is very old. It's a complication from the cancer. "Did you get to see the game?" I ask. "Yeah.""I almost forgot about it, but was able to...

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A Contrite Climate Scientist, Dismantling Monckton, and How to Read About AGW

A Contrite Climate ScientistIf you've ever read the comments following any article relating to climate change, then you may have noticed some recurring themes emanating from the denialosphere. The most...

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It Ain't Just a River in Egypt...

In college I had a friend who subscribed to Young Earth Creationism. One day, I convinced her to accompany me on a visit to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History (a pretty decent museum, IMHO.) After...

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Walking on Starshine

Dad, where are you? We miss you a lot, Where have you gone?Don't worry son, My feet are no longer Tied to the ground.No pain in the sky, Where I have gone, Where worlds are wrought.

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