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Graffiti for Butterflies

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:45:08 GMT

How to paint a roadmap for butterflies to follow in urban settings.

Link: http://www.dziga.com/graffiti/

Food prices increasing

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:59:26 GMT

Link: http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2008/03/09/surging_costs_of_groceries_hit_home/

Striped icebergs

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:54:36 GMT

They’re beautiful.

Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=536928&in_page_id=1965

Neuroanatomy of science journalism

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Link: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005472.html

Enjoy life while you can

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:52:07 GMT

James Lovelock’s pretty sure we’ve only got about 20 years left before the environment really goes to hell.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange

The Next Slum?

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:48:03 GMT

Another reason McMansionism is simply a bad idea.

Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime

German ship fights climate change with high-tech kite

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:51:00 GMT

Kite powered shipping.

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1548100520071217?sp=true

U.S. booed at climate conference

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:56:08 GMT

Kevin Conrad of Papua New Guinea takes the Bush delegation to task:

We seek your leadership. But if for some reason you are not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us. Please get out of the way.

The rest of the conference attendees applauded. I think I would have too. Next stop, Copenhagen.

Link: http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/699125,climate121507.article

The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:01:37 GMT

A history of leaded gasoline.

Link: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932

Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:34:11 GMT

I think FSJ puts it best:

You’re like Obi-Wan Kenobi—struck down, you have become more powerful than we could ever have imagined.

I would love to see this guy—Oscar winner and as of this morning Nobel Laureate—in the Oval Office.

Kolonihagen Summerhouse

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:22:39 GMT

I want one of these — I just need some place to put it. (And some time to spend there.)

Link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/tommie_wilhelmsens_kolonihagen_summerhouse.php

Sweet Trailer

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:34 GMT

I’m being serious

Link: http://sustain.ca/

Bamboo speakers

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:40 GMT

High-quality and green

Link: http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11462-Bamboo+Speaker+by+Panasonic.html