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Down To Earth archive for Jan. 7, 2009

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7, 2009

Down To Earth Go Green Quiz

The music kicks in. Our voices commence the game. And the crowd goes wild when you get it right. (No easy task.) It might even be a new career prospect for us. Look out Regis. Of course, we’re referring to the awesome beta version of…

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Crude awakening

How much do you know about Canada? They’re our nice neighbors to the north yet the odds of Americans knowing who they re-elected in October as Prime Minister are unlikely, while Canadians cheered Barack Obama from the sidelines. But the more you learn about a…

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The Dirt on Coal

Let's just put it on the table here - the term "clean coal" is a joke. Coal is an extremely high polluting energy source that emits more carbon per unit of energy than oil and natural gas, and represents a significant portion of greenhouse gases.…

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