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Down To Earth archive for March 17, 2009

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009

Tuesday Video II

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! What? You didn't really think it was all work and no play around here did you? As only Umbra coud do, the following video offers six tips on being a green drunk. Cheers!

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The Seattle P-I: “Too many posers"

As a parting shot, check out a recent editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about problematic policymaking in Washington state: “We thought the state's progressives and moderates had made up their minds to be leaders in addressing climate change. But it seems that many Democrats in…

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Tuesday Video 

"Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest."-Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research FoundationThe following video is an incredible presentation by Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation - a presentation he recently delivered at the TED University 2009 titled, "Sailing…

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Stimulus sprawl

A new list courtesy of the Infrastructurist has us apprehensive on the almost $30 billion in highway funds for states and an emphasis on shovel ready. Meaning, be quick to build, which creates an unhealthy precedent on highway construction when rushed. Titled, “The Seven Most…

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