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Take the Lipstick Off the Renewables Subsidy Pig and it’s a Different Animal. To grasp the meaning of this bar chart, you have to know which line items are embodied in the big ticket items. For example: ” Ethanol production received $3.0 billion in blender’s credits under the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, exceeding [...]

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Following the recent reports of polar bears swimming for their lives off Alaska, clear evidence has emerged in far-eastern Russia of how vanishing ice in the Arctic is having a catastrophic effect on walruses. Until recently scattered ice was usually present each summer in the Chukchi Sea, off the north-eastern extremity of Asia, and [...]

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Tonight we are hosting our monthly Green Drinks Tokyo (every second Thursday of the month) in trendy Harajuku. Starting in August, greenz.jp has teamed up with Cafe Omamori and created Lounge Greenz in a three story building where people can come and chill out, just north of OmoteSando. Last time, we had people lining [...]

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Image source: Akeena Solar When Akeena Solar debuted their Andalay panels last year, it was already a break from the mold by offering the only solar panel that includes an integrated racking, wiring and grounding system. Most conventional systems have to be constructed on the roof and then panels are attached to the racking. [...]

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Moisturizing without being overly greasy, Pharmacopia’s delectable-smelling lavender hand cream ($10.25 for 2.7 ounces; 15.50 for 8.9 ounces) dries smoothly without making you feel like you’ve dipped your hands into an oil slick. Made with certified-organic lavender extract and aloe vera, along with French lavender and Roman chamomile essential oils, vitamins A, D, and [...]

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