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A California company called LS9 says it has done the impossible: come up with cheap, homegrown, renewable “carbon-negative” oil to satisfy the world’s growing fuel needs. With bug poo.
From the Times:

To be more precise: the genetic alteration of bugs -– very, very small ones –- so that when they feed on agricultural waste such […]

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[Edit: as of 14h15 EST, the site seems to be up and running again — nice and speedy, too. I’m impressed.]
As of 13h00 EST (10h00 PST), or right about the time this post is published, Firefox 3 will be unleashed upon the masses, and it’s apparently good. Really good. As if you […]

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According to BusinessWeek, microfibre rags can remove both dirt and germs, and clean “surfaces mechanically, not chemically, by scraping them with microscopic precision.” In fact, they completely eliminate the need for harsh chemicals like Tilex, Clorox, Windex, Ajax and all those other nasty cleaners that end in “x.” So why are the cabinets […]

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I’m really not into fashion. When I can get away with it, I generally wear whatever’s clean and functional, and the sniff test occupies a hallowed place in my fashion decision-making process right between the have-I-worn-this-for-the-last-two-days test and the is-it-stained-anywhere-obvious test.
Still, this man was a legend in his field, and his work has affected […]

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On October 26, 2007, the CBC ran a story on the ZENN, a clean, silent, fully electric car made in Quebec. The award-winning car was being sold in the U.S., Mexico and Europe, but had been waiting a staggering 18 months for Canadian safety approvals to come through. Two weeks after the CBC […]

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You know we’re in a sad state of affairs when we call customer service and we’re happy to spend “just” 10 or 15 minutes waiting to talk to a human being. Other than saying a few choice words to your poor hapless customer service rep, there’s never been much you could do about it. […]

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Yes, I know the title is cheesy. Has that ever stopped me before?
Found by Asher on divine caroline — a site I’m really starting to like — is a layman’s analysis of some of the chemicals, drugs and other heebie-jeebies in your food, by Brie Cadman:

The other day I was snacking on some bright […]

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