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Roadmap to Copenhagen: Turn Left at Hamburg

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Roadmap to Copenhagen: Turn Left at Hamburg

If you need help finding your way to COP15 in Copenhagen, this handy roadmap will lead you all the way from 1950 into the land of the Danes.

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Enviro Groups to Cows: Stop Farting So Much

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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Enviro Groups to Cows: Stop Farting So Much

A coalition of several large environmental advocacy groups posted an open letter to the cows of the world asking them to hold in their flatulent methane emissions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and cow farts contain a lot of it, thereby contributing heavily to global warming.

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Area Man Turns Off Power Strip For a Bit

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Area Man Turns Off Power Strip For a Bit

Great Falls, Wisconsin, resident Ron Cooper remembered to turn off a non-essential surge protector in his den earlier today. He cited the need for everyone to try their best to conserve energy for the good of the planet as the biggest influence on his decision.

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Seven Little People Laud Potential of Mountaintop Removal Mining

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Seven Little People Laud Potential of Mountaintop Removal Mining

A small lobbying group comprised of seven descriptively named little people have started a campaign pushing back against the growing movement to end mountaintop removal coal mining. "This is such a good alternative to spending all day underground with pickaxes," said the group's spokesperson, Doc.

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World Leaders Agree to Agree to Plan on Maybe Setting Emissions Targets Sometime Soon

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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World Leaders Agree to Agree to Plan on Maybe Setting Emissions Targets Sometime Soon

With the COP15 summit in Copenhagen looming in December and an uncertain haze hanging over any potential climate agreement, a number of world leaders have announced an agreement to soon agree on potentially planning on possibly establishing a climate treaty sometime in the relatively near future.

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Netherlands Posts Craigslist Ad for New Dike Finger Boy

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Netherlands Posts Craigslist Ad for New Dike Finger Boy

The government of the low-lying Netherlands posted an ad on Craigslist yesterday calling for applications for the job of putting a finger in the dike and keeping the country from flooding.

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Huge Impact Man: My Year-Long Attempt to Fuck Shit Up

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Huge Impact Man: My Year-Long Attempt to Fuck Shit Up

Sustainability is all the rage these days. I say we've gone too far, and I decided to do something about it. I am Huge Impact Man, and I spent the last year absolutely raping the natural world and everything in it.

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Stephen Colbert Highlights Coal Lobby’s Astroturfing and Fake Letter-Writing

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Stephen Colbert Highlights Coal Lobby’s Astroturfing and Fake Letter-Writing

Stephen Colbert points out that the coal lobby has been representing non-existent Americans - and not doing it very well.

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