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Archive for June, 2008

Awkward questions about hybrid cars

Hybrid cars are being toted as the savior of the transportation industry in the US but there are a number of issues that The Dappled Planet feels are not being as people rush to bang the drum of converting to hybrid cars. So before you rush out and try to buy one of these cars, [...]

Beach and sunscreen equals no coral?

Oh dear, now another thing is assaulting coral – sunscreen! Since late May, various news sources have been picking up on a study done by the European Commission on sunscreen and tourists. With 78 million people visiting areas of coral reefs each year (according to the World Trade Organisation), about 4,000-6,000 tons of sunscreen gets [...]

Only way to live is to die

One of the staff members at The Dappled Planet was alerted to a “Greenhouse Calculator” which is hosted on the government-funded Australian Broadcasting Network’s website. The Greenhouse Calculator is attached to a game called  Planet Slayer,”  and both of them are currently coming under attack(for different reasons) from some conservative souls in Australia, the UK [...]

Biofuels or environment? It’s politics stupid!

Biofuels… A controversial subject… One which you will find most environmental activists surprisingly quiet on, one which economists tend to throw their hands in horror at, and one which farmer and politicians love!
If there was ever any question as to whether it was politics or genuine motivation to do something about the environment, Canada probably [...]

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