Tony K’s got something to say

I just got a link from an e-mail list I am about Blackle, The Energy Saving Search Engine. The e-mail referred to a post on TreeHugger (sorry I can’t find the original post).
From Blackle’s About section:

Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. “Image displayed is primarily a function of the user’s color […]

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Citibank has pledged $50billion over the next
Citigroup will on Tuesday commit to providing $50bn (£25bn) to environmental projects during the next decade in Wall Street’s boldest statement of the business risks and opportunities presented by climate change.
The world’s largest financial services group will commit to increase 10-fold to $10bn its planned investment to reduce its […]

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Bob Herbert’s column in the NYT More Than Just Talk (subscription may be required)
New Orleans has not been a hot topic at those upscale gatherings. Much of the city is still in ruins, still in “terrible shape,” as Mr. Edwards noted. During a lengthy interview that followed his talk with the local residents, he […]

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A post from my wife, Sara:
So I just listened to a disturbing act of selfishness and stupidity on ABC’s Nightly News. Judge Roy Pearson, who serves here in DC, is suing his neighborhood dry cleaners over $65 million because they lost his $800 dollar pantsuit!! Which, by the way have since been found, and this […]

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Administration Proposes New Energy Drilling - NYT

Chinese object to climate draft - BBC

Recruiting Plankton to Fight Global Warming - NYT

A Currency for the Wealth, and Environmental Debt, of Nations - GrennBiz

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