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Image credit: Oxfam America It's become accepted wisdom among environmentalists that climate change hits the poor the hardest , and it makes sense. After all, if you rely on subsistence agriculture for your income, then weather is a matter of life and death for you. Building on this understanding is an increased recognition that women are often disproportionately affected, ...
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The Mayor of Toronto, David Miller, just announced he is not running for re-election; really, you can't blame him, this place is impossible. Musicians and activists usually turn out her to stop expressways, demand bike lanes, improve transit. But the other night they all got together for a benefit to save parking spaces . It seems that the local ...
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Mohindra diesel pickup. Image credit:AutoGreenBlog. India's Mahindra may launch new diesel pickup in U.S. in 2010. New York Times reports that domestic truck sales have plummeted badly. Real bad for auto workers and stockholders. Good for the enironment. Here's why the slump happened and what the win win alternative design might look like. A clip from the Times nails ...
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This beautiful and luminous cork furniture was being shown at the London Design Festival in association with Craft Central . Made by furniture maker Joe Pipal, it was lovingly exhibited alongside a display which offered an explanation of cork and its roots and described the background of the materials and construction of the pieces. The pieces were made with ...
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