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Effectively Replacing Petroleum

I need not strain myself by explaining that people and governments are both stubborn when it comes to going green. Global warming is nearly an impossible sell and as for energy, well, “if it ain’t cheap, it won’t compete.” Governments, worldwide apparently do not have the cajones to legislate a significant cut in oil consumption. [...]

Foreign Oil Makes way for Domestic Manure

Shawn Saylor inherited his multi-generational family dairy farm, and with it, came all the cow manure. 600 cows worth of cow manure. All that foul-smelling awfulness was causing complaints from passersby. That, and energy costs were going up, while the price of milk was going down. So Saylor put 2 and 2 together, and decided [...]

Satire: Cola to save the world

How could Coca Cola help our environment?
The answer is simple:

Cola is black. Oil is black. Can you imagine the possibilities? Environmental terrorists could silently pollute oil reserves with coca cola, therefore making people suspicious of oil, and more likely to switch to alternative sources of energy.
Cola is a very acidic liquid. We all know that [...]

Will the economic crisis affect the environment?

How will the economic crisis affect the environment? I don’t know. But we have several speculations:
On the “positive” side:
1. Falling oil prices will decrease the need for drilling in Alaska.
2. A global slowdown will decrease consumption rates for all products, including paper and wood, and therefore may lead to a slightly slower rate of deforestation.
But [...]