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What Can a Soccer Ball Teach Us about Embodied Energy?

March 10, 2010

When I stumbled upon this video of the production of an Adidas 2010 World Cup soccer ball, it struck me as a huge lesson in embodied energy. Embodied energy is a term to describe all of the energy that goes into the production of a product, whether it be a carrot, a book, a pair [...]

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Garbage Trucks Dump Straight Into the Sea in Lebanon As Hizbollah Takes Hold

March 9, 2010

Raw sewage seeping off Beirut coastline, and dump trucks heading straight for the sea, is the “catch of the day” in Lebanon.
Marine pollution in Lebanon is becoming so severe these days that local fishermen are …

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Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies

March 7, 2010

(Images via: Babble, Belief Net, SACO, Flickr, Woodbridge, Mental Floss, Oregon Mag)Male pregnancy is a rare but real phenomenon in the animal kingdom. In some instances, male pregnancy is the result of man-made chemicals having strange effects on male frogs and bass, prompting weird intersex developments. In other situations, male pregnancy is a natural part [...]

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