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I don't know which is cooler, is it the cardboard bike (presumably not for use in the British Isles or anywhere else where there is any moisture in the air more than, oh let's say thirty percent of the time) or the solar powered rickshaw (again, I see problems ahead)?

Labels: environment, transport

What's Your Political Philosophy? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Green The Green Party believes in an America where decisions are made by the people and not by a few giant corporations. Their environmental goal is a sustainable world where nature and human society co-exist in harmony. Old School Democrat 75% Green 75% New Democrat 70% Libertarian 40% Foreign Policy Hawk 35% Pro Business Republican 30% Socially Conservative Republican 20%

Labels: environment, politics, United States

You've missed your last chance to see the Yangtze river dolphin as the little blighter has been declared extinct. I remember reading Douglas Adams' book about endangered species in the early Nineties and the almost farcical lengths his radio crew went to try and record what the Yangtze river sounded like underwater, they eventually found that there was so much noise pollution caused by man that the dolphin's sonar was completely useless, with boat propellers and other dangers it would be the equivalent of you or I walking through a room of rotating blades with a blindfold on. As the report says, it was thoughtlessness about this that did for the dolphin rather than active malevolence.

Here's some Last Chance to See MP3s.

Also: Douglas Adams on Atheism You Tube videos.

Labels: animals, atheism, atheists, Douglas Adams, environment, extinction, YouTube

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ignore the petition to repeal the hunting act 2004.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to urge the BBC not to use DRM or propriety formats, but to instead use free formats.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ban the use of private 4x4 vehicles in urban environments.

Labels: BBC, environment, fox hunting, petitions

This story is so funny that I'm assuming that either the journalist who wrote it is lying or Crusty Ethiopian-Hugging Pop-Toff Bob Geldof is having a laugh:

Bob Geldof has labelled the forthcoming Live Earth gigs organised by Al Gore, as "just an enormous pop concert", without any real goals. Geldof, 55, claimed the 7 July extravaganza was unnecessary because everybody already knew about "f***ing global warming".

Geldof is presumably bitter that, if Al Gore were to succeed, Africa would become a fertile food producer and Live Aid 40 would be a non-starter.

The pot said that without specific environmental commitments from governments, the concerts lacked the punch needed to enact change. He told the Dutch de Volksrant newspaper: "I would only organise [Live Earth] if I could go on stage and announce concrete environmental measures from the American presidential candidates, Congress or major corporations. They haven’t got those guarantees, so it’s just an enormous pop concert or the umpteenth time that, say, Madonna or Coldplay get up on stage."

So, nothing like what you did two years ago then? And if you're suggesting that you already had the guarantees before the concert, isn't that an acknowledgement that they were just one big ego trip for you?

He would have a point if he talked about how carbon unfriendly a big concert like this is likely to be, but he didn't. Idiot!

Labels: Al Gore, Bob Geldof, climate change, environment, global warming, music, stupidity

The Guardian tries to defend Al Gore's anti-environmental lifestyle. Yes, he's a hypocrite. I try to be green but not very hard, so I'm probably a hypocrite. Being a hypocrite doesn't automatically negate his message, but that doesn't exonerate him either.

Labels: Al Gore, environment, ethics