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Jargon Watch: Bikeism : TreeHugger

cyclist and driver interaction in Toronto a few years ago. Photos Adam Krawesky via Spacingwire We have seen it many times in the comments in TreeHugger: Drivers complaining that cyclists are generally irresponsible 'lycra lizards' who ignore traffic signals

Dow Chemical Challenges Canadian Chemical Ban : TreeHugger

Former Republican Massachusetts governor and Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci tells us that an Obama presidency: 'would present a 'danger' to Canada because he could renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, imperiling the future economic integration of the continent.'

"World Will Struggle To Meet Oil Demand" : TreeHugger

(Photo of IEA director Nobuo Tanaka visiting Russia) Ready for peak oil, anybody? The Financial Times has gotten hold of a draft of the International Energy Agency's annual report, which states that the rate of output decline is 9.1

Biokube: A Septic Tank That Waters Your Lawn : TreeHugger

Photo via GreenLight Most days when I wash my dishes, I cart bowlfuls of water out to my hopelessly brown California yard and dump it, the whole time snarling at the neighbor’s bubbling sprinklers and thinking that even if

As Gas Prices Go Down, Driving Goes Up - NYTimes.com

The decline in gasoline use earlier this year suggested the possibility of a permanent change in driving habits. But with prices down, drivers are returning to their old ways.

Public Works Projects Promoted at Hearing - NYTimes.com
Business executives, labor unions and members of both political parties are clamoring for a new initiative to stimulate the economy with more spending on infrastructure.

New Bio Lab on a Texas Island Worries Environmentalists and Locals - NYTimes.com

Scientists plan to study viruses like Ebola and Marburg in this Texas island where hurricanes regularly wreak havoc.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Locksmiths, Computer Scientists Say

PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- UC San Diego computer scientists have built a software program that can perform key duplication without having the key. Instead, the computer scientists only need a photograph of the key.

Angry faces take priority in our brain

PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- In any social situation, we need to be aware of threats to our own safety from other people. That may be why our brains are better attuned to remembering the identity of angry faces over short periods of time.

Phony Friends? Rejected People Better Able To Spot Fake Smiles

All of us have "faked a smile" at some point. Now, a new study might make us think twice about sending out a phony grin. It has been shown that individuals who are experiencing rejection are better at picking up subtle social cues and according to a recent study published in Psychological Science, socially rejected people are particularly good at discerning fake smiles from real ones.

Corrosion suspected in pipeline burst: Top Stories | adn.com

Corrosion suspected in pipeline burst