We also want to drill for oil in Teddy Roosevelt’s head….

Not only should we drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but we should also start looking at homeless people and orphans as a viable alternative to coal.

US Polar Bear Listing Misses Point

The main threat to polar bears is disappearing ice, not hunters. [via Quirks + Quarks]
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Our Thirst for Bottled Water is Driving Up Oil Prices

Thanks to the faddish explosion of the green movement, bottled water has become the latest—and purest—symbol of crass conspicuous consumption, writes Meghan O’Rourke in Slate.

Between the oil required to make enough polyethylene terephthalate for the bottles and the fuel needed to transport the bottled water, “our attachment to spring water” creates a sizable carbon footprint.
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