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Waggly tail or not, owning a pet comes at a far higher cost than you might imagine. As you watch a large dog bounding out of the back of an SUV, you might mentally reprimand the owner for their choice of vehicle. You would do better to save your indignation for their choice of pet. Because, as we report on page 46, the ecological footprint of our companion animals can dwarf that of even the most gas-guzzling cars. Man’s best friend, it turns out, is the planet’s enemy.

— Cute, fluffy and horribly greedy - New Scientist

22 October 2009 • car dog green pet science

Bill Clinton takes a page out of Al Gore’s book, makes a video about charts.

21 May 2009 • clinton gore graph green

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Transparency: How Much Water Do You Use?

“the difference in the amount of water it takes to produce a pound of chicken and a pound of beef is enough to fill almost two whole cars”

25 March 2009 • food green water chicken beef meat

This dependence on foreign sources of oil is of great concern to all of us. In the year 2000, this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy.

— Jimmy Carter, 1979

22 January 2009 • green president oil

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“a font that uses up to 20% less ink”

2 January 2009 • font green

So when Brian Williams is asking me about what’s a personal thing that you’ve done [that’s green], and I say, you know, ‘Well, I planted a bunch of trees.’ And he says, ‘I’m talking about personal.’ What I’m thinking in my head is, ‘Well, the truth is, Brian, we can’t solve global warming because I f—-ing changed light bulbs in my house. It’s because of something collective’.

— Newsweek’s “How He Did It, 2008”

5 November 2008 • election green

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28 July 2008 • green plant