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one does not equal one
I think you article was great, but there was one point you left out. It may take more energy to make a ceramic or stainless steel cup than a styrofoam cup, but once the ceramic cup is made you will use it for years. If you drink 2 cups of coffee a day using a styrofoam cup that is 730 styrofoam cups in just one year. I don't think styrofoam is ...
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The Green Lantern
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jenmcmn
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September 18, 2008
Regarding the Wall-E article...
''Wall-E tells us that if we don't change the way we live, we'll all get really fat and destroy the world.'' You'll find no bigger supporter of the first amendment than me. However, I think the statement above, quoted from the article is a little biased. To me, it sounds like someone who is just looking for a reason to look down on ...
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Green Room
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CWickham
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July 11, 2008
Fat enough
I couldn't even finish this article. I am sure that some people can't help being fat. All your science aside I have known many people that went from an active lifestyle to an inactive one and gained a lot of weight. Period. If you don't care enough about your own body to eat right, exercise, and generally take care of the one and only thing in ...
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Green Room
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digitalmonkeys
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July 11, 2008
Hazardous Waste in Subduction Zones
OK...If Volcanoes are not a good choice for disposing of nuclear waste, HOW ABOUT.... Disposing of hazardous waste in a geological subduction zone? In this area waste materials would sink into the earth below the volcano to be taken down in vacuum cleaner style to the crust of the earth and not to be seen but in diluted form several hundred ...
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Explainer
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mitteemo
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January 31, 2008