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Greenpeace Ambushes Apple Stores With Balloon Prank
Apple’s iCloud is powered on the back of some seriously dirty electricity. That truly sucks. You know what else sucks? Cleaning dozens of balloons out of a cavernous Apple store after Greenpeace protesters attack.
Apple Is One Of The Heaviest Coal Users In The Industry
Apple’s pretty products do a good job distracting from the bleak reality of how they’re made. As we’ve learned from the Foxconn debacle, that means sub-standard working conditions. But it’s not just people that are affected, but also the environment.
Our Set-Top Boxes Suck Up $US3b In Energy Every Year
Queensland Coal Plant Adding Solar Power
Australia has a fairly heavy reliance on coal power for our electricity supply, despite having plenty of open space and lots of sunshine. Which makes the announcement from Queensland coal power station CS Energy that they’ll be installing 44 megawatts worth of solar energy a promising step forward for the Australian energy industry.
Nuke Plant’s Coal Smokestacks Demolished
What better way to celebrate this sacred American holiday than by watching the an old coal plant get the shit blown out of it? This complex helped create the nuclear bomb that levelled Nagasaki. Now, it’s debris. Karma?
Desaturated Santa Captured On Video!
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/GUrtVTsy2PQ&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); The most elusive of all santas, the Desaturated Santa, has finally been captured on video! The holiday season’s greatest walking illusion has been confirmed! She may seem jolly, but she only gives out coal. [Lifehacker - Thanks Netscott]
Video: Greenpeace Skewers Zuckerberg’s ‘So Coal’ Network
The edgy ecophiles at Greenpeace have placed Facebook in their crosshairs, bashing Mark Zuckerberg over what they allege is a reliance on coal to fuel his (substantial) data centres. A new video slams Zuck and asks for a renewable alternative.
Anti-Censorship Group Wants To Send Conroy Coal For Xmas
Most tech-savvy Australians are pretty upset about the government’s proposal of mandatory internet filtering. But some anti-censorship groups are more upset than others. Michael Meloni, editor of Somebodythinkofthechildren.com has launched a new website called The Gift Of Censorship, and for every 1000 letters sent to Senator Conroy through the website, they’ll also deliver a bag of coal in a large red sack to the minister.
The Fuel Of The Future: Coal-Powered Cars
Back in 1979, the German Prime Minister announced that coal was the “fuel of the future,” and the energy industry was all abuzz about the possibilities, including coal-powered cars. Ha! Gasoline doesn’t look so bad now, eh?
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