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Denver’s Energy Use Is Surging, And It’s Because Of Weed
The bud may be green, but growing it really isn’t: Weed growers in Denver are straining the city’s electrical grid.
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Cruise Ships Dump Billions Of Litres Of Sewage In The Ocean Every Year
Cruise ships are not the most environmentally friendly holiday destinations on the planet. In fact, according to the latest Cruise Ship Report Card by Friends of the Earth, they might be about the worst. These floating resorts dump billions of litres of sewage into the open ocean every year. In a sense, every cruise is…
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This Smog-Gobbling Facade Looks Like It Was Built By Spider-Man
The architectural marvels set to be unveiled at Expo Milan 2015 have already wowed our socks off. But the latest design from Nemesi & Partners takes things to the next level with a sprawling smog-filtering facade. It sort of looks like Spiderman’s secret cocoon.
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The U.S. Government Would Save $US400 Million If It Just Switched Typefaces
Of the many schemes to make the government more efficient, this is probably the only one that involves typography. A middle schooler in Pittsburgh has calculated that by simply switching the typeface used in government documents from Times New Roman to Garamond, it would save taxpayers $US400 million in ink.