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31 Mar 2010 10:10

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U.S.: Drill-down: Obama has big plans to drill oil out of the East Coast

  • what Obama wants to open up significant parts of the East Coast to oil drilling for the first time.
  • where Almost entirely in the southeast, between Delaware and Florida – about 167 million acres.
  • why Obama wants to win over moderates on a climate change bill and import less oil. source

12 Dec 2009 10:32

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World: A bunch of hippie environmentalists descend upon Copenhagen

This guy’s probably expecting everyone standing around him to select yes on his poll. We’d prefer to be more suspenseful than that. source

17 Nov 2009 10:45

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U.S.: A reported ponzi scheme swindled the elderly by going “green”

  • $30
    million
    size of the reported ponzi scheme, which preyed on elderly investors
  • 300 victims number of people who reportedly fell for the scheme, the lawsuit says source

11 Feb 2009 21:26

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Tech: Personal Rapid Transit: Cars that drive themselves?

The benefits of mass transit with the privacy of a car? We’re (sorta) curious. source