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The US Supreme Court dismisses an appeal by cigarette maker Philip Morris over a .5m award to a smoker’s widow.

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may be more likely to try to commit suicide, research suggests.

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Photo credit: Blumebox
Blumebox (which is both the name of the company and the product) has planted a new seed of an idea: A reusable, 100 percent recyclable flower vase that your pint-sized Michelangelos can decorate and then fill with cut blooms, whether as a rainy-day activity, a birthday present, or a gift for Mother’s Day […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image via: Author’s photo album
Today Akeena Solar and Morgan Stanley Solar Solutions Group announced their partnership, aimed at creating more jobs in the green-energy field, as well as improve the lives of low-income homeowners. But, Akeena Solar AC integrated solar panels also make it easier for first time installers to learn the system and get […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Photo: Optare
Electric Buses Are Coming Slowly But Surely
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is great, but most of those buses are still running on plain old diesel. Diesel-electric hybrid buses are starting to become more popular and they’re an improvement, but 100% electric buses would be even better. The Solo EV by UK’s Optare is a (small) […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Photo: Optare
Electric Buses Are Coming Slowly But Surely
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is great, but most of those buses are still running on plain old diesel. Diesel-electric hybrid buses are starting to become more popular and they’re an improvement, but 100% electric buses would be even better. The Solo EV by UK’s Optare is a (small) […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Photo: Flickr, CC
“If the poisonings don’t stop, the fate of the African lion may be sealed.”
Lions in East-Africa are being poisoned by a pesticide that is banned in the European Union and will probably soon be banned in the US for all food crops. It’s called Carbofuran and it’s used to “control insects and other […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Bus stop in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo: Flickr, CC
75% of Population Commutes to Work Via Bus
Curitiba, in Brazil, has about the same population as Phoenix in the US. In Phoenix, about 1% of people take the bus to get to work, which that number if 75% in Curitiba. If you want to find out why their […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Photo: GM
Will We Ever See Chevy Volts For Sale?
The White House has posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans of GM and Chrysler. One interesting part of the document about GM is the doubts concerning the potential commercial viability (at least in the short-term) of the Chevy Volt plug-in […]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None