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High blood pressure is picked up less often in people who smoke, despite them being at higher risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Posted on July 25th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

The Sierra Club wants to help you trade up and get a cleaner, newer ride. They’ve launched a new online calculator to help drivers “understand the environmental and economic benefits of making the right vehicle purchasing decisions under the federal government’s new Car Allowance Rebate System.” The Club also took it upon themselves to […]

Posted on July 25th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

100 Abandoned Houses: Photographs of Detroit
Paul Kedrosky crunches numbers from Bloomberg and makes them far more astounding:
According to the latest data, the number of vacant U.S. homes touched 18.7-million in the second quarter. That is a daunting figure, of course, but it is more fun to put it in context. Assuming four people per household, […]

Posted on July 25th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image credit: SolarAid
Charity supports solar in developing countries
It’s a while since we announced the launch of SolarAid, a UK-based charity aimed at relieving poverty through solar energy. The organization started out small with a community solar project in Malawi, but it seems they have been busy since then. In fact, SolarAid has just been […]

Posted on July 25th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None