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Lazy environment variables
I was just thinking that it would be really useful if command-line shells supported lazy environment variables. Lately, because of my work on Scala I will often find myself entering a line something like ...
Amazing pictures
Some incredible satellite images in the Guardian from around the world. Fragile Earth: photographs of our changing planet | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
MPs call for rise in green taxes
The Commons Environmental Audit Committee says there is little sign that ministers have acted on the recommendations of the Stern Review. They also call for a rise in air taxes, especially on long-haul flights. ...
What would persuade you to use the railways?
The UK needs a "modal shift" from road to rail if greenhouse gas emissions from transport are to be curbed, a report concludes. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) says changes are needed to government policies on transport ...
Paper or Hot Air?
I drink at least a liter of water a day, which means I end up using the restroom at least five times a day. In the bathroom at work, we have the fairly standard stack of single sheet paper towels that you pull from the holder one at a ...
Goodall says humans have obligation to protect environment
World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall said chimpanzees and other endangered primates feel emotion and compassion, and humans have a duty to protect these thoughtful creatures. Goodall spoke to a full crowd at Abravanel Hall on Tuesday ...
Guts full of rubbish [Deep Sea News]
Plastic bags from the stomach of a dead minke whale are making the news in the UK. British newspaper Daily Mail has a story on a whale found dead in the English Channel back in 2002. The animal was initially thought to die from natural ...
Biofuels Worse For The Environment
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