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Forget the biofuels hype - Run your car on vegetable oil! view story
3 votes- Submitted by jcolman
- about 12 hours ago
- (http://www.nature.org/activities/...)
- Became popular about 12 hours ago
Biofuels made from corn have serious drawbacks -- land conversion from forest to agriculture creates a huge carbon debt. But any diesel vehicle can be made to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO), a recycled waste product that produces lower emissions.
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Can Dogs Help Find and Save Endangered Species? view story
2 votes- Submitted by jcolman
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.nature.org/wherewework...)
- Became popular 2 days ago
Rogue -- a perky four-year-old Belgian sheepdog -- sure thinks so! Find out how he's making a difference by finding rare plants and other species in Oregon. Then watch a great video of Rogue in action!
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How long does it take for 250 super-connected Gnomedex geeks to raise $2,500 for Cambodian kids? view story
2 votes- Submitted by jcolman
- 2 days ago
- (http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blo...)
- Became popular 2 days ago
Answer: about 90 minutes -- that's it! Truly a great example of the far-reaching power of social media. Read Beth Kanter's blog for more insights as to how she did it.
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Solve Some Real World Problems | chrisbrogan.com view story
2 votes- Submitted by SmallFishBigMoney
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.chrisbrogan.com/solve-...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
Threading together some topics that have been on my mind lately, I wanted to bring something different to you for consideration. For all that I talk about - Chris talks about helping out using Kiva and other means.
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The Shortcomings Of Blogging As A Viable Business Model view story
2 votes- Submitted by spostareduro
- 7 days ago
- (http://smallfishbigmoney.com/2008...)
- Became popular 7 days ago
Blogging Is An 'Okay' Business Model, But Why Can't It Make The Leap To 'Great'? Blogging is not a great business model, it's more of an 'okay' one.
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Suicide Spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson view story
3 votes- Submitted by kjherman
- 29 days ago
- (http://directmag.com/magill/0729-...)
- Became popular 29 days ago
Ridiculous outcome for the coward. Want to commit suicide? Fine... but don't make it a murder-suicide.
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Drug Scams on Google Sites view story
2 votes- Submitted by MacBookForMe
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.labnol.org/internet/se...)
- Became popular about 1 month ago
Google Sites, a free service that allows anyone to create a wiki style website in seconds, may be the new hunting ground for scams for one simple reason - all web pages hosted on Google Sites have an address beginning with sites.google.com.
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Unintended Consequences - Sadly, Truth Does Not Come Before Power view story
3 votes- Submitted by spostareduro
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.seobook.com/unintended...)
- Became popular about 1 month ago
Using self-selection to spread messages and ideas is typically easier than trying to force spreading them.
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Last-Ditch Resort: Move Polar Bears to Antarctica? view story
4 votes- Submitted by jcolman
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.wired.com/science/plan...)
- Became popular about 1 month ago
If the most dire climate predictions come to pass, the Arctic ice cap will melt entirely, and polar bears could face extinction. So why not pack a few off to Antarctica, where the sea ice will never run out?
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Fujifilm Launches Z20fd Social Network: Because Cameras Need Community Too view story
4 votes- Submitted by kp2575
- about 1 month ago
- (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07...)
- Became popular about 1 month ago
In what can only be described as a grand experiment, Fujifilm has teamed up with Ning.com to create a social network, ZSpotNow.com, based ...

