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Comment on Alien Species Invading The British Isles by assli

assli — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000

right i love that pic

Comment on U.S. Student Loan Debt Bomb Ready to Explode by Pell Grants Slashed for Thousands of Struggling College Students

Pell Grants Slashed for Thousands of Struggling College Students — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:13 +0000

[...] on to graduate school. Now is not the time to drive more young people even further into debt with onerous student loans just to get an education. Now is the time to expand access to federal student scholarships and Pell [...]

Comment on Student Loan Forgiveness Act Introduced into Congress by Hansen Clarke by Pell Grants Slashed for Thousands of Struggling College Students

Pell Grants Slashed for Thousands of Struggling College Students — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:38:45 +0000

[...] Pell Grants could put college out of reach. Those students, who also will lose access to subsidized federal loans, had qualified for aid through an exam known as the ability-to-benefit test or by completing at [...]

Comment on NASA’s BioFuel Proposal: Off-shore Algae Harvesting in Plastic Bags by Light to the World: Two Unique Ways of Illuminating the Dark

Light to the World: Two Unique Ways of Illuminating the Dark — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:56:18 +0000

[...] I had expressed hope about algae’s oil-generation potential. Algae’s fast growth (doubling its mass overnight) and a very high proportion of its mass as oil (at 50%) make it a high yield, immensely renewable [...]

Comment on Nanotechnology to aid the commercial viability of Algal Bio-fuel Production by Light to the World: Two Unique Ways of Illuminating the Dark

Light to the World: Two Unique Ways of Illuminating the Dark — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:25:14 +0000

[...] to scarcity of electricity). In my earlier post, I had expressed hope about algae’s oil-generation potential. Algae’s fast growth (doubling its mass overnight) and a very high proportion of its mass as [...]

Comment on 17 Reasons Why Bicycles Are the Most Popular Vehicle in the World Today by Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave

Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:07:14 +0000

[...] 17 Reasons Why Bicycles Are the Most Popular Vehicle in the World Today [...]

Comment on #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour by Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave

Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:06:59 +0000

[...] #1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour [...]

Comment on #3 Portland, Oregon (USA): Great Bicycle City Photo Tour by Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave

Benefits of Bicycling | Planetsave — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:06:42 +0000

[...] #3 Portland, Oregon (USA): Great Bicycle City Photo Tour [...]

Comment on Can Bicycling Really Damage the Environment? by Amoeba

Amoeba — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:46 +0000

My observations are that this ‘analysis’ makes no mention of external costs of motoring, such as congestion. Such a glaring omission must surely make the rest of the author’s ‘analysis’ deeply suspect. I suspect that it’s about as valuable as the arguments that cycling produces more CO2 than a car – not much.
I failed to find any evidence that this paper was ever peer-reviewed, which means of course that it’s not good enough for publication in a relevant journal, which in itself speaks volumes.

Comment on Biketopia: Learning about Bike Repair & Transitional Economies by Asheville North Carolina Promotes Multi-Modal Transit

Asheville North Carolina Promotes Multi-Modal Transit — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:36:19 +0000

[...] efforts seem to be paying off as the city was recently designated as a bronze level bike-friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists. This recognition may just be the first, as our town seems to [...]