The Calgary Sun reports that as part of a radio station contest, in which listeners were given the option to vote what to do with $5,000 in cash, the listeners chose to burn the cash. Literally. From the story: “After… Read More ›
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We’re Going To Call It “Old Jersey” Until You Can Buy New Electric Cars There.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla will stop selling its electric cars in New Jersey on April 1, after the state refused to allow Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers. This is because in New Jersey, you must… Read More ›
Are Thieves Smart For Stealing Environment-Friendly Smart Cars?
The Local reports that for the second year in a row, the Smart car (specifically, the Smart Fortwo) was the most stolen vehicle in France. Apparently thieves find the parts especially valuable. Ooohhh-la-la! 3 Questions That Arise From This Story… Read More ›
Of Course Putting Solar Panels On The Moon And Sending The Energy By Lasers Back To Earth Will Solve The World’s Energy Problems!
Yahoo reports that a Japanese corporation is toying with the idea of covering the moon with a ring of solar panels called “Luna Ring” and then beaming the renewable energy back to Earth via lasers and microwaves. 3 Comments We… Read More ›
You Are Totally Never Going To Graduate From Blue Square To Black Diamond Ski Hills With All These Human Obstacles Walking Up The Hills For Free!
Whenever we can, we read the blogs of people who have followed this blog, or somehow otherwise ended up in our WordPress reader. So, today’s news was found in our reader reported by WordPress site Sykose Extreme Sports News. And… Read More ›
3 Dating Web Sites We’d Like To Create For The Toronto Woman Looking To Date People For Free Meals
Yesterday we wrote about a woman from Toronto who blogs about dating men she’s not interested in to be able to check out various Toronto restaurants for free. She joined a Jewish web site to find dates, even though she’s… Read More ›
LA Times Not Printing Letters From Climate Change Sceptics, What Does Fox News Have To Say About That?
The LA Times, citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a body of climate scientists that “said it was 95% certain that we fossil-fuel-burning humans are driving global warming” has decided not to print letters to the editor suggesting there is… Read More ›
K-Mart Says Do Your Christmas Shopping Now! Gotcha! We Didn’t Say “Simon Says.”
It seems like just yesterday we were writing about Target pushing the holiday envelope by running Christmas ads in early October. It seems like yesterday, because we, like Target, aren’t so good with keeping track of time. Hello, Target, here… Read More ›
Hey, Early Adopters, Your Future Cell Phone Charger Is Gonna Be A Total Conversation Starter At Parties!
Industry Week reports that British scientists have used “science” to create a fuel cell that uses urine to power cellular phones and send text messages. From a scientist quoted in the article: “One product that we can be sure of… Read More ›
Your Move Starbucks! When Are We Going To Be Able To Get A Venti Coffee In An Ice Cup?
Time reports that Coca-Cola has introduced a new bottle to Colombian consumers made of ice. From the article: “Coke is touting the environmentally friendly nature of these melt-away bottles, but as ABC News points out, they require so much extra refrigeration… Read More ›