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Tim Flannery

A Bad Week for David Brooks

Mark Engler | Posted 07.30.2011 | Politics
Read More: I Am, Gary Greenberg, Tim Flannery, The Social Animal, Daniel Knowles, David Brooks, Sociobiology, Politics News
Mark Engler

Full disclosure: I find New York Times columnist David Brooks exceedingly annoying, and I have no intention of reading his most recent book, The Socia...

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The Concept of Reuse Is Regenerating the Arts and Culture in Australia

Jillian Burt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Tim Flannery, The Future Makers, Ariel, Sydney Theatre Company, Marcus Westbury, Clive Hamilton, Reverse Garbage, Oxford Art Factory, Arts News
Jillian Burt

The opening of a branch of Reverse Garbage in Taylor Square in Sydney's inner eastern suburbs is evidence of what mathematicians describe as a chaotic system becoming ordered.

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Books That Can Help Our Children Find a Path Through a Scary World (And Maybe Make Things a Little Better)

John Mesjak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Vegetarian, Book Publishing, Tim Flannery, Afghanistan, Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, Pakistan, Fast Food Nation, Omnivore's Dilemma, Climate Change, Weather Makers, Al Gore, Book, Bookstores, Global Warming, Eric Schlosser, Books News
John Mesjak

Wherever your children are first exposed to the messy facts of our world, there will inevitably be questions about it. Luckily, young adult versions of informative books are here to help.

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Copenhagen Meets 2012 With Purple Oceans and Green Skies

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Cap and Dividend, Tim Flannery, Copenhagen 2009, Climate Change, End of the World, Roland Emmerich, 2012, Cap and Share, Green News
Mike Sandler

The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, and if we don't do something BIG to really start reducing greenhouse gas emissions after that, we are screwed in a big, Emmerich-movie-like way.

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