Category Archives: Odds and ends

The generation gap

By Flavie | Published: February 11, 2009
I don’t think that we have ever experienced, at least in American history, a transformation of political opinion like the one we’ve seen in the past several years on the environment and climate. Young people understand that the world we’re talking about is the world they’re going to raise their kids in, that this isn’t [...]
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The eco-zoo

By Flavie | Published: October 26, 2008
This really cool animated and interactive website will introduce you to the characters living in this energy-efficient beanstalk. Meet Mr. Roo, Yagi-Chan and their friends!
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The Atlantic’s Biggest Ideas of the Year

By Flavie | Published: July 12, 2008
In its July/August issue (already on the newsstands since June, go figure,) the Atlantic proposes a list of “The 11½ Biggest Ideas of the Year” that dominated American news and national affairs. Not surprisingly, they deal mostly with recurring themes: the war, the presidential elections, the war, global warming, the economic crisis and… the war. [...]
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