I've been clawing my way through the blogosphere today, realizing that many of the things I write on a daily basis are very far-fetched...but also true! So on a day when the world is filled with lies (see below) it's hard to indentify the legitmate news.
So here are eight green stories that I found today on the intertubes that have no references. Figure out which one you think is true...and then hit the jump to find out if you're right...and see links to sources for all of them.
OK....I have some bad news.
Rainbow chasing meteorologists...LIE
Al Gore running for president...April Fools!
Unobtanium LEED Certification...Unfortunately not
Unnaturally Carbonated Beverage...NO (though it is worth noting that Coca Cola does get it's CO2 from the petroleum refining industry)
Hybrid Air Force One....NOPE
Wind Powered Airplane? Uh Uh
Flying Penguins...No...though this video is pretty convincing
Indeed...the true news of the days is bad news...and it's also extremely ironic. Burning lots of oil has melted the arctic sea ice enough that vast new areas for potential oil exploration have been unleashed. These areas are currently not under control of any nation, and so a mad scramble to claim the oil exploitation rights has begun. The potential for oil in the region is upwards of 400 billion barrels..more than twice what Saudi Arabia has to offer.
Yep...that's right...we burned all our oil just so that we could screw up the climate enough to open up what could be the world's largest oil field. Canada, the United States and Russia are already fighting over the oil field leading a former U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr to openly worry about the possibility of actual armed conflict over the oil field.
And that's no joke. I wouldn't have believed itif the article weren't published last week.
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written by Simmons, April 01, 2008
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written by TheAshleighB, April 01, 2008
http://omnictionary.com/index.php/Flying_Penguin
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written by wesley bruce, April 02, 2008
See
http://www.teamtheolia.com/news/NL1_uk.htm
its in testing.
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written by Devin, April 02, 2008
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written by wesley bruce, April 02, 2008
Test flights are under way. Its wind powered and it flys!
http://www.teamtheolia.com/news/NL1_uk.htm
There is also a glider airship proposed at hunt Aviation. It’s not likely to work without adding solar and a little fuel for night operations but the idea could work for a drone.
http://www.fuellessflight.com/
I have a design that hangs a skysail from a glider airship so the skysail pulls the glider/airship through the air. The age of sky yachting may not be far off.
They may not be fast but they should be fun.
Did I mention that I’m scared of heights.
;D
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written by littlerobbergirl, April 02, 2008
scary times.
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written by Monotonehell, April 03, 2008
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written by Djarada, April 07, 2008
They intend to experiment with Baloney first as it thrives in these conditions.
Their faux pas or rather faux naifwill be their use of the extremly rare(only to be found on the slopes of Mt Kosiosco in New South wales)"Snow Kangeroo".
They believe that the Snow Kangeroo will procreate at such a rate that by the end of 2010 "Roo burgers" will jump into the number position in the fast food charts of the recently formed Mc Kanga chain.
;D
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