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...Ecological sanitation, as this call to arms is known in toilet circles, is already up and running in many spots around the world. In rural China, 15.4 million homes convert methane into power from what normally went down the pit behind the house. Household waste is stored in a state-subsidized "digester," a kind of metal stomach that breaks down the matter and releases methane gas which is trapped for reuse. In the French city of Lille, a small fleet of ten buses are also using methane, gleaned from the city's poop. And in some Indian villages, simple latrines...
...More strikingly, Proposition Two’s support transcended class and racial lines. Proposition two received one of its largest margins of victory in Los Angeles county, where less than a third of the population is white and the median Household income is $7,000 lower than the California state average. And in San Bernardino county, heavily hit by home foreclosures, the vote was still strongly in favor...
...already a relatively highly automated society. PC penetration is already very strong at the household level. Basically any house that wants one, has one. It's hard to imagine what the next big thing might be that everyone is going to want, that's going to be big enough to drive the economy out of a recession. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is the housing market. Until that sorts itself out, it's going to get worse until it gets better. And when it gets better, it will be a driver of change...
...upscale grocers like Albertsons and Whole Foods in search of lower prices. According to a survey conducted last spring by TNS Retail Forward, a market-research and consulting firm based in Columbus, Ohio, 20% of respondents said they had changed which stores they go to for groceries and other household items, primarily because of the economic climate...
...quantity of mercury in CFL bulbs is also relatively small. In comparison to their 5 milligrams of mercury, a small household thermometer has 0.5 grams of mercury, or 100 times as much...