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Shepherd Fairey, the famous graffiti artist responsible for Obey as well iconic imagery used in the Barack Obama presidential campaign was arrested in Boston on Friday night. Fairey was in town for an opening of a new show of his, “Supply and Demand,” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. He was arrested on two outstanding warrants for graffiti in Boston.

via Artist Shepherd Fairey Arrested in Boston Friday Night | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection.

Happy Earth Day. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Save water. Walk more. That’s all.

Checkout this article on biodegradable plastic bags. Why don’t we have bio-degradable candybar wrappers (and more)?

Is it the gas, or the car? A complete “dust to dust” assessment of vehicles is over here: http://www.cnwmr.com/nss-folder/automotiveenergy/.

I found this via Signal vs. Noise.

This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen lately; a history of religion in 90 seconds.

We get lots of catalogs at the house. Lots. Probably 10+ a day. And I hate it.

Despite being annoying, it’s a waste of paper. But I’ve found a solution. And it’s cheap.

It’s called Greendimes, and for $3 a month they get you off junk mail lists, plant a tree for you and more.

My guess is most of you feel the same way, so if you are going to signup, use this link (I don’t get a kick-back or anything, it just tracks how many people are helping me help the planet).

Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to fight global warming.(via kottke)

Treehugger reports on the Hybrid Mini soon to come! (Thanks Dean)

Gladwell posted an interesting story on how his father threw out his furnace in favor of geothermal heating (and cooling).

It’s really interesting to know, that we have, below our very own feet, the power to heat and cool our homes for next to nothing. Yet, we still persist to fight wars and spend money on foreign oil. It’s maddening.

Exxon Mobil earned $10.36 billion in the second quarter, the second largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company.

The earnings figure was 36 percent above the profit it reported a year ago. High oil prices helped boost the company’s revenue by 12 percent to a level just short of a quarterly record. Exxon Mobil’s report comes as many drivers in the U.S. are paying $3 for a gallon of gas.” increasing the likelihood of further political backlash in Washington.

via Energy Crisis Now!

UPS creates new routes to save fuel. (Thanks Dean!)

It takes more energy to make ethanol from grain than the combustion of ethanol produces.

After purchasing a 2006 New Beetle TDI (turbo diesel injection). I was happy to find that Biodiesel works in my car and is available all over the place!