Beat Kammerlander clasps his fingers into the thin crack of the 130-foot vertical rock face. He daren’t dwell on the drop. There have been months of meticulous preparation and he knows every last millimetre of the ascent – one of the toughest naturally protected climbs on the planet. Adding to the ordeal, Kammerlander has chosen to climb using clean protection that does not damage the rock. The only drawback is, a fall could more than damage Kammerlander.
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Image by Rastafabi Ah, coal. If you live in the United States you’ve been subjected to an advertising blitz in preparation for the upcoming elections assuring you that clean coal is the answer to all of our problems. The four dollar gasoline will go away [...]
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From the “Wait a second. What?” files comes the story of Norway’s failing attempt to fight global warming by providing offshore gas and oil rigs with clean electricity. Photo via NASA Norway has been attempting to fight global warming by, among other ways, providing rigs drilling for oil and [...]
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